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Japan's Kamen Rider OOO is taking Malaysia by storm

Posted: 18 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT

One of Japan's most enduring superheroes, Kamen Rider, is invading Malaysian shores.

Get ready! Masked rider superhero Kamen Rider OOO is taking Malaysia by storm!

Kamen Rider is a Japanese science fiction television series created by Japanese Mange artist, Shotaro Ishinomori, which started in 1971. The series features a motorcycle-riding superhero – whose alter ego is Eiji Hino – with transforming powers which he uses to battle super-villains in the name of world peace.

Toys based on the character were launched earlier and are brought in by Litt Tak Sdn Bhd in collaboration with Japan's Bandai Namco Group. The leading toy distributor for Japanese action toys in Malaysia, Litt Tak has been working with Bandai over the years to bring in toys from popular franchises such as Power Rangers, Ultraman and Ben 10.

Their latest collaboration sees the introduction of Kamen Rider OOO (pronounced as "Oh's"), the most successful Kamen Rider character in the history of the franchise.

"We are extremely excited about the prospect of Kamen Rider OOO making its way to Malaysian shores for the first time, and we are ensuring that Kamen Rider OOO makes a great impact in this market," said Litt Tak executive director Tan Ee Chian, during the launch, which was also attended by Bandai sales manager (SEA) Shinsuke Kojima, Bandai sales manager (Hong Kong) Yun Keichin, and Yusei Nagamatsu, manager of Toei Co Ltd.

In the Kamen Rider OOO television series, Eiji Hino, a man with a tragic past, receives a belt and three medals that allow him to transform into Kamen Rider OOO. Meanwhile, evil animal-like beings awaken after an 800-year slumber to attack humans and feed of their desires, and Eiji has to use his new-found powers to battle Greeed and their minions, the Yummy monsters, and as a result discovers his purpose in life.

A cosplayer dressed as Kamen Rider 000 performs at the launch, as Litt Tak executive director Tan Ee Chian (left), and Bandai sales manager (SEA) Shinsuke Kijoma look on-- M. Azhar Arif/The Star 27 Feb 2014.

A cosplayer dressed as Kamen Rider 000 performing at the launch of toys based on the character.

In the show, Kamen Rider OOO collects special coin-like O-Medals that enable the hero to change into various forms or "combos" to handle various battle scenarios.

Nagamatsu explained that each medal has "the power of different animals or insects", giving Kamen Rider different powers and abilities, such as the speed of a cheetah, the amazing jump of a kangaroo and the strength of a gorilla.

The title "OOO" represents the three medals used by Kamen Rider to transform from an ordinary man to a villain-fighting superhero. The title also illustrates the infinity symbol (∞) with an additional circle to signify that Kamen Rider is "over infinity".

As the television series is targeted at young boys, Nagamatsu said that the series intends to promote the idea that "good fights evil". "We try to encourage the boys to be strong and brave," he said.

While video games have been getting the attention of children in the recent years, Tan believes that parents would want their children to get away from those games and build social skills, as well as run wild with their imaginations.

Kojima concurred, stressing the matter of family, which happens to be the most important message of the franchise. "We want to provide precious time for family bonding," said Kojima.

The Kamen Rider toy range is available at all major departmental stores in the country with prices ranging from RM9.90 up to RM399.90, while the television series is expected to debut in the second quarter of the year.

> For more information, head on to www.litttak.com.my.

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Angry relatives clash with police as Korea recovers more dead from ferry

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 07:45 PM PDT

JINDO, South Korea (Reuters) - Distraught relatives of hundreds of missing people inside a sunken South Korean ferry clashed with police on Sunday as coastguard divers retrieved more bodies from the ship and the number of confirmed dead rose to 49.

A rescue operation has turned into a grim search through the stricken vessel to recover the remaining 253 passengers, most of them schoolchildren on an outing, who are unaccounted for after Wednesday's capsize.

Searchers retrieved 16 bodies overnight and coastguard officials said cranes would not be deployed to lift the ship off the seabed until the bodies had been recovered.

