SINGAPORE – The cluster of six tuberculosis (TB) cases at a HDB block in Ang Mo Kio could have its roots in a similar episode that implicated three cybercafes at Parklane shopping mall in 2012, it has emerged.
The first case in the current cluster was among…
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Thundery showers expected in second half of June
SINGAPORE – Short-duration thundery showers are expected in Singapore in the second half of June this year.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a statement that these showers will mostly occur in the late mornings and afternoons on five and seven days. Additionally, widespread thundery showers with occasional strong winds are expected in the early hours on one or two days of the month.
NEA added that the maximum temperatures in Singapore are expected to range beween 32 degrees Celcius and 33 degree Celcius. However, temperatures could reach 34 degrees celcius on certain days.
The highest recorded daily temperature recorded in the past two weeks was 34.6 degrees Celcius around the Seletar area. The highest rainfall of 222mm (187 per cent above average) was recorded around Seletar.
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Jimmy Page to give more testimony in Led Zeppelin copyright trial
LOS ANGELES – Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page is expected to give more testimony in a copyright infringement trial on Thursday where the British band is accused of stealing the opening chords of its classic “Stairway to Heaven” from another band’s song.
The lawsuit alleges that Led Zeppelin lifted the opening chords for “Stairway to Heaven” from the 1967 instrumental”Taurus” by the American band Spirit.
Page, 72, took the witness stand in federal court in Los Angeles on Wednesday, where he said he did not recall hearing”Taurus” until recently, after he had been made aware of comparisons being made between the two songs.
The British musician also testified that he did not recall opening for Spirit at Led Zeppelin’s first U.S. show in Denver in 1968, and said he had never seen Spirit perform live.
Page was joined in court by Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, who is also expected to testify in the case.
The lawsuit was brought by Michael Skidmore, a trustee for the late Randy Wolfe, Spirit’s guitarist and the composer of”Taurus.” Wolfe, also known as Randy California, drowned in the Pacific Ocean in 1997.
The case comes just over a year after a federal jury in Los Angeles found recording stars Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams had plagiarized Motown great Marvin Gaye in creating their hit single “Blurred Lines,” and awarded Gaye’s family $7.4 million.
Skidmore has said Page may have been inspired to write”Stairway to Heaven” after hearing Spirit perform “Taurus” while the bands toured together in 1968 and 1969, but that Wolfe never received credit.
Attorney Francis Alexander Malofiy, representing Skidmore, told a jury in opening arguments on Wednesday that the case centers on an infringement by Led Zeppelin of copyright law, which protects artistic creation.
Led Zeppelin attorney Peter Anderson said in opening arguments that the musical riff in question was not unique. “No one owns common musical elements,” Anderson said.
U.S. District Judge Gary Klausner said in April that a jury might find “substantial” similarity between the first two minutes of “Stairway” and “Taurus,” and to let it decide whether Plant and Page were liable for copyright infringement.
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Thai airport operator to spend $7.4 billion on expansion
BANGKOK – Airports of Thailand Pcl (AOT) , the country’s main airport operator, plans to spend 194 billion baht (S$7.4 billion) over the next 15 years to expand its six airports to handle a boom in visitors, it said on Thursday.
AOT’s budget was higher than a previous plan of 140 billion, mainly due to a revision to the expansion at Bangkok’s Don Muang international airport following a surge in passengers and budget airline flights, President Nitinai Sirismatthakarn told Reuters.
Under the new plan, the budget for Don Muang airport will increase to 28.7 billion baht from 7 billion baht as it needs to construct new facilities, including a building linked to a new mass transit line, Nitinai said.
Majority state-owned AOT operates Thailand’s six main airports – Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang in Bangkok, Hat Yai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Phuket – which together handle about 90 percent of air traffic in the country.
By 2030, Thailand’s six main airports will have be able to serve 150 million passengers a year up from 71.5 million now, the operator said in a statement.
The construction of second-phase expansion at Suvarnabhumi is expected to begin in August, which will boost the overcrowded airport’s capacity to 60 million passengers a year by 2019 and 90 million by 2021 from 45 million now, it said.
The $4 billion Suvarnabhumi airport, which opened in 2006 on what was once flooded marshland known as “cobra swamp”, has already had to handle more than 50 million passengers a year.
The number of international tourists coming to Thailand rose 15.5 percent in the first quarter of 2016 and the government has forecast a record 32 million arrivals this year.
Thailand’s tourism sector makes up about 10 percent of the economy, which has been recovering slowly since the army seized power in May 2014 to end months of political unrest.
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Singapore joins tax framework led by OECD and G20
Under the new tax framework, Singapore will implement minimum standards aimed at preventing “aggressive tax planning” by multinationals.
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TODAY wins top prize for infographics at regional awards
SINGAPORE – TODAY has won an award for excellence in infographics given by the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) at an awards ceremony in Hong Kong on Wednesday (June 15).
Mr Adolfo Arranz, TODAY’s creative director, was given the Excellence award for an…
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Mediacorp radio stations take eight of top 10 spots in Singapore
In a media release on Thursday (Jun 16), Mediacorp says it continues to account for the majority of the most-listened-to radio stations each week.
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AsiaOne on air: Beer, international DJs, rooftop and pool parties to keep you entertained this weekend
Our Party Girl is back this week after two weeks off feeling poorly. It’s time to party hard!
The first thing everyone must do this weekend is go to Beerfest Asia at the Marina Promenade.
It starts tonight and goes on till Sunday.
With too many beers to try, as well as ciders and spirits for those not really into beers (like me), Beerfest Asia has lots of entertainment with live music such as international tribute bands and local singers, comedy acts, DJs – especially a whole bunch of talented, beautiful female ones – and plenty of food.
The kids can also come along but only on Sunday.
Other than Beerfest Asia, this weekend is also all about great music by international guest DJs.
On Friday, New Asia is having hip hop French-Moroccan DJ Cut Killer show off his skills on the decks.
I follow this guy on Instagram and he’s one cool dude with really good taste in music.
Cover is $50 with one glass of champagne.
Also on Friday, Ce La Vie together with Grey Goose is having a double DJ party at the top of Marina Bay Sands.
One of Australia’s biggest DJ Havana Brown will be in the Club Lounge, and creator of the famous Buddha Bar compilation series DJ Ravin will be outside in the SkyBar.
Cover is $48 with one drink and includes entry to both the club and the outside open-air area.
On Saturday, come join me at So Sofitel Singapore for hip hop collective Matteblacc’s fourth anniversary party.
They haven’t had an anniversary party since their first one so, this will be epic.
It’s a pool party and the music will be on point with guest DJ Christina Marie Badkiss from Manila.
Cover is $10 after 5pm and free before when doors open at 3pm.
If you don’t know, now you know.
To catch the Party Girl, listen to her on OneFM‘s #1 Breakfast Show with Glenn Ong and The Flying Dutchman on Thursday mornings.
Find out what she gets up to on AsiaOne’s social media! Follow @sphasiaone on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and @RasbiSG on Snapchat.
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Singapore OCBC’s private bank unit exploring China onshore presence
SINGAPORE – The private banking unit of Singapore’s second-biggest lender OCBC is exploring launching an onshore presence in China either with a domestic partner or on its own, its CEO told the Reuters Global Wealth Management Summit on Thursday (June…
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Andie Chen, Kate Pang welcome baby daughter
Weighing 3.65kg and measuring 52cm, Andie Chen’s daughter Avery also shares the same birthday as him.
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