Sat Feb 8 10:21:50 2014 Hot News Of Singapore.

Sat Feb 8 10:21:54 2014 Hot News Of Singapore.

Bitcoin
Sat, 08 Feb 2014 02:00:00 +0800

Bitcoin
company offers stock denominated in
bitcoin
Startup
Bitcoin
Kinetics, which aims to create hardware that can allow vending machines to accept
bitcoin , is offering 10 billion shares of common stock on the website Cryptostocks. This isn 't your typical IPO—Cryptostocks, where
Bitcoin
Kinetics will
Quartz
Sochi
Sochi Olympics, Winter Olympics 2014, Winter Olympics
Fri, 07 Feb 2014 20:00:00 +0800
Zap2it.com (blog)

Olympic flame arrives in
Sochi
as Putin says security a major concern
The Olympic flame has arrived in
Sochi
's lamp
euronews
Olympics 2014:
Sochi
Problems Twitter account details myriad of issues for
sochi
-problems-stray-dogs.jpg It sounds like the 2014 Winter Olympics are off to a rocky start in
Sochi
-- at least in regard to a variety of issues plaguing the host city. A Twitter account called
Sochi
Problems has sprung up, keeping a running
Zap2it.com (blog)
Olympic Charter
Fri, 07 Feb 2014 11:00:00 +0800
The Independent

Winter
Olympics
2014: Sochi protesters arrested over banner citing
Olympic
Anastasia Smirnova was one of four activists detained in St Petersburg on the opening day of the Sochi Games as the group photographed a banner citing the
Olympic Charter 's
words against discrimination. Further arrests were later made in Moscow where
The Independent
Olympic Charter : Google doodle flies gay flag "Alongside
Olympic
sponsors like AT
amp;T, Google has made a clear and unequivocal statement that Russia 's anti-LGBT discrimination is indefensible. Now it 's time for each and every remaining
Olympic
sponsor to follow their lead. The clock is ticking, and
Times of India
Tado Jimenez
Fri, 07 Feb 2014 20:00:00 +0800
Examiner.com

Jimenez set off for Bontoc for mountain project
MANILA, Philippines–Musician Isko Cordero, one of
Jimenez ' fellow council members in the artists advocacy group Dakila, said Friday the comedian set off for Bontoc to embark on a personal project called “40 Mountains Project.” “He and other
Inquirer.net
went to Mountain Province for a project titled Life Begins at the Mountain
Comedian-businessman , Arvin Jimenez in real life, was among the 14 killed when a bus fell into a deep ravine in Bontoc, Mountain Province this morning, Feb. 7, 2014 (Philippine time). Based on the latest and updated report, , who is also known
Examiner.com
LEGO Movie
The LEGO Movie
Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:00:00 +0800
Telegraph.co.uk

The Launch Trailer for The
LEGO Movie
Videogame
Launch Trailer for The
LEGO Movie
Videogame Announced back in December, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have revealed the launch trailer for The
LEGO Movie
Videogame, which you can check out below. You can also read the full press release
ComingSoon.net
LEGO movie : ITV advert break to be recreated in LEGO
Taking place during one advert break of Dancing on Ice (ITV, 6.15pm), three adverts – Confused.com, Premier Inn and BT – will be given the
makeover. These will be followed by the official trailer for the
movie , which is released in the UK on
Telegraph.co.uk
Chingay
Fri, 07 Feb 2014 20:00:00 +0800

Explosion of colour at biggest
Chingay
parade
's
Chingay
theme, “Colours of Fabric, One People”. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister in the Prime Minister 's Office Lim Swee Say and
Straits Times
Schapelle Corby
Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:00:00 +0800
BBC News

Australia drug convict
Schapelle Corby
granted parole
Convicted Australian drug trafficker
Schapelle Corby
has been granted parole after serving nine years in prison, Indonesia has announced. Corby, 36, was convicted of drug smuggling in 2005 after 4.1kg (9lb) of marijuana was found in her bag at Denpasar
BBC News
Indonesia grants parole to
Schapelle Corby , Australian convicted of drug
Denpasar, Indonesia (CNN) -- Indonesia said Friday that
Schapelle Corby , an Australian woman convicted almost nine years ago of drug smuggling, has been granted parole. Indonesian Justice Minister Amir Syamsuddin announced the decision at a news
CNN International
Tan Cheng Bock
Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:00:00 +0800
Yahoo Singapore News