The 69-year-old captain, Lee Joon-seok, was arrested on Saturday on charges of negligence along with two other crew members, including the third mate who was steering at the time of the capsize.

Prosecutors said the mate was steering the Sewol through the waters where it listed and capsized for the first time in her career. The ship was on a 400-km (300-mile) voyage from Incheon to the southern holiday island of Jeju island.

Until Saturday night, coastguard divers had struggled to get into the passenger quarters of the ferry which sank in 27 metres (86 feet) of water in calm seas while on the well-travelled route.

Though shallow, the murky sea is subject to some of the fiercest currents around the Korean peninsula. But ropes have been fixed to guide divers into the vessel and back out.

"We are now putting in four guide lines, before there was only one, so their access will become faster," Ko Myung-suk, a coast guard official, told a news briefing in the rescue centre in the port of Jindo.

The sinking looks set to be the country's worst maritime disaster in 21 years in terms of loss of life.

South Korean officials are still characterising the operation as a "rescue" although marine experts say that it is unlikely that there are any survivors.

Up to 100 relatives gathered near a bridge linking Jindo island to the mainland and tried to march across to take their protest to the capital, Seoul.

But police formed two lines to prevent the pushing and shoving relatives reaching the bridge.

"Bring me the body," said weeping mother Bae Sun-ok as she was comforted by two policemen at the bridge.

INVESTIGATION

Early reports suggest that the ferry may have turned sharply and then listed before capsizing.

It took about two hours to go over but passengers were ordered to stay put in their cabins and not go up to the deck where they might have been rescued.

Asked why that order was given instead of abandoning the ship, Lee, apparently overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster, told reporters on Saturday he feared they would have been swept out to sea in the strong, cold current.

Of the 476 passengers and crew, 339 were either pupils or teachers from a high school in Ansan, a commuter city outside Seoul.

Relatives gathered in a gymnasium in Jindo have spent four days and nights awaiting news of their loved ones.

The vice-principal of the school, who was on the ferry and survived the capsize, hanged himself outside the gymnasium.

Investigations are looking at how the cargo was stowed, the safety record of the ship operator and the actions of the crew.

Witnesses say the captain and other crew members left the sinking ship before many of the passengers and that orders to evacuate were either not given, or not heard.

Lee has not explained why he left the vessel.

(Reporting by Jumin Park; Writing by David Chance; Editing by Sandra Maler and Robert Birsel)

Surrender talks set with separatists in Ukraine as standoff lasts into Easter

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 06:20 PM PDT

DONETSK/KIEV (Reuters) - A senior mediator from Europe's OSCE security body is due to start negotiating the surrender of pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, although hopes for a rapid end to the crisis are limited.

Gunmen occupying public buildings in Donetsk and other Russian-speaking border towns refuse to recognise an accord in Geneva on Thursday by which Russia, Ukraine and Kiev's U.S. and EU allies agreed that the OSCE should oversee the disarmament of militants and the evacuation of occupied facilities and streets.

The coming days may determine whether unrest following the overthrow of Ukraine's pro-Moscow president can be contained.

Russia, which annexed Crimea last month in the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War, denies directing the separatists or planning to invade. Western powers threaten more economic sanctions if Moscow does not persuade the militants to give up.

Germany's foreign minister, however, sounded a cautious note on Sunday. "We've already exhaustively discussed the sanctions issue," Frank-Walter Steinmeier told Bild newspaper, calling for more effort to go into avoiding an "escalation" of the conflict.

Reliant on Russian gas and eager to keep exporting to Russia, Berlin and other EU governments are less keen on sanctions than the United States, which threatened new measures on Friday.

Mark Etherington, a British diplomat who is deputy head of the OSCE special mission in Ukraine, is due to start talks in the eastern city of Donetsk on Sunday, officials of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe said.

After a meeting in Kiev on Saturday with diplomats from the four parties to the Geneva accord, Swiss envoy Christian Schoenenberger, whose country is chair of the OSCE, said its monitors had already spoken to the separatists: "For the time being the political will is not there to move out," he said.

