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Outstanding volunteers recognised at SRC Awards ceremony

Channel News Asia - ‎2 hours ago‎
The inaugural Singapore Red Cross Awards ceremony was presided over by the society's patron, President Tony Tan Keng Yam. All the volunteers who were recognised have consistently put in years or even decades of service, and made their mark through ...

Youth to have bigger say in National Family Celebrations 2013

TODAYonline - ‎3 hours ago‎
SINGAPORE - Youth will have a bigger say in the National Family Celebrations with a new 24-member Youth Sub-Committee giving input on the annual event.
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Govt launches new Public Service Leadership Programme

Channel News Asia - ‎1 hour ago‎
A new programme has been launched to develop officers with specialist skills for leadership in Singapore's public service -- called the Public Service Leadership (PSL) Programme, it will develop officers for key leadership positions in five sectors.
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Space Oddities and Singing Astronauts: Renewing Interest in Space Exploration

New York Times (blog)
40 minutes ago
Written by
Katherine Schulten
By JENNIFER CUTRARO, MICHAEL GONCHAR and KATHERINE SCHULTEN. A cover version of David Bowie's “Space Oddity,” recorded on board the International Space Station by the Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.
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Hawkish North Korean general makes a comeback

South China Morning Post - ‎15 minutes ago‎
North Korea has reappointed a hardline and loyal general as military chief in a move experts said was part of young leader Kim Jong-un's attempt to tighten his grip on the armed forces.

Manpower Ministry investigating workplace abuse case

Channel News Asia - ‎2 hours ago‎
The Manpower Ministry said it has met with the victim who was seen to be physically abused by his supervisor in an online video. In a statement on Wednesday, MOM said it is investigating his employment terms, as well as possible infringements of the ...
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US Medical Examiners: American's Death in Singapore Not Murder

Wall Street Journal - ‎1 hour ago‎
SINGAPORE– Two U.S.-based medical examiners on Wednesday dismissed theories that American researcher Shane Todd was murdered in Singapore, agreeing with the findings of the city-state's pathologist that he died from “asphyxia due to hanging” in a ...
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Police classify death of man in lock-up as murder

New Straits Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have classified the death of a man while in a lock-up on Tuesday as murder. City police chief Datuk Mohmad Salleh said a post-mortem examination at Kuala Lumpur Hospital revealed “criminal elements” present in the death of N.

Leni eyes perks or penalties for governance

Manila Standard Today - ‎1 hour ago‎
Congresswoman-elect Leni Robredo of Camarines Sur on Wednesday vowed to push the passage of measures that her late husband, former Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo had espoused, including the proposed incentives for good ...
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18 protestors detain for ignoring police orders to disperse

New Straits Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
KUALA LUMPUR: Eighteen people, including four women, were arrested in front of the Jinjang police lock-up yesterday. They are believed to be supporters of student activist Adam Adli, who had gathered for a candlelight vigil for the fifth consecutive day, ...
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Progress on immigration

Baltimore Sun - ‎25 minutes ago‎
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They ...
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Official: 6 Unaccounted for After...

ABC News - ‎3 minutes ago‎
An Oklahoma emergency management official says authorities still are working to find six adults who haven't been accounted for since the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City area earlier this week.
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Israel must be ready for 'surprise war' with Syria, air force chief says

CTV News - ‎11 minutes ago‎
JERUSALEM -- Israel's air force chief warned Wednesday that tensions with Syria could escalate into a "surprise war" and that Israel needs to be ready.

Aerospace training institute receives national certification

Straits Times - ‎6 hours ago‎
Avionics lecturer Wong Sin Kiat, 60,(standing) guides Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin as he tries out a flight simulator for a Boeing 737 at the opening ceremony of a new training complex at the Air Transport Training College on Wednesday ...
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US Stocks Drift Off Day's Peaks

Wall Street Journal
18 minutes ago
Written by
Alexandra Scaggs
NEW YORK--Stocks drifted from the day's peaks but remained higher after testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke provided few surprises, reinforcing investor views that the Fed won't prematurely end stimulus efforts.

