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River Valley High School student, 16, charged with murder of schoolmate, 13

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SINGAPORE - A 16-year-old student from River Valley High School (RVHS) was charged with the murder of a fellow student, 13, in a district court on Tuesday (July 20) morning. The accused cannot be named as he is under 18 years of age. He appeared in court via video link to face one count of murdering the 13-year-old at a level four toilet in the school between 11.16am and 11.44am on Monday. The 16-year-old was in a red polo T-shirt and wearing a mask. His hair was dishevelled and his eyes darted around the room as the charge was read out. The accused, whose parents were not in court, was represented by lawyer Peter Keith Fernando. The prosecution asked that the accused be remanded at Changi Medical Centre (CMC) for psychiatric observation. The police prosecutor told the court that preliminary investigations revealed that the 16-year-old had been previously assessed at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in 2019 after he had attempted to commit suicide. He had been taken into custody for his safety, referred to IMH for assessment, then discharged, the prosecutor said. “Given the circumstances, we are submitting that he requires psychiatric evaluation,” said the prosecutor. Mr Fernan...

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NEC Announces New Industry-leading Multi-carrier Radio Solution to Address Higher Capacity Demands for 5G Networks

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TOKYO, Jul 7, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701), a leading provider of wireless solutions, today announced the release of new iPASOLINK IAP3 series High-Power Outdoor Units (ODU) and a next generation Outdoor Branching (BR) Combiner (OBC2) to help answer the challenges operators face in increasing 5G network capacity and accelerating deployment needs. NEC's iPASOLINK ODUs are well-known and trusted for their reliability and market-leading performance by network operators that require high availability and high capacity operation over a wide range of challenging environmental conditions. The new IAP3 series ODU's continue to deliver high quality, and now feature significantly improved RF performance in an energy efficient, compact, lightweight housing. The new IAP3 delivers up to 5dB of transmission power improvement in the higher modulations, crucial to operators looking for high capacity links with high availability performance. The IAP3 supports the 6 to 23 GHz bands and channel widths up to 112 MHz with adaptive modulation (AMR) support up to 4096 QAM. Automatic transmitter power control (ATPC) is enabled on the IAP3, ensuring efficient operat...

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S’pore semiconductor firms boost capacity amid global chip crunch

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SINGAPORE - Local players in the semiconductor industry are ramping up production capacity amid a worsening global chip shortage sparked by high demand from consumer electronics and automobile firms. Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA) executive director Ang Wee Seng told The Straits Times that the high demand is forecast to continue into next year with companies dealing with order backlogs that have more than doubled in 12 months. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months* Subscribe now *Terms and conditions apply.

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Maris Stella High School gate to be demolished, new gate will retain original look

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SINGAPORE - The iconic Maris Stella High School gate will be demolished but a new archway, slated to be completed by year end, will be built using parts of the old gate with the look of the original retained. The gate has to be removed from its current location in Mount Vernon Road as the road has to be widened to serve residents of an upcoming housing development in Bidadari estate, said the Housing Board in a statement on Saturday (May 15). The new gate will be located at Bartley Walk. In a Facebook post the same day, Minister of State for National Development Tan Kiat How said that HDB had since 2018 been in talks with the school management on ways to preserve the gate. The option of relocating the whole gate was discussed but engineers accessed that doing so would risk damaging the gate and may pose a safety risk to students. Mr Tan said: "HDB intends to incorporate as much of the old gate into the new, such as the iconic blue tiles and possibly the plaque that carries the school's name." The decision comes amid a petition to save the original gate. The campaign on Change.org has garnered more than 5,000 signatures since it was started on Thursday. The petition was launched the...

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askST: How do CT values and serology tests tell if a person is still infectious?

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SINGAPORE - Looking at serology tests and CT values are ways to determine if a person is still infectious or has recovered from a past infection. Clara Chong sheds light on what these mean. Q: What is a serology test? A: A serology test involves a blood sample, to detect the presence of antibodies. It can show if the person might have been previously infected. Patients have antibodies around two weeks after they recover from the infection and will not have them at the point of infection. Serology tests are done by the Health Ministry to understand if a patient has the virus antibodies, which could imply an earlier infection. Q: What is CT value and how does it relate to viral load? A: Otherwise known as cycle threshold, CT value is a number that comes up during a real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (real-time RT-PCR) test, used widely here and touted as the gold standard for Covid-19 testing. The test looks for genetic sequences specific to Sars-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19. During a PCR reaction, genetic material from the virus is amplified, and multiple copies are created. Amplification takes place through a series of cycles - a single copy becomes two,...