"That's the task of the monitors, to create this political will, inform the people, so eventually they will understand that the best option for them is to move out," he told reporters.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsia, who warned on Friday of "more concrete actions" to end the standoff if there were no movement over the Easter weekend, said after the meeting that the senior OSCE officials and the local authorities in the east would "work out practical steps for the implementation of the Geneva agreement in the course of the next day or two".

In Donetsk, separatist leaders renewed calls for a referendum that could see Ukraine's industrial heartland annexed by Russia. A poll by an institute in Kiev, however, suggested a majority did not favour rule from Moscow, despite widespread suspicion among Russian speakers of the new leadership in Kiev.

Ukraine's government, short of effective forces, has shown little sign of trying to recapture the dozen or so town halls, police stations and other sites seized over the past two weeks, despite proclaiming the launch of an "anti-terrorist operation".

'EASTER TRUCE'

The Foreign Ministry promised "the suspension of the active phase of the anti-terrorist operation" among a list of initiatives to defuse the crisis issued late on Friday. The SBU state security service said the suspension was "linked to the implementation of the Geneva agreement and the Easter holidays".

The government has explained its lack of visible action beyond setting up security checkpoints by a desire not to hurt civilians. That would risk provoking the intervention Russia has threatened if Russian blood is shed. But lack of resources and training also helps explain the hesitation. Ukrainian troops lost half a dozen armoured vehicles to militants last week.

"An Easter truce may show goodwill - or perhaps just Kiev's total impotence," said Igor, one of the masked men guarding the occupied headquarters of Donetsk's regional government.

"If it's impotence, then we've won. If they're getting ready to provoke us, then we will hit back with force."

Several people have been killed in violence in the past week. On Saturday, a serviceman was killed in Donetsk in what the Defence Ministry described as an accident.

As Orthodox Christians in Russia and Ukraine celebrated the start of Easter Sunday at candlelit midnight services, the head of the Ukrainian church struck a confrontational note, accusing Russia of "aggression" and saying "evil" would be defeated.

"Against our peace-loving nation, which voluntarily gave up nuclear weapons, there has been aggression," Patriarch Filaret said, referring to a 1994 treaty by which Kiev gave up its Soviet-era nuclear arsenal in return for security guarantees from Moscow.

"A country which guaranteed the integrity and inviolability of our territory has committed aggression.

PUTIN

After weeks of bitter mutual recriminations, Vladimir Putin held out the prospect of better relations with the West on Saturday, but the Russian president made clear it would depend on concessions from his adversaries in the crisis over Ukraine.

"I think there is nothing that would hinder a normalisation and normal cooperation," he said in an interview to be broadcast by Russian state television in which he commented favourably on the appointment of a new head of NATO. "This does not depend on us, or rather not only on us. This depends on our partners."

Moscow says its interest is only to protect its borders and Russian speakers in Ukraine from "fascists" and others who overthrew President Viktor Yanukovich after he sparked months of protests by rejecting closer ties with the EU.

The United States and European Union have imposed limited sanctions on Russian officials over Crimea but are struggling to find a common approach to curbing what they see as a drive by Moscow to recover control of its former empire.

Russia has long complained that NATO's extension of membership to Moscow's Cold War satellites in Eastern Europe and deepening ties to ex-Soviet states like Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are part of an aggressive policy to undermine it.

Years of Western disdain for Russia's struggles with the legacy of the communist collapse also lie behind Putin's demands - hugely popular at home - that Moscow be treated with respect. His spokesman hit back on Friday at threats of sanctions from Washington, saying it treated Russia like a "guilty schoolboy".

UNCERTAINTIES

Huge unknowns hang over the situation. Putin's ultimate goal may not be the Crimean-style annexation of Ukraine's industrial heartland, despite his comments in a major public appearance on Thursday in which he recalled that what is now eastern and southern Ukraine was the tsars' New Russia.

Many analysts believe Putin is mainly seeking to influence events in Ukraine and ensure a favourable outcome in next month's election following the loss of Russian ally Yanukovich.

That in turn raises questions about the role of Ukraine's rich business "oligarchs" in the crisis and the election.

