Friday #sgroundup: Free early-morning MRT train rides to the city extended

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Free early-morning MRT train rides to the city extended
 People get on and off a subway train at an MRT metro station in Singapore, February 15, 2007. Suicides in Singapore …
Early-bird commuters will get to enjoy free MRT rides to the city area for another year.

MRT commuters who tap out of 18 designated city-area stations before 7:45am on weekdays currently enjoy free rides, under a one-year trial scheme that first began on 24 June 2013.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/free-early-morning-mrt-train-rides-to-the-city-extended-041042397.html
 
Police fire tear gas at Thai protesters; 4 hurt
 Anti-government protesters rally at Government House in Bangkok on May 9, 2014
Thai police fired tear gas and water cannons Friday to push back hundreds of protesters trying to force their way into a government compound, the latest indication that ousting the premier will not solve the country's tense political crisis.

Four people were reported injured at the Center for the Administration of Peace and Order, the government's security command center, where protesters tried to push down barbed wire-topped concrete barriers outside the compound.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/police-fire-tear-gas-thai-062700683.html
 
Apple close to buying headphone maker Beats Electronics: FT
 Apple seen eyeing Beats Electronics for $3.2 bln
Apple Inc is close to buying headphone maker Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion, the Financial Times reported.

The purchase of Beats, which also runs a streaming music service, would be Apple's largest ever acquisition, the newspaper reported. It said the deal could be announced as early as next week.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/apple-close-buying-headphone-maker-beats-electronics-ft-221253009--sector.html
 
White House on lockdown for second time in 3 days
 US President Barack Obama pauses while speaking during a reception for the Democratic National Committee May 8, …
For the second time in three days, the White House is on lockdown because of a security breach.

The Secret Service says two people threw something over the fence surrounding the White House complex — one person from the south side and one from the north.

The two people were being detained and questioned Thursday afternoon. Secret Service officers were ordering people in the West Wing to stay inside.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/white-house-lockdown-second-time-3-days-185851688--politics.html
 
Magnitude 4.3 earthquake rattles southern Pakistan
 A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 struck late Wednesday off Canada's Vancouver island in the Pacific, the US …
An earthquake in southern Pakistan has brought down walls and shaken towns, causing some injuries.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.3, struck some 12km (7.5 miles) north of Nawabshah on Friday. The USGS says the quake had a depth of 15.6km (9.7 miles).

Local television stations in Pakistan reported that walls came down and several people suffered injuries in the quake.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/magnitude-4-3-earthquake-rattles-southern-pakistan-053724124.html
 
 
 

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