singapore

  • Singapore celebrates Vesak DaySingapore celebrates Vesak Day
    Channel NewsAsia - 24/5/2013 11:49 AM

    SINGAPORE: Singapore celebrated Vesak Day on Friday. Despite the morning rain, thousands turned up at the Fo Guang Shan Temple in Punggol to celebrate the occasion.Vesak Day commemorates the birth and enlightenment of Buddha.This year, activities at ...

  • Eight youths arrested for rioting over staring incidentEight youths arrested for rioting over staring incident
    Channel NewsAsia - 24/5/2013 11:11 AM

    SINGAPORE: Police have arrested eight young men aged between 15 and 20 years old, who are believed to be involved in a case of rioting.In a statement, police said they were informed about a fight along Pasir Ris Street 21 at 8.54pm on Thursday.Arrivi...

  • NUS launches new business analytics degree programmeNUS launches new business analytics degree programme
    Channel NewsAsia - 24/5/2013 10:45 AM

    SINGAPORE: The National University of Singapore (NUS) has launched a four-year undergraduate degree programme in business analytics. The aim -- to fill a demand they predict will continue to grow in the years to come.More retailers are turning to Fac...

  • New IT system for nursing homes helps cut down on manpower costsNew IT system for nursing homes helps cut down on manpower costs
    Channel NewsAsia - 24/5/2013 10:11 AM

    SINGAPORE: An improved web-based system has enabled one nursing home to save at least 10 per cent on manpower needs.Peacehaven is one of seven nursing homes which will benefit from an IT initiative called IngoT II. IngoT II is being implemented by Li...

  • Lamborghini on fireLamborghini on fire
    Channel NewsAsia - 24/5/2013 10:07 AM

    SINGAPORE: A Lamborghini crashed into a lamp post in front of EtonHouse Preschool at Outram Road near Outram Park MRT station on Friday.A video clip of the scene shows the car in flames. - CNA/ir...

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world

  • Djokovic, Nadal on French Open semi-final collision courseDjokovic, Nadal on French Open semi-final collision course
    Agence France-Presse - 24/5/2013 10:31 AM

    Top seed Novak Djokovic and seven-time champion Rafael Nadal were set on a French Open semi-final collision course Friday, condemning one of the sport's superstars to certain defeat before the final.

  • Djokovic, Nadal on semi-final collision courseDjokovic, Nadal on semi-final collision course
    Agence France-Presse - 24/5/2013 10:31 AM

    Top seed Novak Djokovic and seven-time champion Rafael Nadal were set on a French Open semi-final collision course Friday, condemning one of the sport's superstars to certain defeat before the final.

  • Pakistan remains opposed to drones after Obama speechPakistan remains opposed to drones after Obama speech
    Agence France-Presse - 24/5/2013 10:26 AM

    The Pakistan government Friday repeated its view that US drone strikes in its territory were illegal, after President Barack Obama laid out new guidelines for their use.

  • EU bans three pesticides harmful to beesEU bans three pesticides harmful to bees
    Agence France-Presse - 24/5/2013 10:10 AM

    The European Commission said Friday that it will ban for two years beginning in December pesticides blamed for killing the bees that pollinate food and fruit crops.

  • EU to ban three harmful bee pesticides from DecemberEU to ban three harmful bee pesticides from December
    Agence France-Presse - 24/5/2013 10:10 AM

    The European Commission said Friday that it will ban for two years beginning in December three pesticides blamed for killing the bees that pollinate food and fruit crops.

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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

  • Tokyo denies 'ghosts' keeping PM out of residenceTokyo denies 'ghosts' keeping PM out of residence
    Agence France-Presse - 24/5/2013 8:30 AM

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet on Friday formally denied months-long rumours that the premier had not moved into his official residence over fears the mansion is haunted.

  • Giant Lego Star Wars X-Wing lands on NY's Times SquareGiant Lego Star Wars X-Wing lands on NY's Times Square
    Agence France-Presse - 23/5/2013 7:07 PM

    A massive Star Wars X-Wing spaceship has landed on New York's Times Square. 

  • WWII shell found in roof of Budapest city hallWWII shell found in roof of Budapest city hall
    Agence France-Presse - 23/5/2013 4:33 PM

    Hungarian authorities evacuated around 1,000 people on Thursday after an unexploded World War II shell was discovered embedded in the roof of Budapest's city hall.

  • 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.

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business

  • Two injured as plane skids off runway in Bulgaria
    Agence France-Presse - 24/5/2013 10:59 AM

    Two passengers were injured when their plane skidded off the runway while landing at Bulgaria's Black Sea airport of Varna on Friday morning, aviation and hospital officials said.

  • Russia hires J.P. Morgan as ratings consultant
    Agence France-Presse - 24/5/2013 10:59 AM

    Russia's finance ministry said on Friday it had hired the US banking major J.P. Morgan as a consultant for helping improve its image with the world's three main ratings agencies.

  • Oil market slips before US data
    Agence France-Presse - 24/5/2013 10:57 AM

    Global oil prices fell on Friday in quiet trading as dealers awaited US economic data, analysts said.

  • Germany builds up new steam for growth
    Agence France-Presse - 24/5/2013 10:55 AM

    The German economy, after starting the year weakly, looks set to gather momentum later with consumer and business confidence on the rise, data indicated on Friday.

  • China inks accord with US to share audit files
    Agence France-Presse - 24/5/2013 10:47 AM

    China has signed an agreement with the United States to share company audit files, it said Friday, paving the way for more probes into accounting scandals involving Chinese firms listed in the US.

news radio stations
  • 938 Live938LIVE

    938LIVE is Singapore's only English news and talk station which transmits round the clock with an engaging and enticing spread of programmes on current affairs, health, business and lifestyle as well as news every half hour until midnight.

  • Capital 958Capital 958


    95.8FM城市频道的前身是"第三广播网"。上个世纪30年代末,新加坡就有中文广播,一路走来经过不少政治,社会局势的改变,中文广播在本地一直扮演举足轻重的角色。

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