2015-06-30 Singapore Health

AsiaOne   

Alexandra Hospital closes for revamp   
AsiaOne
The hospital has closed for renovation works, but will re-open and take in patients in the third quarter of this year. Photo: ST. Tuesday, Jun 30, 2015. My Paper By Salma Khalik. SINGAPORE'S only colonial-style hospital, Alexandra Hospital, closed its ...
Alexandra Hospital closes for renovation; Ng Teng Fong General Hospital ...   The Straits Times
Last of Alexandra Hospital's patients transferred to new facility in Jurong   TODAYonline
Alexandra Hospital to close on Monday, will undergo renovation   Channel News Asia

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Channel News Asia   

South Korea reports one MERS death, no new cases   
Channel News Asia
South Korea has reported one death from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), bringing the number of fatalities to 33. The number infected with the virus remained unchanged at 183. POSTED: 30 Jun 2015 08:20. PHOTOS. File photo: A woman ...

2015-06-30 Singapore Science

NDTV   

Falcon Rocket Explosion Leaves SpaceX Launch Schedule in Tatters   
NDTV
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the unmanned Dragon cargo capsule on board appearing to explode shortly after launching from Florida. submit to reddit; inShare; Add to Flipboard Magazine. CAPE CANAVERAL: SpaceX on Monday was searching for what ...

2015-06-30 Singapore Entertainment

ecns   

Taiwan's tragedy puts Color Run in jeopardy   
ecns
This file photo shows a couple covered in powder taking part in last year's Color Run in Shanghai. The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center has withdrawn from this year's event citing safety concerns in the wake of the deadly inferno at a Taiwan water park.
Color Run organiser 'committed to staging safe events'   TODAYonline
Organizer backs out of Shanghai Color Run after Taiwan water park blast   Shanghaiist
Color Run organiser: Zero fire-related incidents in 500 global events   The Straits Times

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AsiaOne   

Satire and comedy queen Jo Kukathas   
AsiaOne
Jo Kukathas has her hands around a steaming mug of green tea, trying her hardest not to cough. The flu-ridden actress-director, 52, has just touched down in Singapore for the opening of the Wild Rice theatre production, Another Country, which she is ...

2015-06-30 Singapore Sports

Irish Examiner   

Valencia owner Lim buys image rights of Real Madrid star Ronaldo   
Tribal Football
Ronaldo, the World Player of the Year, banked a reported £50million last year in salary, bonus and endorsements, making him the highest-paid team athlete, according to American business magazine Forbes. A statement from Ronaldo's official website read: ...

2015-06-30 Singapore Technology

The Online Citizen   

Researchers to test technology that could help prevent road accidents   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Cars may soon be able to tell if a distracted or sleepy person is behind the wheel, and warn the driver or activate cruise control. By installing a camera and eye-tracking sensors, researchers at the BMW-Nanyang Technological University ...

2015-06-30 Singapore Business

e27   

Restaurant reservation platform Chope raises US$8m in latest round of funding   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
ONLINE restaurant platform Chope has pulled in US$8 million in Series C funding, which is the third round of financing in the early-stage financing cycle. The investment round was led by Asian investment firm F&H Fund Management, along with NSI ...
Singapore restaurant booking site raises $8M, eyes further Asian expansion   ZDNet
Chope gobbles up US$8M investment; wants to be become SEA's leading ...   e27
Online restaurant booking service Chope raises $8M, revenue doubled in past ...   Tech in Asia
The Independent Singapore News (press release) (blog)   
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THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Stocks to watch: Novo Group, Suntec Reit, Del Monte Pacific, XMH Holdings   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
Del Monte Pacific (DMPL) posted a net loss of US$14.1 million for the fourth quarter ended April, narrowing its losses from US$38.7 million a year ago. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG. Comments. Share. Jun 30, 20159:10 AM. CHINESE steel company Novo Group's ...

2015-06-30 Singapore World

Toronto Star   

Israeli detains Gaza-bound aid vessel   
The Hindu
The Israeli military says it has intercepted a vessel attempting to breach a naval blockade of Gaza and is peacefully redirecting it to an Israeli port. The military says the government ordered it to block the vessel early Monday. Naval forces visited ...
Netanyahu, MKs praise IDF for takeover of flotilla   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Israel navy stops 4-boat flotilla seeking to defy Gaza blockade   Khaleej Times
Israel Blocks Foreign Activist Flotilla From Reaching Gaza   NDTV
Toronto Star   
Firstpost   
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Irish Independent   

Woman dies after Taiwan water park blaze as over 200 party goers in serious ...   
Irish Independent
A young woman died on Monday, the first fatality among nearly 500 casualties from a weekend blaze at a Taiwan water park, officials said, as investigators focused on the coloured powder that rained fire as it was sprayed over revellers from a stage.
Another Malaysian hurt in Taipei water park fire   The Straits Times
Cigarettes or spark suspected in Taiwan fire   The Hindu
Fears Taiwan water park fire death toll will rise   BBC News
9news.com.au   
The Nation   
Christian Science Monitor   
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Firstpost   

Egypt cancels 30 June celebrations as country mourns death of top prosecutor   
Firstpost
Cairo: Egypt has cancelled celebrations marking the second anniversary of the 30 June revolution which ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, as the country mourns the killing of Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat. Police inspect the site of the car ...

2015-06-30 Singapore Southeast Asia

CNN   

Vice Mayor Peña sworn in as acting mayor of Makati   
CNN
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Makati Vice Mayor Romulo Peña was sworn in as the acting mayor of the city on Tuesday morning (June 30) amid tensions after personnel of the Department of the Interior and Local Goverrnment (DILG) served a second ...

2015-06-30 Singapore Singapore

AsiaOne   

17-year-old placed on ISA Restriction Order   
AsiaOne
The youth had become radicalised after viewing videos and materials on websites, and social media materials propagated by "radical ideologues and terrorist elements". Photo: Reuters. 17-year-old placed on ISA Restriction Order. My Paper | Wong Siew ...