Conspiracy theories abound in Kiev, according to which the rich and powerful may be fomenting unrest behind the scenes to further their own ends or to curry favour with Putin, who holds sway over the Russian business interests of Ukrainian tycoons.

The Ukrainian government has been at pains to show it is ready to meet the demands of people in the east for greater local autonomy and rights to use the Russian language.

With a presidential election to replace Yanukovich planned for May 25, the government also needs to convince Ukrainians that 23 years of corruption and economic mismanagement under various leaders might come to end and give the state a better future.

A poll by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology for the Zerkalo Nedeli newspaper found less than a third of people in the easternmost regions of Donetsk and Luhansk would vote for rule from Moscow and less than a quarter said they supported the takeover of public buildings in their regions by armed men.

Nonetheless, fear of "fascist" Ukrainian nationalists in Kiev, and worries for employment in the mines and factories, are widespread: "I lost my job in February when all of this chaos started in Kiev," said Nina Nebesna, 30, a mother of two, as she headed in to Donetsk's stadium to watch the local soccer derby.

"Now I can't find work anywhere," she said. "I don't recognise the junta that took power in Kiev. Those boys are standing up for our rights," she said of the local militants.

Local miner, Mikhail Belogurov, 55, said a move in the Kiev parliament after Yanukovich fell to curb Russian-language rights was "really stupid" and he wanted "the authorities in Kiev to pay more attention to us". But he was sceptical of the aims of the pro-Russian separatists: "We don't know who the people in the buildings are," he said. " We don't know what they want."

(Additional reporting by Aleksandar Vasovic in Donetsk, Thomas Grove in Slaviansk, Ukraine, Pavel Polityuk in Kiev and Conor Humphries, Vladimir Soldatkin and Christian Lowe in Moscow; Writing by Alastair Macdonald; Editing by Peter Cooney)

At Easter, Ukrainian church condemns Russian 'aggression'

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 05:20 PM PDT

KIEV (Reuters) - As Russians and Ukrainians celebrated Easter on Sunday with their nations locked in conflict, the head of Ukraine's Orthodox Church condemned Russian "aggression" and said "evil" would be defeated.

"Against our peace-loving nation, which voluntarily gave up nuclear weapons, there has been aggression, there has been injustice," Patriarch Filaret said in his Easter message, as quoted by local media. "A country which guaranteed the integrity and inviolability of our territory has committed aggression.

"God cannot be on the side of evil, so the enemy of the Ukrainian people is condemned to defeat," he said. "Lord, help us resurrect Ukraine."

It was a strikingly outspoken intervention at a time when many Ukrainians said they were praying for peace with their former Soviet neighbour on a day when Christians celebrate Jesus rising from the dead after his crucifixion.

The acting president, Oleksander Turchinov, confined his Easter message to expressions of hope for better days: "We are living in a fateful time," he said, "when the Ukrainian people have decisively affirmed their striving for freedom and justice."

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, which still has the loyalty of many congregations across Ukraine despite political strains between the two countries, called for peace.

"Our special prayer today is for the peoples of Russia and Ukraine, so that peace should reign in the hearts and minds of our brothers and sisters by blood and by faith, so that the ties that we have lost, and much-needed cooperation, should be restored," Patriarch Kirill said in his Easter message.

EASTER RITUALS

Following an uprising in Kiev that overthrew the Kremlin-backed Ukrainian president in February, Russia annexed Crimea last month and pro-Moscow separatists are now occupying public buildings in the Russian-speaking east of the country and pressing for their regions also to be ruled from Moscow.

Ukraine gave up Soviet nuclear weapons based on its territory in 1994 in a treaty under which Russia, along with the United States and Britain, guaranteed Ukrainian sovereignty.

The Ukrainian government and its Western allies accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of fomenting unrest - something he denies. International monitors hope to start implementing an agreement to disarm Ukrainian militants in the coming days.

Orthodox Christian religious practice has flourished in Russia and Ukraine since the collapse of Soviet communism.

Among the faithful who came to pray at midnight at St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in central Kiev, welcoming the resurrection to the frantic ringing of the bells, many said they were worried by developments but felt no hostility to Russians.

