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2015-08-31 Singapore Health

Ban on entry into Singapore eased for foreigners with HIV
The Straits Times
Two passengers pulling their luggages at the departure hall of Changi Airport Terminal 2. PHOTO: ST FILE. Published. 6 hours ago. More. Share Tweet Linkedin Email Pin Google+ Reddit Print. Permalink: http://str.sg/Z8w6. Copy ...

2015-08-31 Singapore Science

The Straits Times

Rise in air pollutants during Hungry Ghost period: Study
The Straits Times
You are not imagining it - air quality in Singapore gets worse during the annual Hungry Ghost Festival, and local scientists have found that the concentration of certain pollutants goes up by as much as 60 per cent during the festival. Nanyang ...

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AsiaOne

Sulawesi volcano's low alert status maintained despite eruption
AsiaOne
The Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) has maintained Mount Lokon's status at siaga (Alert Level 3) despite an eruption on Saturday. "We hope residents won't enter the 2.5-kilometer radius from the volcano's Tompaluan Crater ...

2015-08-31 Singapore Entertainment

The Straits Times

Dragon lady of the toy piano
The Straits Times
One of Margaret Leng Tan's custom-made instruments - a cross between a tiny, colourful pipe organ and pan pipes - has wilted in the Singapore humidity. But her production manager, armed with resourcefulness and a hairdryer, has managed to revive it.
SIFA 2015: Margaret Leng Tan's wondrous Cabinet Of Curiosities   TODAYonline (blog)

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TODAYonline

Celebrity fanfare for NTU Fest 2015
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Students from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) held their biggest public annual event, NTU Fest, at the Promontory @ Marina Bay on Saturday. Comprising a day-long carnival, a charity run and a concert, the event was meant to ...

2015-08-31 Singapore Sports

BBC Sport

Van Gaal rues Man United's five-minute lapse
Times of India
SWANSEA: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal blamed a five-minute lapse in concentration for his side's 2-1 defeat at Swansea City in the Premier League on Sunday. Protecting an unbeaten record, United took a 48th-minute lead through Juan ...

2015-08-31 Singapore Technology

Adage India

Why companies are in race for private web domains
Economic Times
There's a downside to the relative freedom and lack of gatekeepers on the internet, including that anyone can buy a web address that ends in '.com.' Online scammers can pay $10 for an address that looks like that of your bank, your favourite clothier ...
Rachel Adams-Heard: Moving from dot-com to not-com   Business Standard
Major Companies Line Up For Branded Domain Names   Live Trading News

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AsiaOne

Google marks Malaysia's National Day with 'teh tarik' doodle
AsiaOne
In its welcome page, the alphabets are made up of the Jalur Gemilang except for the double “O”, which carried the crescent and moon design, accompanied by two mugs normally used when making “teh tarik". Why "teh tarik"? Google explains, "Deep within a ...

2015-08-31 Singapore Business

The Malaysian Insider

Growth in Singapore bank lending eases to 0.6% in July
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Singapore's total bank lending rose in July over June on stronger demand for property loans and from the general commerce sector, but the rate of monthly growth eased, central bank data showed on Monday (Aug 31). Loans and advances by ...

2015-08-31 Singapore World

Foreigner arrested in Bangkok bombing case
New Zealand Herald
Police have arrested a suspect in relation to the Bangkok shrine bombing. Photo / Thai Police. Thai authorities arrested a foreign man they said had been holed up in a suburban apartment with bomb-making equipment and stacks of passports, the first ...

2015-08-31 Singapore Southeast Asia

Hindu Business Line

Thai police hunt more suspects after Bangkok bomb arrest
Herald Scotland
Police probing Thailand's deadliest bombing raided a second location and widened their search for more suspects on Sunday after a foreigner was arrested and stacks of fake passports and bomb-making materials found at a Bangkok apartment block.
Uproar after junta airs unrelated suicide vest picture   The Star Online
Thai Police Arrest Bombing Suspect   The Chosun Ilbo
Mystery man in Bangkok bomb probe 'never said a word'   Daily Times
The Times (subscription)
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ABC Online

Peter Dutton plays down fresh doubts on $55m Cambodia deal; Labor slams ...
ABC Online
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has played down reports Cambodia does not want to settle more refugees as part of its transfer deal with Australia. Four people were transferred from Nauru to the South-East Asian nation in June as part of a $55 ...
Australia's Bishop dismisses reports of Cambodia refugee collapse   BBC News
CAMBODIA PRESS-Railway families file complaint against ADB bank - Cambodia Daily   Reuters
Julie Bishop refutes that plan to move refugees to Cambodia has failed   Daily Mail
The Australian
Brisbane Times
Phuketwan
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BBC News

Malaysia protest: PM Najib Razak calls for unity
BBC News
Malaysia's PM Najib Razak has refused to resign after mass protests, and has called for national unity. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets at the weekend, urging Mr Najib to step down over allegations he took hundreds of millions of ...
Umno VP Hishammuddin: Ex-Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad shouldn't have joined ...   The Straits Times
Big anti-Najib protests fail to draw ethnic Malay crowd   TODAYonline
Malaysia's Mahathir calls for 'people power' to topple PM Najib   AsiaOne
The Globe and Mail
The News International
Channel News Asia
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Malay Mail Online

Don't use us as scapegoats: Johor Crown Prince
The Sun Daily
PETALING JAYA: Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim yesterday hit out at certain quarters which tried to pin the nation's troubles on him and his father, Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar. "Lately I received word that there are some ...
Sultan says he doesn't take sides, wants gov't to be honest   Malaysiakini (subscription)
Stay out of palace affairs, says Sultan   The Star Online
Police take serious view of 'We will blast Malaysia' video, says IGP   Malay Mail Online
Free Malaysia Today
TODAYonline
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Ang Malaya Net

Thailand needs 4000 English teachers
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines - The Thai government is hoping to hire up to 4,000 Filipinos who can teach English in Thailand. Diplomatic sources told The STAR that the hiring of the teachers is one of the matters to be discussed during the visit in Manila of ...
National Newsbits for August 30, 2015   Manila Bulletin
What's new in business news: August 31, 2015   Bangkok Post
Thai Prime Minister Chan-o-cha visits the Philippines   CNN
The Straits Times
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Philippine Star
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The Malaysian Insider

Don't let DAP exploit you, Zahid tells Malays
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has advised the Malays not to allow themselves to be exploited by DAP for political purposes. "We (the Malays) are often challenged because they (DAP) consider us weak... So they try to put us at loggerheads ...
An 'insider' aims to topple government, says Ahmad Zahid   Fx Report Daily
ZAHID TRYING TO 'LEAPFROG NAJIB'? DPM talks of 'winnable reps' but does Najib want snap G14 or to prolong tenure   Malaysia Chronicle
Umno leader allegedly behind plot to topple government: DPM   Ledger Gazette
The Sun Daily
TODAYonline
Bayoubuzz
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Sun.Star

Members arrive for Cebu protest as Iglesia ni Cristo ends rallies
Inquirer.net
CEBU CITY — Members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) started arriving at the church in Gen Maxilom Avenue here early Monday morning for protests against the government's alleged meddling in the sect's affairs even as their leaders announced the end to ...

2015-08-31 Singapore Singapore

Channel News Asia

More companies in Singapore double paternity leave to 2 weeks
Channel News Asia
DBS Bank and Singtel are among the private sector early-adopters to follow the public sector's lead in offering two weeks of paternity leave to its employees, as announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the National Day Rally. POSTED: 31 Aug 2015 ...

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