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- Sunday, Apr 15, 2012
Singapore National Games unveils logo, mascot
The new logo and mascot for this year's Singapore National Games (SNG) was unveiled today at the commencement of Community Games 2012. -AsiaOne
- ManU revives plan to sell shares on S'pore stock market
- 5k girls brave rain to run with their BFFs in Nike race
- MRT lines to see weekend closures for upgrading works: Lui
- 5,000 gather in New York for Singapore Day
- More parents turn to Juvenile Court for gaming addiction
- Four champions emerge from spelling battle
- Nanyang Poly students to represent S'pore in global student tech competition
- Singapore's first kids club by the beach opens
- NCC to get new pixelised uniforms
Mersing Laguna reclamation work to be completed in three years
Construction of hotels and marina facilities by Malaysian developer Radiant Starfish Development Bhd is expected to quickly follow. -NST
- Freak storm wreaks havoc in Johor Baru
- Metal in drain turns out to be gun
- Malaysia in bid to attract a million Japanese tourists by 2014
- Johor's Asian Rotterdam
- Malaysian undergraduates demand free education and loan abolition
- Mahathir: Opposition will not form strong coalition
- Transformation will blow state back to Barisan, says Najib
- Give but be gracious in receiving as well
- Close shave for 100 students during storm
Robbery suspects shot dead in Kuala Lumpur
The men, aged between 24 and 40, are believed to be responsible for a jewellery shop heist in Shah Alam on April 6. -NST
- Woman, 34, arrested for alleged loansharking
- Young wife claims husband beat her up with baseball bat
- Three car-bomb suspects held, but details still secret
- Robbers killed in shootout with police
- Secret Service agents suspended over sex scandal
- Mexican drug cartel leader sent to prison in Colorado
- FBI seeks clues to slayings at Alaska Coast Guard base
- Cheating astrologer kills client to silence him
- Police appeal for information on duo to assist with loanshark investigations
Tourists flock to S. Korea surgeons seeking celebrity looks
Skilled plastic surgeons in the looks-obsessed South - who often helped beautify Korean stars - are enjoying an unexpected boom as they do the same for their foreign fans. -AFP
- Japan may be 'momentarily' without nuclear power: Minister
- Taiwan summons thousands of reservists for drill
- Japan mulling $74.8b contribution to IMF: Report
- Vietnam bloggers face 'propaganda' trial: Media
- Flight delay insurance offered for first time
- New voice, same message as N. Korea shows off military
- Cambodian statue sparks legal battle in US
- Indonesia arrests two suspected terrorists: Police
- Peugeot to launch sleek 208
Jordan king orders release of jailed activists
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday ordered the release of 19 political activists charged with insulting him during pro-reform demonstrations last month. -AFP
- Egypt ruler, political heads meet on poll turmoil
- Support for Spain's PM falls as austerity bites
- Coordinated suicide attacks rock Afghanistan
- Zuma, Mandela family assets seized in mining bankruptcy
- 100 years on, Titanic memorials remember fallen
- Rocket fired at British embassy residence in Kabul
- Bomb kills 3 children in Yemen
- South African President Zuma to marry for sixth time
- Gunfire, explosions, rock Afghan capital
The 10 best jobs for 2012
Software engineering and occupational therapy are some of the best jobs to be in this year, according to online job portal CareerCast. Find out which other jobs have high salaries and good working environments. -AsiaOne
- Credit Suisse could cut 5,000 jobs
- Take a peek inside the world's first billion-dollar home
- India's Kingfisher pins last hope on foreign capital
- US, IMF welcome China's move on yuan trading band
- Foreign buyer snaps up $21.1m in 'Grand Central Palace' apartments
- Trade accords necessary for Taiwan's prosperity: President Ma
- US urges China to make 'more movement' over yuan
- Purple hues lend royal ambience to this dream home
- China's pursuit of growth
Singapore National Games unveils logo, mascot
The new logo and mascot for this year's Singapore National Games (SNG) was unveiled today at the commencement of Community Games 2012. -AsiaOne
- Tourists flock to S. Korea surgeons seeking celebrity looks
- Football: Morosini death brings medical testing into focus
- Formula One: Mercedes' Rosberg storms to first GP
- ManU revives plan to sell shares on S'pore stock market
- 5k girls brave rain to run with their BFFs in Nike race
- Afghans to play first rugby match abroad
- Athletics: Bolt sizzles in season-opening relay despite rain
- Football: Mancini shrugs off Tevez effect
- Football: Everton star Cahill reveals FA Cup agony
Why dispense only $50 notes?
