TUESDAY OCTOBER 27 2015
3 HR PSI 144
SINGAPORE 32°C/25 °C
ST Index 3,083.070 +14.610
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Tragic new album by late Roy Orbison due out
Roy Orbison, the legendary rockabilly singer whose life was marked by tragedy, has a new album coming out nearly 30 years after his death. http://str.sg/ZLtE PHOTO: STRAITS TIMES
12am haze update: 24-hour PSI: 138-167 (Unhealthy); 3-hour PSI: 155 http://str.sg/ZLCL
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo cuts short visit to the US due to worsening haze
Indonesia President Joko Widodo is cutting short his visit to the United States and will return to Indonesia, possibly flying directly to South Sumatra or Central Kalimantan. http://str.sg/ZLt6PHOTO: AFP
World Catholic leaders appeal for bold climate change agreement
Roman Catholic leaders from around the world made an unprecedented joint appeal on Monday to a forthcoming UN conference on climate change to produce "a truly transformational" agreement to stem global warming. http://str.sg/ZLtBPHOTO: REUTERS
Bolshoi announces new ballet chief Makhar Vaziev to replace acid-attacked Sergei Filin
Russia's Bolshoi Theatre on Monday announced that La Scala's Makhar Vaziev will take over as ballet director, replacing Sergei Filin, who suffered permanent eye damage from an acid attack. http://str.sg/ZLt8PHOTO: AFP
11pm haze update: 24-hour PSI: 139-169 (Unhealthy); 3-hour PSI: 165 http://str.sg/ZLti
NTUC to get new president this week after incumbent Diana Chia retires
The labour movement will get a new president on Thursday in a move to refresh its leadership. Ms Chia, 59, a nurse, is NTUC's first female president. She was first elected to the post in 2011. http://str.sg/ZLtn ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI
At least 135 dead after big 7.5-magnitude quake hits South Asia
The death toll could climb in coming days because communications were down in much of the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range where the quake was centred. http://str.sg/ZLFnPHOTO: REUTERS
Vivian Balakrishnan wraps up introductory visit to Brunei
Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan has wrapped up his two-day trip to Brunei, the first of his introductory visits to the region. http://str.sg/ZLF6 PHOTO: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SINGAPORE
Tripartism is right for Singapore but must be adapted to new challenges: PM Lee
Speaking at the National Delegates Conference of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), he said that in a time of global economic uncertainty and change, the model of Government, employers and labour unions working together remains the right formula for Singapore. http://str.sg/ZLtQ ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI
US, Indonesia partner to address forest fires, haze
Ambassador to Indonesia Robert O Blake Jr announced on Monday that the US would contribute an initial US$2.75 million (S$3.83m) in assistance to support Indonesia's efforts to address the effects of forest fires and haze. http://str.sg/ZLtT
8pm haze update: 24-hour PSI: 137-169 (Unhealthy); 3-hour PSI: 170 http://str.sg/ZLCL
JUST IN: Pure Fitness to shut its Knightsbridge gym on Dec 15; Apple store set to open at Orchard mall
The gym, together with other tenants in the building, is handing back the space to the landlord to make way for Singapore's first Apple store in 2016.
Members of a popular gym chain in Singapore - Pure Fitness - were told via e-mail on Monday that one of its two gyms will close in seven weeks' time. http://str.sg/ZLtk PHOTO: PURE FITNESS
| JUST IN: Eating sausages, ham and other processed meats causes colorectal cancer, and red meat “probably” too, the World Health Organization’s cancer research agency said on Monday. http://str.sg/ZLFz |
7pm haze update: 24-hour PSI: 138-168 (Unhealthy); 3-hour PSI: 173 http://str.sg/ZLCL
7.5 magnitude quake rocks South Asia, at least 12 dead in Pakistan
The powerful earthquake struck a remote area of northeastern Afghanistan on Monday, shaking the capital Kabul and killing at least eight people in neighbouring Pakistan, officials said. Shockwaves were felt in northern India and in Pakistan’s capital, where hundreds of people ran out of buildings as the ground rolled beneath them. http://str.sg/ZLFn PHOTO: REUTERS
JUST IN: SGH: 2 patients who tested positive as revealed on Oct 23 confirmed part of affected hepatitis C cluster
Prof Fong Kok Yong, chairman of its medical board, said: “Phylogenetic studies done for the two patients who were tested positive as announced on 23 October showed that they are part of the affected cluster, bringing the total number of affected patients to 25.
"The patients were admitted to Wards 64A and 67 from April to June 2015. We will provide the patients and their family with our full support and ensure that the patients receive timely and appropriate care.” http://str.sg/ZLFb
JUST IN: Earthquake of 7.7 magnitude strikes in Northern Pakistan - USGS
Tremors felt as far as New Delhi, India. http://str.sg/ZLFn
5pm haze update: 24-hour PSI: 138-167 (unhealthy); 3-hour PSI: 155 http://str.sg/ZLCL
President Tony Tan begins state visit to New Zealand, visits exhibition on country's WWI role
His tour of The Great War Exhibition took him through the experiences of some of the 100,000 soldiers from New Zealand who fought in the war from 1914 to 1918, over 18,000 of whom died, and the battles they fought. The exhibition is housed in the country's first national museum, the historic Dominion Museum building in downtown Wellington. http://str.sg/ZLF5 PHOTO: DR TONY TAN/FACEBOOK
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