"Everyone is praying for peace," said Natasha, a 25-year-old student as she arrived, scarf over her head, with a basket of Easter eggs to be given a traditional blessing by the priests.

Antonina Pavelets, a physicist walking home with a flickering lantern from the church, said the Kremlin simply failed to understand that "Ukrainians are a different people".

Her husband, Serhiy, labouring under the weight of two baskets of eggs, said: "We want to be close to Russia, but to be on our own." He believed separatists in the east were a minority.

"At the end of the day," he said, "Ukraine will stay united."

(Additional reporting by Christian Lowe in Moscow; Editing by Peter Cooney)

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'Mrs Doubtfire' sequel is on, but its former child star is not interested

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 11:20 PM PDT

Actress Mara Wilson has 'no interest' to be involved in the planned sequel of the 1990s hit film.

Fox 2000 is planning a sequel to 1993 hit Robin Williams comedy Mrs Doubtfire, but former child star Mara Wilson has "no interest" in reprising her role as Williams' youngest daughter, Natalie Hillard.

"I've been in some mediocre movies, but I've never been in a sequel. And I have no interest in being in one now," Wilson wrote on Twitter. "Sequels generally suck unless they were planned as part of a trilogy or series. I think Doubtfire ended where it needed to end."

Wilson – also famous for leading roles in Matilda and Miracle On 34th Street – left acting behind over a decade ago, and wrote a blog post in 2012 explaining why, so her quick rejection of even just the possibility of being asked to return is not surprising.

"There are many, many reasons I don't want to be in Mrs Doubtfire 2. But they haven't even asked me (yet), so no need to worry," Wilson added. "I'm glad I had the chance to be in it, and I'm proud of what we did, but I don't see how we could do it again."

The original film starred Williams as a recently divorced father who decides to dress up like a Scottish nanny in order to spend more time with his kids, also played by Matthew Lawrence and Lisa Jakub. Lawrence appears to be the only "Hillard" child still acting. Sally Field co-starred as the mum, and Pierce Brosnan played her new boyfriend.

Williams, who has declined to be involved in the project in the past, is on board to bring the beloved babysitter back to life. Chris Columbus will return to direct from a script by Elf writer David Berenbaum. — Reuters

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'Mrs Doubtfire' sequel is on, but its former child star is not interested

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 11:20 PM PDT

Actress Mara Wilson has 'no interest' to be involved in the planned sequel of the 1990s hit film.

Fox 2000 is planning a sequel to 1993 hit Robin Williams comedy Mrs Doubtfire, but former child star Mara Wilson has "no interest" in reprising her role as Williams' youngest daughter, Natalie Hillard.

"I've been in some mediocre movies, but I've never been in a sequel. And I have no interest in being in one now," Wilson wrote on Twitter. "Sequels generally suck unless they were planned as part of a trilogy or series. I think Doubtfire ended where it needed to end."

Wilson – also famous for leading roles in Matilda and Miracle On 34th Street – left acting behind over a decade ago, and wrote a blog post in 2012 explaining why, so her quick rejection of even just the possibility of being asked to return is not surprising.

"There are many, many reasons I don't want to be in Mrs Doubtfire 2. But they haven't even asked me (yet), so no need to worry," Wilson added. "I'm glad I had the chance to be in it, and I'm proud of what we did, but I don't see how we could do it again."

The original film starred Williams as a recently divorced father who decides to dress up like a Scottish nanny in order to spend more time with his kids, also played by Matthew Lawrence and Lisa Jakub. Lawrence appears to be the only "Hillard" child still acting. Sally Field co-starred as the mum, and Pierce Brosnan played her new boyfriend.

Williams, who has declined to be involved in the project in the past, is on board to bring the beloved babysitter back to life. Chris Columbus will return to direct from a script by Elf writer David Berenbaum. — Reuters

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At press conference, Langkawi MP again apologises for Karpal remarks

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 08:48 AM PDT


KUALA LUMPUR: Langkawi MP Datuk Nawawi Ahmad called for a press conference late Saturday where he again offered an apology to Karpal Singh's family over "insensitive" remarks he made after the DAP veteran's accident.