Lim Swee Say 'surprised ' by
Tan Cheng Bock
publicly raising retraction of PA
REUTERS/Tim Chong -
Tan Cheng Bock , one of the four candidates for Singapore 's presidency, arrives with his wife Cecilia to vote at a polling station in Singapore August 27, 2011. (Reuters file photo)
Yahoo Singapore News
Facebook Lookback
Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:00:00 +0800
International Business Times UK

Facebook 's
Look Back
” Videos: A Successful Hit
If you have logged onto your
Facebook
account within the past few days, I am sure that you have encountered at least one of your friends who have posted a “
Look Back
” video as one of their status updates. These videos are going viral, and currently, it
WebProNews
Facebook
celebrates 10th birthday with personalised
Look Back ' videos
Facebook 's
engineering lead on the project, Nick Kwiatek said that
Look Back
is one of the company 's largest video projects of all time, adding that rendering videos for as many people as they can was one of the things that motivated them. The report
Hindustan Times
Sochi
Wed, 05 Feb 2014 17:00:00 +0800
Center for Research on Globalization

Olympic flame arrives in
Sochi
as Putin says security a major concern
The Olympic flame has arrived in
Sochi
's lamp
euronews
Sochi
Olympic Games and the Threat of a Terrorist Attack. Who is Behind
In the weeks leading up to the
Sochi
Winter Olympics, the Western Media has released a dribble of “trustworthy reports” examining “the likelihood” of a terrorist attack at the height of the Olympic games. In late January, the British government warned
Center for Research on Globalization
COE prices
Wed, 05 Feb 2014 23:00:00 +0800
Channel News Asia

COE prices
for cars close lower
Certificate of Entitlement (
prices
for vehicles closed mixed in the latest bidding exercise on Wednesday, with the premiums for cars ending lower. PHOTOS. File photo of traffic in Singapore (Photo: Hester Tan, channelnewsasia.com). Enlarge; Caption.
Channel News Asia
M1 Network Down, M1 Facebook, M1 Down, M1 Service Down, M1 Singapore, M1 Customer Service, M1 Network, M1 Service, M1 Service Disruption
Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:00:00 +0800
AsiaOne

mobile services fully restored after outage in the morning 's
mobile services have been fully restored following a disruption earlier in the day, the telco said in a Facebook post at about 12.50pm on Tuesday. Still, some customers said they continue to have trouble connecting to 's
network. The telco said
Straits Times
subscribers report problems with calls, text messages
mobile network hit a snag on Tuesday morning -- callers to Channel NewsAsia 's news hotline said they could not receive nor make calls on their
mobile lines from about 8am on Tuesday morning. PHOTOS. Enlarge; Caption. SINGAPORE: The
Channel News Asia
Fann Wong
Fann Wong pregnant
Tue, 04 Feb 2014 20:00:00 +0800
Channel News Asia

Fann Wong
pregnant with first child
SINGAPORE: Singapore actress
Fann Wong
revealed that she is pregnant in a Facebook post on Tuesday. “Yes, we 're having a baby! Can 't wait to see our little new bundle of joy!” said Wong. This comes shortly after cryptic photos of Wong and her friends
Channel News Asia
43-year-old
Fann Wong
is 3 months pregnant
43-year-old
Fann Wong
is 3 months pregnant. 43-year-old
Fann Wong
is 3 months pregnant. fannwonga1.jpg. AsiaOne. Tuesday, Feb 04, 2014. SINGAPORE - Actress
Fann Wong
has confirmed that she is indeed pregnant. In a short post on her Facebook
AsiaOne
Satya Nadella
Microsoft
Tue, 04 Feb 2014 23:00:00 +0800
Digital Trends