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SDK’s Full-scale Marketing of ST60-HSM Aluminum Alloy Board with High Heat Conductivity and High Strength for On-board Bus Bar

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TOKYO, Apr 27, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) has started full-scale marketing of ST60-HSM aluminum alloy board[1], which has high heat conductivity and high strength, for use as on-board bus bar[2]. In 2021, SDK started to provide several automotive parts manufacturers with samples of ST60-HSM aluminum-alloy boards to be used as on-board bus bars.ST60-HSM developed by SDK is an aluminum alloy board that has high heat conductivity equivalent to that of pure aluminum and high strength equivalent to that of 6061 aluminum alloy[3], and is used as chassis of backlit LCDs for PCs.Due to the global movement towards carbon neutrality, the auto industry is accelerating its shift to electric vehicles including hybrid, plug-in hybrid and EVs. In addition, the industry promotes unit weight reduction in order to improve fuel efficiency and increase travelable distance. The industry is aggressively shifting from copper- to aluminum-alloy-based equipment for various components including wiring harnesses and bus bars.SDK's ST60-HSM is an aluminum alloy board that has high heat conductivity, high strength and high electric conductivity, and also has high...

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SDK’s Full-scale Marketing of ST60-HSM Aluminum Alloy Board with High Heat Conductivity and High Strength, uses On-board Bus Bar

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TOKYO, Apr 27, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) has started full-scale marketing of ST60-HSM aluminum alloy board[1], which has high heat conductivity and high strength, for use as on-board bus bar[2]. In 2021, SDK started to provide several automotive parts manufacturers with samples of ST60-HSM aluminum-alloy boards to be used as on-board bus bars.ST60-HSM developed by SDK is an aluminum alloy board that has high heat conductivity equivalent to that of pure aluminum and high strength equivalent to that of 6061 aluminum alloy[3], and is used as chassis of backlit LCDs for PCs.Due to the global movement towards carbon neutrality, the auto industry is accelerating its shift to electric vehicles including hybrid, plug-in hybrid and EVs. In addition, the industry promotes unit weight reduction in order to improve fuel efficiency and increase travelable distance. The industry is aggressively shifting from copper- to aluminum-alloy-based equipment for various components including wiring harnesses and bus bars.SDK's ST60-HSM is an aluminum alloy board that has high heat conductivity, high strength and high electric conductivity, and also has high...

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Water Crisis Highlights Need for New Solutions & Technologies to Drive Conservation in Asian Agriculture

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SINGAPORE, Mar 22, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - As World Water Day is recognized in Asia and around the globe today, CropLife Asia is marking the occasion by calling for more intensive efforts and collaborative work to drive water conservation in regional agriculture. "There is no natural resource as precious as water, and how we work together to ensure it's conservation will play a large part in determining the future for all of us," said Dr. Siang Hee Tan, Executive Director of CropLife Asia. "Food production requires far too much of this precious resource. Thankfully, plant science innovations are reducing the amount of water needed to drive agriculture. Access to these technologies and other tools that support sustainable food production with less dependence on water are critical for Asia's farmers." With the recent release of new water security data as part of UNICEF's Water Security for All initiative, the critical importance of the availability of this resource is more evident than ever. Specifically, the analysis revealed that more than 1.42 billion people worldwide live in areas of high or extremely high water vulnerability - this includes 450 million children...

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S&P 500 and Dow end session at record highs

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NEW YORK (REUTERS) - The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record highs on Monday (March 15), as investors eyed an economic recovery from the coronavirus and awaited cues from the Federal Reserve this week amid caution over rising borrowing costs. In a concrete sign that the worst of the damage from the coronavirus pandemic may be over for the airline industry, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways said leisure bookings were rising. Gains in the major indexes accelerated near the end of the trading session. The S&P 1500 airlines index jumped over 4% to a one-year high, while other travel-related stocks, including Carnival Corp, Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts jumped between 2% and 5%. Nine of the 11 major S&P sector indexes rose, led by utilities and real estate, each up more than 1%. It was the Dow's sixth straight record high close in a recent surge fuelled by mass vaccinations and congressional approval of a $1.9 trillion aid Bill. Expectations of a recovery accelerated demand for stocks expected to outperform as the economy reopens, such as banks, energy, materials companies. On Monday, the Russell growth index outperformed the Russell value in...

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Nasdaq ends sharply lower after comments from Fed chairman Jerome Powell

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NEW YORK (REUTERS) - Wall Street ended sharply lower on Thursday (March 4), leaving the Nasdaq down nearly 10 per cent from its February record high, after remarks from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell disappointed investors worried about rising longer-term US bond yields. A decline of 10 per cent from its February record high would confirm the Nasdaq is in a correction. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield spiked to 1.533 per cent after Powell's comments, which did not point to changes in the Fed's asset purchases to tackle the recent jump in yields. It still held below last week's one-year high of 1.614 per cent. Some investors had expected the Fed might step up purchases of long-term bonds, helping push down long-term interest rates. "The market has been worried about the rise in long-term interest rates and the Fed chairman in his commentary didn't really push back towards this increase in rates and the market took it as a signal that yields could rise further, which is what has happened," said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James in Florida. In a day of heavy trading on Wall Street, the Nasdaq wiped out all of its year-to-date gains and ended down 9.7 per cent f...