"I would like to express my deep remorse and regret on what happened the last two days over a posting on my private Facebook page," he told reporters.

"After some thinking, I have realised that I have done something unethical and unacceptable," he said.

The press conference came hours after he had posted the apology on his Facebook.

Nawawi said he removed the posting "when he realised that the post was strongly objected and condemned by the people."

Karpal was killed in an accident at about 1am Thursday while travelling in a car near Gua Tempurung.

Nawawi posted a gruesome picture of the accident scene attaching with it Karpal's "an Islamic state can only happen 'over my dead body' " newspaper article.

The posting also had a caption calling for those willing "to take up the challenge," which angered many people.

But Nawawi said the posting was created with his handphone while he was travelling in his car. He did not realise that it was offensive, he said.
"I didn't realise how bad the picture (of Karpal) was as my screen was very small.

"Maybe if I was with my computer, I might have realised how unethical it was for me to post such a picture," he said.

"I would like to extend my sincerest apology to his family and all Malaysians who were affected by the post," he said.

 Nawawi added that he had the highest respect for Karpal as a lawyer and a respected MP.

"I will always respect him as a highly capable MP and he has also projected himself as a man of principle, integrity and courage with noble constitutional spirit," Nawawi said.

Karpal's eldest grandson dreamt about him the night he died

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 08:23 AM PDT

GEORGE TOWN: Karpal Singh's eldest grandson dreamt about him on that tragic Thursday night, not knowing that his grandfather had passed away.

Aakshay Singh Deo, 11, said that in his dream, he was walking with Karpal by a beautiful beach and Karpal had hugged him for a long time.

"He then slowly disappeared into the sunset," said Aakshay, who related the dream to his father Jagdeep when he returned to the Jalan Utama house in Penang with Karpal's remains. 

Jagdeep or anyone else had not told Aakshay about Karpal's death at that time.

Aakshay said the dream could be a sign that his grandfather had regained his ability to walk and returned to God's side.

Aakshay is the eldest of Karpal's 11 grandchildren.

And when Karpal played the cupid

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 07:42 AM PDT

PETALING JAYA: Countless number of people have had Karpal Singh to thank for - from getting them out of jail to voicing out their problems or making their voices heard in Parliament.

But for fellow lawyer Sulaiman Abdullah and wife Mehrun Siraj, they have Karpal to thank for playing cupid.

Their son, Huzir, said his mother reminded him that Karpal was the one responsible for getting both of them together when they were students at Singapore University.

Karpal was in his third year at the university when Sulaiman and Mehrun arrived as first year students, said Huzir in a Facebook posting.    

"Karpal was in Dunearn Rd Hostel with Dad and used to rag him mercilessly. In those days Karpal wore a big starched turban like a helmet that he took off and put next to him when he slept. Whenever Dad annoyed him Karpal would take off his turban and hit Dad on the head with it," Huzir wrote in his post as related by his mother.

Huzir said that one day Karpal told his dad that he had found a girl by the name of Mehrun Siraj who was right for him and asked him to invite her to the Indian Cultural Society Night.

When Sulaiman said he didn't know who the girl was, Karpal hit him with his turban and shouted at him to find and invite her to the function.

Sulaiman however couldn't figure out which of the three "possible" girls in the class was Mehrun so he didn't do anything, Huzir said.

Mehrun and a friend however showed up at the function by themselves.

Sulaiman figured out who Mehrun was and they started talking. Later on, Karpal and Sulaiman shared a house after moving out of the hostel.

Huzir quoted his mother as saying "And so I always say it's because of Karpal Singh that we are together…Of course, sometimes when Dad irritates me, I say it's Karpal Singh's fault that we are together."

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Phone app alerts CPR-trained people to cardiac arrest cases

Posted: 18 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT

A new smartphone application alerts people trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to nearby cardiac arrest cases, and a map of all public automated external defibrillators (AED).

These are among initiatives being introduced by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) as part of its efforts to leverage technology to respond faster to emergencies and save lives.

The CPR mobilisation app and defibrillators registry were unveiled at the SCDF Annual Workplan Seminar on Thursday, alongside other new tools, such as an unmanned firefighting and rescue vehicle, which also doubles as a forklift or bulldozer.