275 ATMs island-wide have been reconfigured to dispense only $50 notes since last October. An angry reader says: "It's ironic that POSB, which is supposed to be the people's bank, is inconveniencing low-income earners." -AsiaOne forums
- CEO of K-pop firm charged with raping artistes
- Spending $4m on S'pore Day in US is exercise in futility
- Smoking more harmful than chewing gum
- Treat LionsXII like adults
- Keep Rediffusion alive
- Former UOB teller took more than $9,000 from ex-lover's bank account
- Heng Swee Kiat: 15% of foreign scholars take up S'pore citizenship in 5 years
- Confrontation between man, wife and mistress distracts bus driver, causes accident
Life in the fast lane
Life on the fast lane can be stress-free! Just hop on to the information super highway with OpenNet, the first nationwide fibre network and say goodbye to long download times and frequent disconnections. -Advertising feature
TV personality shares struggles on being born a man
"I used to hold a grudge against my parents for not making me a baby girl," says Ai Haruna. Born anatomically male, Haruna wanted clothes and toys for girls as a child. -Yomiuri Shimbun/ANN
- Hard knocks from dad
- I have been having an affair with a married colleague for 10 years
- TV personality Ai Haruna talks about her struggle with gender identity disorder
- Lady Gaga stirs up Twitter with #PopSingersDontEat
- Hunger Games star criticised for being 'too fat'
- Malaysian actress' husband files for divorce on birthday
- Aware of her roots
- Uniqlo to open largest S'pore store at Iluma
- Sweet deals at this Marina mall
Nerves, cheating fears mark buildup to national exams
Cases of cheating emerge every year during Jakarta's National Examinations. -JP/ANN
- Chinese postgraduates flock to US schools
- Malaysian undergraduates demand free education and loan abolition
- First-ever green project for pre-schoolers in the North East
- Award to recognise Singapore's teacher-coaches
- Singapore and UK sign MOU to raise private education standards
- India's private education to counter graduate shortage
- Students risk lives to get an education
- Funniest signs of bad English
Mediaeval wine comes of age
The storied Chateau Lascombes has weathered several vinous tribulations to emerge as an appellation of note. -BT
- Singaporean curator to work with Guggenheim Museum
- Asian first for elite Paris show
- Luxurious superyachts at Boat Asia 2012
- Ancient Italian perfumer celebrates 400-year anniversary
- Doomsday condos on sale for those who can afford it
- Luxury cars still top China market
- Balenciaga's personal archives on show for first time
- Rare chance to see Kawakubo's catwalk collection
- Audi may announce Ducati buy next week: Sources
Huge outlet park opens in Kisarazu
The outlet park is expected to expand to between 200 and 250 shops to become the largest outlet mall in the country. -Yomiuri Shimbun/ANN
- Flight delay insurance offered for first time
- Water festival draws crowds across Thailand
- Titanic sinking to be marked 100 years on
- Malaysia in bid to attract a million Japanese tourists by 2014
- Singapore's first kids club by the beach opens
- Watergun fights at Songkran
- Potential check-in delays at Brunei International Airport
- Thai kingdom celebrates Songkran
- US apologises after Shah Rukh Khan's airport hassle
No service charge for delicious, budget meals
Both outlets of MEDZS do not impose service charge for its reasonably priced Mediterranean food. -SoShiok.com
- "No Shark Fins Singapore" campaign launched
- Free refills for delicious Cantonese soups
- Mediaeval Lascombes' wines come of age
- Too Fast to Sleep cafe in Bangkok never closes
- Kwong Meng Pochana restaurant is famous for Teochew food in Bangkok
- Sauteed Vermillion Snapper recipe by Frank McMahon
- Frank McMahon's debut Cool Inside cookbook
- Cheap MR1M meals continue to win fans
- 'Enlarged' food fools dieters into feeling full
Oracle kicks off busy trial season against Google
Oracle is set to go to trial next week against Google Inc in a high-stakes dispute over smartphone technology. -Reuters
- Apple rejects e-book pricing collusion charge
- Patent wars plague Internet Age
- Malicious smartphone apps phish contacts' personal info
- Online shopping gaining popularity
- Satellite mapping pinpoints penguin population
- China's smartphones risking patent disputes
- High-tech apps could help prevent crime
- NASA robots found life on Mars in 1976, scientists say
- Rising Pacific seas linked to climate change: Study
Formula One: Mercedes' Rosberg storms to first GP
Mercedes' Rosberg claimed an amazing first Formula One race victory in 111 attempts as he led from pole position to take the Chinese Grand Prix in style on Sunday. -AFP
- Peugeot to launch sleek 208
- Driver, suffering from epileptic fit, crashed killing 7, injuring 11
- Review: Mitsubishi Triton VGT
- 144 dead in road accidents three days into Songkran holidays
- Fatal accidents on Japanese expressways increase
- Formula One: Hamilton quickest in final Shanghai practice
- 20,000 fined at Sepang budget terminal in 2011
- Alert neighbours save man from exploding car
- Train service disrupted between Tanah Merah and Pasir Ris stations
Scientists find 'intelligence' gene
Scientists said the largest brain study of its kind had found a gene linked to intelligence, a small piece in the puzzle as to why some people are smarter than others. -AFP
- Tourists flock to S. Korea surgeons seeking celebrity looks
- 5k girls brave rain to run with their BFFs in Nike race
- Controlling the cholesterol phenomenon
- Passion for food feeds diseases
- Second healthcare forum in Johor Baru on April 28
- Too much salt increases chance of obesity: Study
- Turmeric extract may protect heart after surgery
- Mom's caffeine not linked to infant sleep problems
- 'Dead' baby found in morgue
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