Portugal PM Warns Cos Struggling Despite Sovereign Improvement

Wall Street Journal - ‎1 hour ago‎
LISBON--Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said Wednesday that the country's adjustment program is working, but he is worried that companies are yet to see the gains from an improvement in Portugal's sovereign position.
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COE for big cars now higher than small car premiums

Business Times (subscription) - ‎6 hours ago‎
COE for cars above 1,600cc jumped S$5,604 from two weeks ago to S$67,304. The premium for cars 1,600cc and below was S$64,839, up from S$62,999 in the last bidding exercise - PHOTO: SPH.
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M1 3G users can soon connect via femtocells while indoors

Techgoondu
8 hours ago
Written by
Alfred Siew
M1 is rolling out a service that makes use of customers' home or office broadband links to provide a better connection on the cellphone, whether this is to make calls or surf the Web.
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Traffic accident outside Jalan Besar stadium during football match

Straits Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
A lorry and two auxiliary police motorcycles were involved in an accident outside Jalan Besar stadium at Tyrwhitt Road while a Singapore team took on visiting team Atletico Madrid inside.

Soccer-Partizan win sixth successive Serbian league title

Yahoo! Sports - ‎45 minutes ago‎
BELGRADE, May 22 (Reuters) - Serbian champions Partizan Belgrade won their 25th league title and a record sixth in a row with a match to spare after a 2-0 win at relegated Smederevo on Wednesday.

Zheng shocks Wozniacki in Belgium

Eurosport.com ASIA - ‎48 minutes ago‎
China's Zheng Jie sent top seed Caroline Wozniacki tumbling out of the WTA Brussels Open with a convincing 6-2 6-4 win. Zheng shocks Wozniacki in Belgium - Tennis Eurosport.
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Haas marches on in Duesseldorf

Eurosport.com AU - ‎36 minutes ago‎
Veteran German Tommy Haas continued his recent rich vein of form by coming back to defeat Croatia's Ivan Dodig in the ATP Duesseldorf Cup.
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Commuting information for Social Star Awards at Marina Bay Sands

AsiaOne - ‎4 hours ago‎
SINGAPORE - Marina Bay Sands is all set to host the first-ever Social Star Awards at the MasterCard® Theatres which will be streamed "live" globally on YouTube from Singapore on 23 May.
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Psy's Looking To Release An Album Just In Time For 'Summer Season'

MTV.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Psy plans to build on the success of 'Gangnam Style' and 'Gentleman' with an album this summer. By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ) , with reporting by Katie Atkinson.
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Tobey Maguire swaps dapper Great Gatsby look for the thug life in playful new ...

Daily Mail - ‎35 minutes ago‎
Wearing a white tuxedo jacket and bow tie, with blacked out teeth and a scary set of knuckle-dusters, the 37-year-old star of The Great Gatsby was a far cry from his usually demure self in an adrenalin-fueled photo shoot.
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Video released of man catching 18-foot python

ActionNewsJax.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
MIAMI, Fla. -- WFTV obtained video that shows a Miami man capturing an 18-foot-long python. Jason Leon said he was riding with his friends when he spotted the head of the Burmese python sticking out of some roadside brush.
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Lizards, mice return to Earth alive after month alone in orbit

DVICE - ‎1 hour ago‎
Astronauts have to endure rigorous training in order to prepare to go to space. Meanwhile, scientists are continuing to study the effects that space travel has on the body.
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Jupiter, Venus and Mercury prepare for 'Dance of the Planets'

euronews - ‎8 hours ago‎
There is to be a rare celestial choreography in the night sky from May 24 until the end of the month involving three of Earth's neighbours in the Solar System.
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Japan's ARKRAY sets up research centre in Singapore

Channel News Asia - ‎42 minutes ago‎
Japanese developer of medical diagnostic systems ARKRAY has set up a research centre in Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology.

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