2015-06-01 Singapore Health

AsiaOne   

Deaths at music festival caused by heatstroke   
AsiaOne
Concert-goers at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the venue for Future Music Festival Asia. The three-day music festival was abruptly cancelled on its final night on 15 March 2014 following six drug-related deaths.
FMFA deaths last year caused by heatstroke, not drugs, says pathologist   TODAYonline
Cops rapped for music fest 'drug OD' claim   Malaysiakini (subscription)
Six deaths at Future Music Festival Asia actually caused by heatstroke   The Star Online
Malay Mail Online   
The Malaysian Insider   
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BBC News   

Beijing public smoking ban begins   
BBC News
Public smoking in China's capital, Beijing, is now banned after the introduction of a new law. China has over 300 million smokers and over a million Chinese people die from smoking-related illnesses every year. Smoking bans already existed in China, but ...

2015-06-01 Singapore Science

AsiaOne   

Botanic Gardens nature area to expand   
AsiaOne
The Singapore Botanic Gardens is about to get greener, even as it awaits the results of its Unesco World Heritage Site bid. The National Parks Board (NParks) yesterday announced that a nature area within the Gardens will be more than tripled in size to 20ha ...

2015-06-01 Singapore Entertainment

AsiaOne   

NAC takes back grant for artist's new comic   
AsiaOne
A hot-off-the-press graphic novel seems to be in hot water, with the National Arts Council revoking its $8,000 publication grant because of its "sensitive content". The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by award-winning comics artist Sonny Liew tells the story of a ...

2015-06-01 Singapore Sports

The Straits Times   

Praise for Hirubalan, debutant Teo as Singapore netballers open with big win   
The Straits Times
Singapore's goal defence Premila Hirubalan blocking a shot during the SEA Games netball match against Brunei on Sunday, May 31, 2015. -- ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN. Singapore's goal defence Premila Hirubalan blocking a shot during the SEA Games ...

2015-06-01 Singapore Technology

AsiaOne   

Avago-Broadcom $37 billion deal paves way for more consolidations   
Times of India
Demand for cheaper chips and new products to power internet-connected gadgets is driving consolidation in the technology sector, with Avago-Broadcom $37-billion deal being the latest merger. Avago Technologies' agreement to buy Broadcom was the ...

2015-06-01 Singapore Business

Financial Times   

EconomyIndonesia PMI paints bleak picture   
Financial Times
Manufacturing conditions in Indonesia improved slightly in May month-on-month, but overall the southeast Asian economy remained in the doldrums. HSBC and Markit's purchasing managers' index reported a reading of 47.1 in May, up from 46.7 in April but ...

2015-06-01 Singapore World

NDTV   

John Kerry to Skip ISIS Meet After Breaking Leg in French Alps Bike Crash   
NDTV
In this picture taken on March 16, 2015 US Secretary of State John Kerry rides his bike during a break in Lausanne. (Agence France-Presse). Geneva: US Secretary of State John Kerry will remain in hospital in Geneva overnight after breaking his leg in a ...

2015-06-01 Singapore Southeast Asia

ABC News   

Russia Doctored Photos in Shooting Down of Airliner, Report Finds   
ABC News
A new independent report finds that Russia doctored photos to implicate the Ukrainian military in the shooting down of the Malaysian airliner MH17 last July, casting doubt on Russian claims that neither separatists armed by Russia nor its own military were to ...

2015-06-01 Singapore Singapore

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Shangri-la Hotel incident: Police identify man shot dead and two arrested   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
The Singapore Police Force identified a man shot dead in the incident at the Shangri-la Hotel as Mohamed Taufik Bin Zahar. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG. Comments. Share. Jun 1, 20158:51 AM. The Singapore Police Force identified a man shot dead in the ...