"Like all of our Home Team, we are challenged by the situation of tight labour within our workforce," said Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli, who was speaking at the event held at the Institute of Technical Education College Central.

"We have to expand the capabilities of SCDF, not just through manpower expansion as demands on them grow, but also through innovation."

The innovations by the "life-saving force" also extend to tapping full-time national servicemen as well as the wider community more.

The defibrillator registry, for instance, is being set up in partnership with the Singapore Heart Foundation, and SCDF will work with training centres to sign up people who are CPR-certified to build a critical mass for the phone app. — The Straits Times/ Asia News Network

Property firm wants workers to go back early

Posted: 18 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT

It pays to leave work early at property valuation firm GSK Global. Those who finish their tasks with few errors by 7pm every day are rewarded with pay rises, bonuses and more days off.

And they get fewer days off and little or no bonuses when they are inefficient.

"I get upset if I see employees staying in the office after 7pm," said boss Eric Tan, 47. "It shows that they are either inefficient or are not focused."

Unfortunately, there are not enough firms in Singapore that pay close attention to long working hours, said human resource analysts, employers and workers.

Far too often, firms demand results and neglect work processes, leading to extra-long work hours.

"Workers can get overwhelmed if they have many things to do. But not many bosses are giving them guidance in planning and prioritising their tasks," said Singapore Human Resources Institute president Erman Tan.

The issue of excessive long hours causing more young professionals to burn out was highlighted in a Straits Times report earlier this week. Experts said the problem is that the work-life schemes at most firms, such as flexi-work and work-from-home options, offer flexibility but do not lead to shorter work hours.

Kurt Wee, president of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, said technology is more a bane than boon.

"You can be at home but still working all the time with your mobile phone or laptop. Of course, you won't feel rested," he said.

This is where bosses must step in, said analysts. A suggestion is to have rules on e-mail after work hours. France, for instance, announced last week that it will implement a law to stop some 250,000 workers in the technology and consultancy sectors from replying to e-mails after 6pm.

GSK Global's Mr Tan said such rules are useful only if they are enforced. "When I see my staff talking about work in our company's WhatsApp group or replying to e-mails in the evenings, I will tell them to stop." — The Straits Times/ Asia News Network

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Cut to perfection: Matisse's shear artistry celebrated at Tate Modern

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 01:05 AM PDT

London's Tate Modern is set to open a highly anticipated exhibition celebrating the cut-outs of French artist Henri Matisse, which made even Picasso jealous.

Tate Modern director Nicholas Serota boasts that the much-anticipated show, entitled simply Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs which brings together more than 100 works from around the world, "will be the most evocative and beautiful show that London has ever seen".

Of the vibrant cut-outs, Serota said: "People sometimes say these could be done by a child, but it's only an old man that has this incredible freedom of mind."

"It's a show for the summer," said Times critic Rachel Campbell-Johnson, one of many British experts enchanted by the explosion of colours in the old power station. Tate Modern is translated into a sunlit studio in the south of France," she wrote.

Exhibition curator Nicholas Cullinan took five years to gather the cuttings, which include four of the artist's iconic Blue Nudes and mock-ups of stained glass windows for the Chapel of the Rosary in the French town of Vence.

French artist Henri Matisse photographed against one of his cut-outs towards the end of his life. 

One of Matisse's most recognised artworks, the iconic Blue Nude II, made in 1952. The artist passed away in 1954.

At the end of his life, ravaged by disease and confined to a wheelchair, Matisse became more and more interested in the technique of cutting until scissors finally replaced brushes as his favourite tool.

A film shown in the exhibition shows the artist in his studio, eagerly cutting coloured gouache paper before composing the final works, sometimes huge, with the help of assistants.

"Most artists towards the ends of their life often develop something they call a 'late style'. If you think about people like Titian or Rembrandt or Monet, as painters their work became more gestural. But what Matisse instead did was to develop an entirely different medium," Cullinan told AFP.

Matisse's new direction impressed Picasso, who became jealous of the work when he came to visit his colleague's Nice studio, according to Cullinan.

