2015-07-29 Singapore Business

MDA fines Singtel for pay-TV disruption   
Marketing Interactive
The Media Development Authority (MDA) has fined SingNet SG$90,000 for its Singtel pay-TV disruption on 3 February 2015. The incident lasted nearly two hours and affected about 11,000 Singtel TV subscribers across Singapore. According to a statement ...

2015-07-29 Singapore World

ABC News   

American Dentist Accused of Killing a Famous Lion Cecil While on Safari   
ABC News
Walter James Palmer is thought to have lured the beloved lion out of a protected park to hunt him down. 1:07 | 07/28/15. Share. Title. Description. Share From. Share With. Facebook. Tweet. </> Embed. Email. <br/><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video ...
The travesty of Cecil the lion   Washington Post (blog)
Outrage over Cecil the lion's death in Africa: Trophy hunters are chiefly ...   Los Angeles Times
US dentist accused of hunting, killing and skinning 'Cecil the lion' sought ...   Firstpost
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Irish Independent   

Gaddafi's son sentenced to death by firing squad in Libya   
Irish Independent
Saif Al-Islam (L), son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, talking Open Gallery 4 Saif Al-Islam (L), son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, talking to reporters in Tripoli in 2011, and Abdullah Al-Senussi, then head of the Libyan Intelligence Service ...
Death by shooting – Gaddafi's son gets sentenced for war crimes   TVNZ
Saif Al-Islam sentenced to death in 'flawed' trial   Irish Examiner
10 Things to Know for Wednesday   Miami Herald
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TODAYonline   

Respect Muhyiddin, still UMNO's No 2, says Johor chief minister   
TODAYonline
Mr Mohamed Khaled Nordin has told UMNO members to respect Mr Muhyiddin Yassin as he is still the party's second in command, despite no longer a member of the cabinet. Photo: The Malaysian Insider. mail · print. View all 0 comments ...

2015-07-29 Singapore Southeast Asia

Los Angeles Times   

Malaysian PM replaces deputy, sacks AG amid scandal   
DAWN.com
KUALA LUMPUR: Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday sacked his deputy premier and attorney general as part of a major cabinet reshuffle widely seen as an attempt to tighten his hold on office amid corruption allegations. Najib has ...

2015-07-29 Singapore Singapore

NDTV   

Singapore arrests man who tried to join Islamic State   
Reuters
SINGAPORE Singapore has arrested a 51-year-old "self-radicalized" man who tried to join Islamic State (IS) in Syria, under an internal security law that allows for detention without trial for two years, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Wednesday.
S'porean deported from Turkey, detained here for attempt to join ISIS   The Straits Times
Singaporean held over IS link   The Star Online

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The New Paper   

Man accused of sexually abusing 10 boys, one as young as 10 years old   
The New Paper
For about two years, he allegedly preyed on at least 10 boys, aged between 10 and 15, to fulfil his sexual desires. He allegedly made two of them perform oral sex on him and instructed others to take lewd videos and/or photographs of themselves and ...
26-year-old man faces 30 charges for committing sexual offences on young boys   TODAYonline
Man, 26, charged with committing sex offences involving at least 10 underaged boys   The Straits Times

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Channel News Asia   

Women's groups laud review on benefits for single unwed mums   
Channel News Asia
SINGAPORE: Hailing the Government's review on the benefits that single unwed mothers are eligible to get, women's rights groups on Tuesday (Jul 28) stressed that the welfare of the children should come first. Longer maternity leave would allow these ...

2015-07-28 Singapore Health

The Straits Times   

Infertility: NUS team smells a possible cure   
The Straits Times
Men having trouble with their swimmers could one day get some help from a stinky source. Hydrogen sulphide, known for its smell of rotten eggs, could potentially be the key to a new form of infertility treatment for men, according to local researchers.
Potential avenue to protect male germ cells against heat stress   Medical Xpress

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Channel News Asia   

South Korea declares end to MERS outbreak   
Channel News Asia
After 36 deaths and 186 infections following the first diagnosis since May 20, South Korea's Prime Minister has declared the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome over. POSTED: 28 Jul 2015 08:01; UPDATED: 28 Jul 2015 09:57. PHOTOS.
South Korea MERS Outbreak Is Over, Government Says   Wall Street Journal
South Korea declares country effectively out of MERS danger   Reuters
South Korea: Government Declares End to MERS Outbreak   New York Times
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AsiaOne   

Citizens' healthcare takes priority over medical tourism   
AsiaOne
Hospital staff help patients settle into the new Ng Teng Fong General Hospital afterbeing transferred from Alexandra Hospital. Photo: The Straits Times. Citizens' healthcare takes priority over medical tourism. The Straits Times | P'ng Siok Lee (Ms ...

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TODAYonline   

Honey used at KOI Cafe Singapore is safe, says bubble tea franchise   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Popular bubble tea franchise KOI Cafe in the Republic has assured that its products are safe. This follows reports alleging that its sister company in Taiwan, 50 Lan, had used honey containing banned antibiotic tetracycline. 50 Lan is one ...

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Roche Diagnostics opens new Asia Pacific HQ and regional Centre of Excellence   
Channel News Asia
SINGAPORE: Roche Diagnostics officially opened its new Asia Pacific headquarters and regional Centre of Excellence in Singapore on Monday (Jul 27). The new facility was completed after an investment of S$8.4 million by the Swiss company and will ...

2015-07-28 Singapore Science

The West Australian   

Australian humpback whale comeback a 'symbol of hope'   
AsiaOne
SYDNEY - Australia's humpback populations have recovered so well from years of devastating whaling that they could be delisted as a threatened species in a conservation success story scientists Tuesday hailed as "a symbol of hope". Humpback whales ...

2015-07-28 Singapore Entertainment

TIME   

Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Confirms News of Wedding in Facebook Post   
TIME
Eduardo Saverin, the billionaire co-founder of Facebook, confirmed that he got married last month in a post on the social-media website Sunday. Saverin posted a photo of himself with his bride, Elaine Andriejanssen, with a message in English and ...