singapore

  • NIE director first S'porean to receive highest award from US Teachers CollegeNIE director first S'porean to receive highest award from US Teachers College
    Channel NewsAsia - 22/5/2013 6:16 PM

    SINGAPORE: A Singaporean educator has been bestowed a Medal for Distinguished Service by Columbia University's Teachers College (TC) in the United States.Professor Lee Sing Kong, director of the National Institute of Education (NIE) is the first Sing...

  • MHA in talks with PSD to review Home Team officers retirement ageMHA in talks with PSD to review Home Team officers retirement age
    Channel NewsAsia - 22/5/2013 4:03 PM

    SINGAPORE: Singapore's Home Affairs Ministry is in talks with the Public Service Division to review the retirement ages of its uniformed personnel.Second Home Affairs Minister S Iswaran said this at a ceremony on Wednesday where 4,714 Home Team offic...

  • Govt launches new Public Service Leadership ProgrammeGovt launches new Public Service Leadership Programme
    Channel NewsAsia - 22/5/2013 3:35 PM

    SINGAPORE: 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 fiv...

  • Manpower Ministry investigating workplace abuse caseManpower Ministry investigating workplace abuse case
    Channel NewsAsia - 22/5/2013 3:12 PM

    SINGAPORE: 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 infringemen...

  • Outstanding volunteers recognised at SRC Awards ceremonyOutstanding volunteers recognised at SRC Awards ceremony
    Channel NewsAsia - 22/5/2013 3:05 PM

    SINGAPORE: The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) recognised its most committed volunteers on Wednesday.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 recogn...

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world

  • US formally takes responsibility for killing AwlakiUS formally takes responsibility for killing Awlaki
    Agence France-Presse - 22/5/2013 8:28 PM

    The United States formally said for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed radical Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and three other US citizens in anti-terror strikes abroad.

  • Poland claims world's first life-saving face transplantPoland claims world's first life-saving face transplant
    Agence France-Presse - 22/5/2013 8:22 PM

    Polish doctors carried out the world's first life-saving face transplant, the centre's spokeswoman said Wednesday, weeks after a 33-year-old man was disfigured by a machine in a workplace accident.

  • Twitter tightens security after high-profile breachesTwitter tightens security after high-profile breaches
    Agence France-Presse - 22/5/2013 7:52 PM

    Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others.

  • In tense Mexico state, vigilantes refuse to drop gunsIn tense Mexico state, vigilantes refuse to drop guns
    Agence France-Presse - 22/5/2013 7:24 PM

    Farmers wearing bulletproof jackets and toting assault rifles ride in pick-up trucks emblazoned with the word "self-defense" to protect this rural western Mexico town from the Knights Templar drug cartel.

  • Ibrahimovic not ruling out PSG departureIbrahimovic not ruling out PSG departure
    Agence France-Presse - 22/5/2013 5:13 PM

    Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic admitted Wednesday that a departure from the Ligue 1 champions could not be ruled out if the club continues to lack stability behind the scenes.

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sci-tech

  • Mexican court tosses $2.7 bn penalty in Yahoo! caseMexican court tosses $2.7 bn penalty in Yahoo! case
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2013 9:55 PM

    Yahoo! announced on Thursday that a Mexican appeals court tossed out a $2.7 billion dollar damages award in a breach of contract lawsuit.

  • Facebook and Twitter jump on Google glassesFacebook and Twitter jump on Google glasses
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2013 8:45 PM

    Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market.

  • Dell profits plunge on PC woesDell profits plunge on PC woes
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2013 8:15 PM

    US computer giant Dell said Thursday its quarterly profit plunged 79 percent from a year ago, as a shift away from PCs hammered the company's bottom line.

  • Four Lulzsec hackers sentenced to jail in BritainFour Lulzsec hackers sentenced to jail in Britain
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2013 6:50 PM

    Four members of the LulzSec international hacking group were sentenced to prison terms in Britain on Thursday for masterminding cyber attacks on major global institutions, including Sony Pictures and the CIA.

  • Apple marks 50 billionth app with big prizeApple marks 50 billionth app with big prize
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2013 6:34 PM

    Apple on Thursday announced that the number of mini-programs downloaded from its App Store has blasted past the 50 billion milestone, and celebrated the moment with a $10,000 prize.

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weird

  • Sunbathing crocodile shocks Indonesian beachgoersSunbathing crocodile shocks Indonesian beachgoers
    Agence France-Presse - 22/5/2013 7:58 AM

    Hundreds of sunbathers fled a popular Indonesian beach in panic when a four-metre (13-foot) crocodile laid down next to them to soak up some rays, an official said Wednesday.

  • Star Wars hero's pants auctioned for $36,100Star Wars hero's pants auctioned for $36,100
    Agence France-Presse - 22/5/2013 1:53 AM

    The pants worn by actor Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in the first Oscar-winning "Star Wars" film went under the hammer for $36,100, according to the auction house's website.

  • Bolt, the pigeon, worth a fortune to Chinese buyerBolt, the pigeon, worth a fortune to Chinese buyer
    Agence France-Presse - 21/5/2013 3:38 PM

    Like his human counterpart, "Bolt" the racing pigeon is a record setter in every sense, fetching 310,000 euros from a Chinese buyer impressed by his winning pedigree, Belgian reports said Tuesday.

  • Russian officer 'posed at Putin's desk to impress girls'Russian officer 'posed at Putin's desk to impress girls'
    Agence France-Presse - 21/5/2013 1:00 PM

    Russia's federal guard service launched an investigation after photos appeared in the media of a disgraced former employee posing behind Vladimir Putin's desk in the Kremlin, an official said Tuesday.

  • Hong Kong hails the return of the duckHong Kong hails the return of the duck
    Agence France-Presse - 21/5/2013 12:33 PM

    Hong Kong joyfully welcomed the return of a giant inflatable rubber duck, which drew tens of thousands of visitors before it was abruptly deflated for maintenance for almost a week.

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business

  • Oil falls on inventory report, Fed testimony
    Agence France-Presse - 22/5/2013 7:50 PM

    Oil prices sank Wednesday following a bearish US oil inventory report and amid speculation that the Federal Reserve quantitative easing program could be curtailed sooner rather than later.

  • Captain in Italy cruise ship crash faces trial in July
    Agence France-Presse - 22/5/2013 5:54 PM

    The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship will go on trial from July 9 for manslaughter over the January 2012 disaster in which 32 people lost their lives, an Italian judge ruled Wednesday.

  • Switzerland eyes law on frozen dictator funds
    Agence France-Presse - 22/5/2013 5:40 PM

    Switzerland, currently in the process of restituting assets to several former autocratic countries, is working on a new law aimed at simplifying the process of freezing and unblocking such funds, the government said Wednesday.

  • Oil drops on Bernanke comments
    Agence France-Presse - 22/5/2013 5:18 PM

    Global oil prices fell on Wednesday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke Chairman indicated that the US central bank was in no hurry to end its loose monetary policy stance.

  • EU sets end-2013 deadline for automatic bank data sharing
    Agence France-Presse - 22/5/2013 5:15 PM

    EU leaders agreed Wednesday that the automatic sharing of individuals' bank account data, a key measure to prevent tax evasion, should become law across all member states by the end of the year, European Union President Herman Van Rompuy said.

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