In America, no easy nod for
Satya Nadella
WASHINGTON: "First commitment as CEO...i won 't wait 4 years between tweets! "
Satya Nadella
chirped on Twitter soon after taking the corner office at Microsoft on Tuesday. But going by the kind of scrutiny even his meagre Twitter feed (only 25 tweets
Economic Times
5 ways
Satya Nadella
could fix Microsoft as its next CEO
Update 2/4/14 9:29 a.m.:
Satya Nadella
has officially been hired as the new CEO of Microsoft, according to multiple reports. The search for Microsoft 's next CEO is near its end. With Alan Mulally out, and rumors indicating that Stephen Elop is no
Digital Trends
Chelsea
Man City Vs Chelsea, Chelsea Vs Man City, Man City
Tue, 04 Feb 2014 08:00:00 +0800
The Guardian

The Corner:
Chelsea
outsmart Man City at the Etihad
We begin this week 's edition of 'The Corner ' in England and Monday night 's clash between Manchester City and
Chelsea , the best attack against the best defense in this season 's Premier League. Branislav Ivanovic 's 32nd minute goal helped
Chelsea
euronews
Chelsea 's
Nemanja Matic hails José Mourinho masterplan to beat City
Nemanja Matic has revealed how José Mourinho 's meticulous preparation enabled
Chelsea
to beat Manchester City, with the midfielder pointing to the film of Manuel Pellegrini 's side the manager showed his players. "We prepared very good, the coach
The Guardian
Facebook Paper
Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:00:00 +0800
Android Community

FiftyThree Applies for
Paper ' Trademark to Combat New
Facebook
Facebook
is yet to comment on the branding, although a filing in the USPTO database – spotted by TechCrunch – shows that FiftyThree has now applied to trademark the term
Paper ', putting further pressure on the social network. The bid was submitted on
The Next Web
Facebook Paper
for iOS is amazing, and we 'd like to see it for Android soon
Facebook Paper , we get a brand new — and better — way to access Facebook. Though released for iOS ahead of Android, there is no reason to think Facebook will not be releasing this for Android in the future. Hopefully we see it soon, but for now,
Android Community
Samsung S5
Galaxy S5
Tue, 04 Feb 2014 23:00:00 +0800
PC Advisor

New Galaxy : Launch and release dates in UK
Although there are rumours out there, they are mostly speculating about the
Samsung
Galaxy
price in the UK. We don 't know, but we expect that you 'll have to shell out around £600 for a SIM-free Galaxy
. That 's the same price as the Galaxy S4
PC Advisor
Samsung
Galaxy : launch date set for this month
According to leaked information, the Galaxy
will feature a beefed-up processor, a slick metal casing and an ultra-high-resolution smart-screen that will demonstrate
Samsung 's
determination to compete with Apple at the top end of the smartphone
The Week UK
Lupita
Tue, 04 Feb 2014 02:00:00 +0800
Metro

Newcomers Battle Veterans in Oscar Acting Races
In the other, there are
Lupita
Nyong 'o, June Squibb, Sally Hawkins, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Barkhad Abdi — all first-time nominees. And while “Nebraska 's” Squibb, 84, is a theater vet who also appeared in Alexander Payne 's “About Schmidt,” Nyong 'o and
Variety
Stephanie Koh
Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:00:00 +0800
'Not proud to be Singaporean ' TV show finalist
Stephanie Koh
in family brawl
Ms Nicole Chong (above) lodged a police report, saying that her niece, Korean reality show finalist
Stephanie Koh , pushed her to the floor and hit her on the first day of the Chinese New Year last Friday. -- PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS. - PHOTO: SHIN
Straits Times
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead, Hoffman, Seymour Hoffman, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Mimi O'donnell, Hunger Games, Philip Seymour, Philip Seymour Hoffman Hunger Games, Philip Hoffman
Mon, 03 Feb 2014 05:00:00 +0800
Just Jared Jr.

Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman
dies of suspected drug overdose
Philip Seymour Hoffman , one of the leading actors of his generation and an Academy Award winner for “Capote,” has been found dead at his Manhattan apartment. Police believe he was victim of an apparent drug overdose. Hoffman, 46, was discovered with
euronews
Sam Claflin 'Shocked 'Saddened ' by
Philip Seymour Hoffman 's
Death
“PSH – I am genuinely shocked, saddened and speechless.” the 27-year-old actor wrote on Twitter. “A truly wonderful man, with a magical touch. My hero. Thoughts are with his family.” As many of you already know,
Philip
portrayed Plutarch Heavensbee in
Just Jared Jr.