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Singapore Arts Festival promises a visual feast
Singapore Arts Festival promises a visual feast

SINGAPORE: The public can expect an experiential and visual feast at this year’s Singapore Arts Festival which starts on Friday till June 2.With more than 300 free performances, there’s something for everyone.The Festival Village aims to stimulate se...

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  • Singapore Arts Festival promises a visual feastSingapore Arts Festival promises a visual feast
    Channel NewsAsia - 16/5/2012 9:52 PM

    SINGAPORE: The public can expect an experiential and visual feast at this year’s Singapore Arts Festival which starts on Friday till June 2.With more than 300 free performances, there’s something for everyone.The Festival Village aims to stimulate se...

  • Drug smuggling attempt foiledDrug smuggling attempt foiled
    Channel NewsAsia - 16/5/2012 7:58 PM

    SINGAPORE: Authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle about half a kilogram of crystal methamphetamine into Singapore.The drug, commonly known as "Ice", is estimated to be worth more than S$100,000.It was found in a tissue box.In a joint operation...

  • Cable ties should not be permanent solution: SMRT COICable ties should not be permanent solution: SMRT COI
    Channel NewsAsia - 16/5/2012 7:52 PM

    SINGAPORE: Rail operator SMRT said weekly checks will be conducted in areas on the third rails where minor cracks were found.Technical experts at the public inquiry into last December’s train disruptions had raised the issue on Tuesday.At Wednesday’s...

  • Pandas’ arrival from China may be delayed till year—endPandas’ arrival from China may be delayed till year—end
    Channel NewsAsia - 16/5/2012 7:40 PM

    CHENGDU: Those looking forward to the arrival of two Chinese pandas to Singapore may have to wait a little while longer.Authorities said Kai Kai and Jia Jia may now only set foot in Singapore at the end of the year.The two are in good shape and are g...

  • Candidates need to react to how voters respond to their campaign, say analystsCandidates need to react to how voters respond to their campaign, say analysts
    Channel NewsAsia - 16/5/2012 7:33 PM

    SINGAPORE: Analysts have said that both the People’s Action Party and Workers’ Party candidates will have to be careful in the way they approach their by—election campaigns.But from the onset, both parties have also set very different agendas.The rul...

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world

  • FBI confirms JPMorgan Chase probeFBI confirms JPMorgan Chase probe
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 5:13 PM

    FBI chief Robert Mueller confirmed Wednesday that his agency had opened a "preliminary" probe into JPMorgan Chase's multibillion-dollar trading loss.

  • King Kenny dethroned as Liverpool sack DalglishKing Kenny dethroned as Liverpool sack Dalglish
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 3:38 PM

    Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish was sacked as manager of the club on Wednesday in a dramatic move by the club's owners following a disappointing Premier League campaign.

  • Dalglish leaves Liverpool managerial postDalglish leaves Liverpool managerial post
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 3:38 PM

    Kenny Dalglish left his post as Liverpool manager on Wednesday, according to media reports.

  • Federer blows past Berloq in return to Rome clayFederer blows past Berloq in return to Rome clay
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 1:32 PM

    Roger Federer braved dust storm conditions to blow past Argentine Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-4 and open his week with a second-round victory at the Rome Masters on Wednesday.

  • Facebook boosts shares for hungry investorsFacebook boosts shares for hungry investors
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 12:27 PM

    With investors hungry for Facebook shares ahead of a hotly anticipated offering, the social network Wednesday unveiled a 25 percent increase in the number of shares to be sold at the market debut.

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sci-tech

  • NY tech fest heralds Silicon Valley of the eastNY tech fest heralds Silicon Valley of the east
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 6:37 PM

    The Big Apple may not have California's weather, but tech fans at New York Internet Week say that in every other way the city is on course to become Silicon Valley 2.0.

  • "Social Network" writer to pen Steve Jobs film script"Social Network" writer to pen Steve Jobs film script
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 6:26 PM

    Sony Pictures Entertainment on Wednesday said that the Academy Award winning screenwriter behind "The Social Network" will write the script for a film about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

  • Google searches get smarterGoogle searches get smarter
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 4:58 PM

    Google on Wednesday began making its search engine smarter in a major upgrade that looks beyond query words to figure out what people are actually seeking online.

  • HTC smartphones blocked by US customsHTC smartphones blocked by US customs
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 3:31 PM

    US mobile carrier Sprint said Wednesday it was delaying the introduction of an Android smartphone from Taiwan's HTC after the devices were blocked by US customs.

  • Facebook boosts shares for hungry investorsFacebook boosts shares for hungry investors
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 12:27 PM

    With investors hungry for Facebook shares ahead of a hotly anticipated offering, the social network Wednesday unveiled a 25 percent increase in the number of shares to be sold at the market debut.

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weird

  • 'Dictator' Baron Cohen pulls Cannes camel stunt'Dictator' Baron Cohen pulls Cannes camel stunt
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 10:32 AM

    British comic Sacha Baron Cohen sparked minor chaos on Cannes' fabled Croisette beachfront Wednesday as his zany alter ego Admiral General Aladeen took a morning stroll on his camel Osama.

  • Aussie shooter in London 2012 'mankini' threatAussie shooter in London 2012 'mankini' threat
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 6:17 AM

    Veteran Australian shooter Russell Mark has threatened to parade at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in a lime-green "mankini" after losing a bet.

  • Tips for fighting zombie attacks: Canada says be preparedTips for fighting zombie attacks: Canada says be prepared
    Agence France-Presse - 15/5/2012 10:16 PM

    If you're in Canada this summer, and you don't want to die, then listen up. If you're ready for a zombie attack, then you're ready for just about anything.

  • Octogenarians are new British radio starsOctogenarians are new British radio stars
    Agence France-Presse - 15/5/2012 10:31 AM

    A top award at Britain's "radio Oscars" has gone to the country's latest up-and-coming entertainment talents: two ladies aged 86 and 90.

  • N.Zealand police baffled by French hair care packsN.Zealand police baffled by French hair care packs
    Agence France-Presse - 15/5/2012 3:35 AM

    New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were mystified by a spate of hair care packages sent from Paris to residents of the South Island's remote west coast.

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business

  • JPMorgan hit with shareholders lawsuit over loss
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 6:08 PM

    US fund manager Saratoga Capital Management, filed a class-action lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase Wednesday after the nation's largest bank lost more than $2 billion in derivatives trading.

  • Greek left-wing leader attacks EU and Merkel
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 5:38 PM

    The leader of Greece's left-wing Syriza bloc has accused the European Union and German Chancellor Angela Merkel of "playing poker with European people's lives", in an interview with the BBC on Wednesday.

  • ECB strongly prefers Greece stay in euro: Draghi
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 2:54 PM

    The European Central Bank would like Greece to stay in the eurozone, its president Mario Draghi said on Wednesday, amid continued political uncertainty that threatens to force it out of the bloc.

  • Bank of England cuts growth forecasts, warns on euro crisis
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 2:51 PM

    The Bank of England on Wednesday cut its forecast for British growth and warned that the eurozone debt crisis was the biggest threat to recovery, even if a credible solution is found.

  • Moeller-Maersk shipping surprises with quarterly profit rise
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2012 1:43 PM

    Danish shipping line A.P. Moeller-Maersk reported a 5.0-percent rise in net profit in the first quarter, beating by far expectations owing to strong results from Maersk Oil, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

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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