Lee Kuan Yew with the Sultan of Brunei and his wife. (MCI photo)
 

New photo of Lee Kuan Yew sparks concern

A new photo of former PM Lee Kuan Yew taken during a visit by the Sultan of Brunei and his wife sparks concern.  Public's reactions »

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  • John XXIII's brief papacy made big mark for church

    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope John XXIII left his imprint on humanity and the Catholic Church he led for fewer than five years, helping propel him to sainthood on Sunday. Here are some highlights, in deeds and words:

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    • First lady gets resume from girl with jobless dad

      Michelle Obama's annual question-and-answer session with the children of Executive Office employees took a serious turn Thursday when a 10-year-old girl in the front row told the first lady that her dad ...

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      • Obama 'ate only half' the sushi course

        Barack Obama may have enthused publicly about the sushi he was served at an exclusive Michelin-starred restaurant, but he stopped eating half way through the meal, reports said Thursday. Pictures showed the US president being served sake by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the counter of the…

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        • I tendered my resignation without securing the next job. Here’s why I don’t mind.

          I have committed a taboo – I have tendered my resignation without securing the next job. The reactions to the announcement were varied but they all pretty much hint at a deep sense of disapproval. “Why did you do that?” It was as if I had renounced my faith. “What are you going to do from now on?”…

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          • Boy and girl on Korean ferry drowned with life jackets tied together

            By James Pearson and Meeyoung Cho SEOUL (Reuters) - A boy and girl trapped in a sinking South Korean ferry with hundreds of other high school students tied their life jacket cords together, a diver who recovered their bodies said, presumably so they wouldn't float apart. The diver had to separate…

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            • Scolari reveals some of World Cup squad, lauds Neymar

              Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari on Thursday revealed eight of his squad for the World Cup, including four skippers, while adding he has no concerns with the form of striker Neymar. Two weeks before officially unveiling his final squad, Scolari said he was appointing Thiago Silva of Paris Saint…

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              • The 22 Most Miserable Countries In The World

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                • Quan Yifeng fined and banned from driving

                  The Singapore-based TV personality was fined SGD 800 and banned from driving for three months after knocking down a pedestrian last year

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                  • Jodie Foster marries girlfriend

                    Jodie Foster has reportedly tied the knot with Alexandra Hedison, who she has been dating for less than a year.

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                    • Bye Bye, Arp Geok Pao?

                      Not many know this old Canto classic and it’s the end of the road for the folks behind it here…

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                      • 'Gospel of Jesus's Wife': Doubts Raised About Ancient Text

                        Now, new information uncovered by Live Science raises doubts about the origins of the scrap of papyrus. The gospel, written in the ancient Egyptian language Coptic, has made headlines ever since Harvard University professor Karen King announced its discovery. The business-card-size fragment…

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                        • The Secret of Celebrities’ Flawless Skin

                          In order to have flawless skin, you have to pay more attention to facial wash up and skin care. Many stars place their skin toner, mist and booster inside a bathroom so that they could immediately apply them as soon as they finish their facial wash up.

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                          • Waste oil collector struggles after STOMP posts, receives help from kind souls

                            After being photographed at work in Jurong pooling used oil near coffee shops, 50-year-old Valerie Sim has been struggling to keep her family afloat. Web portals STOMP and The Real Singapore published pictures of her in February, triggering a witch hunt for others like her and comments from readers…

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                            • Franco calls selfies 'intimate,' not inappropriate

                              NEW YORK (AP) — James Franco says his recent Instagram postings of him in bed — alone or not — are his way of sharing a "very kind of intimate portrait" of himself and to get people talking.

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                              • Russia's Putin calls the Internet a 'CIA project'

                                President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called the Internet a CIA project and made comments about Russia's biggest search engine Yandex, sending the company's shares plummeting. The Kremlin has been anxious ...

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                                • Malaysian jet: Washed up metal piece sparks speculations

                                  Perth/Canberra, April 23 (IANS) The search for the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that went missing March 8 took a new twist and set off fresh speculations Wednesday with reports of some unidentified material washing ashore on the southwestern coast of Australia. "Western Australia police have…

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                                  • 'Class of 92' reunited to stabilize Man United

                                    LONDON (AP) — Manchester United has brought the "Class of 92" back together.

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                                    • Children's corpses reveal desperate attempts to escape Korean ferry

                                      By Jungmin Jang and Ju-min Park MOKPO/SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean divers swam though dark, cold waters into a sunken ferry on Wednesday, feeling for children's bodies with their hands in a maze of cabins, corridors and upturned decks as they searched for hundreds of missing. Writing by Nick…

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                                      • Mystery of Bizarre Duck-Like Ocean Sound Solved

                                        A mysterious duck-like sound recorded in the ocean around Antarctica has baffled scientists for decades, but the source of the sound has finally been found, researchers say. "In the beginning, no one really knew what it was," said Denise Risch, a marine biologist at NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science…

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                                        • Bloodied shirt, unwashed fork: JPII relics abound

                                          ROME (AP) — Inside a chapel on the edge of Rome, a nun uses a key to open a wooden wall panel, revealing a hidden niche. Behind glass and stitched loosely to supporting backing hangs a relic of holy suffering: the bullet-pocked, bloodstained undershirt that John Paul II was wearing when a gunman…

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