2015-02-02 Singapore Singapore

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Singapore Budget 2015 will help mid-career Singaporeans: Tharman   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
Mr Tharman is leading the government's push to train workers in employable skills as technology reshapes jobs across the global economy and competition from developing countries heats up. PHOTO: SPH. Comments. Share. 2 Feb5:50 AM. Singapore.
Budget 2015: It's for building S'pore's future   The New Paper
Budget's focus 'will be on building Singapore's future'   The Independent Singapore News (blog)
Budget 2015 to address needs of all Singaporeans: Tharman   Channel News Asia
The Straits Times   
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Yahoo Singapore News   

Two found dead in Geylang hotel   
Yahoo Singapore News
A male Indian national and an Indonesian woman were found dead in a hotel room in Geylang. The Singapore Civil Defence Force was alerted to an incident at Hotel 81 Palace at Lorong 16 Geylag on Sunday night at 7.50pm. The 31-year-old man and ...

2015-02-01 Singapore Health

Channel News Asia   

NUS CARES initiative to improve lives in community   
Channel News Asia
Under the programme, NUS faculty, researchers and students will work with various partners to identify community issues and find practical solutions to them. PHOTOS. NUS' 110th anniversary celebrations (Photo: Sara Grosse). Enlarge; Caption.
NUS kicks off 110th anniversary celebrations with launch of new community ...   The Straits Times
NUS celebrates 110th anniversary with new community initiatives   TODAYonline

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AsiaOne   

High time we clipped the mozzies' wings   
The Star Online
THE figures are alarming. The spike in the number of dengue cases has put a severe strain on our hospital and medical resources. And we are now told that a new strain of the dengue serotype is one of the factors for the increase, and also more fatalities.
Mosquitoes mushroom at building sites   AsiaOne

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Channel News Asia   

World first stem cell treatment for heart attacks   
The National
MADRID // A Spanish hospital has successfully used stem cells taken from healthy donors to treat seven heart-attack victims, in what officials said was a world first. Gregorio Maranon hospital in Madrid plans to treat 55 patients by using the technique in a ...

2015-02-01 Singapore Science

Live Trading News   

Poll: Americans Deny Climate Change, Find GMO Food Unsafe   
Live Trading News
A poll of US opinions has revealed that huge numbers of people consider GMO food unsafe to eat, and doubt that human activity is warming the planet, aka Climate Change. The report by the Pew Research Center in Washington DC was conducted with the ...

2015-02-01 Singapore Entertainment

Fanlala   

Evan Rachel Wood, Elijah Kelley, and Meredith Anne Bull Talk 'Strange Magic'   
Fanlala
Now that Strange Magic is in theaters, it's a little less strange to audiences. The Strange Magic cast shares what they hope you took away from the film. "I think one of the main messages is, if you've ever felt like a black sheep or different, or weird, or felt ...

2015-02-01 Singapore Sports

Nation News   

Benzema hits brace as Real sink Sociedad   
Gulf Daily News
BARCELONA: Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid thrashed Real Sociedad 4-1 at home yesterday without the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo to ensure they remained top of the Spanish league. Sociedad defender Aritz Elustondo headed in his first ...

2015-02-01 Singapore Technology

AsiaOne   

New trains may have tip-up seats, onboard Wi-Fi   
AsiaOne
New trains with tip-up seats and Wi-Fi on board, similar to what is available in European cities, may soon make their way to Singapore. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has called for a tender for 12 new trains on the North-South and East-West lines, with ...

2015-02-01 Singapore Business

AsiaOne   

Update household details for MediShield Life   
AsiaOne
The start date for MediShield Life has not been announced but already, the Government is urging those who will be covered under the universal health insurance scheme to update their household information. Subsidies for individuals will be decided using ...