"The last 15 years of his life, the works get larger, more ambitious, more joyful, more youthful and it gets better and better – it builds and builds and builds," said the curator.

"And I think he was very aware he was in a race against time to complete these works" before his death in 1954 at the age of 84. – AFP/RelaxNews

Colour that rubber! Using pop art to make safe sex cool in Kenya

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 12:30 AM PDT

A Kenyan NGO has teamed up with controversial artist Michael Soi for a campaign to spread safe sex awareness among youths – by putting his funky art on condoms.

The Centre for African Family Studies (CAFS), a Nairobi-based NGO, hopes to encourage condom use in Kenya through a new campaign and a new line of colourful condom wrappers designed by Kenyan artist Michael Soi.

Safe art: A Kenyan NGO and pop artist Michael Soi (seen at work in the photo below) teamed up to make funky, colourful condom wrappers as part of a campaign to encourage safe sex behaviour among local youths. 

After seeing a positive response to the concept on Facebook, the NGO is currently seeking funds to launch production of the condoms alongside a campaign to lessen the stigma associated with buying them.

The designs on the eye-catching wrappers are taken from paintings by Michael Soi, whose work is popular but also somewhat controversial in his home country. Unlike many of his fellow Kenyans, Soi does not hesitate to approach the taboo subject of sex in his work.

"Most people are actually very afraid of going to vendors in supermarkets and chemists to buy condoms because we are a fairly reserved society," explains Genevieve Imbali, communications and marketing officer at CAFS, in conversation with CNN.

"Most people aren't very open to the idea that very young people might walk into a shop just to buy condoms because nobody wants to be known to be having sex. There is so much stigma associated with condom purchase in the country," Imballi added.

The initial range of condom wrappers featuring Michael Soi's art, available for sale online via donation to the campaign's crowdfunding page. 

The NGO has its work cut out for it. To reach its goals of attracting the attention of young people with the funky, arty condoms, CAFS aims to finance its project through the crowd-funding platform Indiegogo. The goal is to raise US$10,000 (RM32,415) by May 4. – AFP/RelaxNews

Celebrating the unsung heroes of performing arts

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Winners of the 11th Boh Cameronian Arts Technical Arts Awards.

Tuesday afternoon isn't exactly a glamorous day or time to be handing out awards. But local artists seemed unfazed as they arrived at Wondermama in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur for the 11th Boh Cameronian Arts Technical Arts Awards ceremony.

The Technical Arts Awards ceremony is part of the Boh Cameronian Arts Technical Awards, an annual event organised by online arts magazine Kakiseni to honour the best dance, music, musical theatre and theatre performances from the previous year. 

The Technical Arts Awards was introduced in 2012 to recognise unsung heroes who have worked tirelessly behind the production scenes or scripts. Present at the event was National Department for Culture and Arts director-general Datuk Norliza Rofli.

At the ceremony, seven awards were handed out for outstanding achievements in light, set, sound as well as costume, styling and make-up in the dance, theatre and musical categories. Each winner walked away with an award and RM1,000. 

The biggest winner was Terence Conrad of TerryandTheCuz who clinched two awards – Best Lightning Design and Best Set Design for Flatland, under the dance category. 

While humbled, Conrad felt honoured that his work on Flatland – described as "a multifaceted stage experience combining strong dance language with equally effective audio-visual design" – has been recognised by his peers.

Cheah Ui Hua plays Archduke Duncan in Eugene Ionesco's MacBett. The production won Best Costume Design Styling and Make-Up for Siti Farrah Abdullah, a costume planner.

Cheah Ui Hua plays Archduke Duncan in Eugene Ionesco's MacBett. The production won Best Costume Design Styling and Make-Up for Siti Farrah Abdullah, a costume planner.

"It's a pleasant surprise and I'm happy that the hard work has paid off. Flatland is a satirical novel set during the English Victorian era. To incorporate creative elements into the set design, we worked closely with choreographer Suhaili Micheline and dancers to bring out the best of the dance presentation," said Conrad. 

It was equally a happy event for stage actress-turned-costume planner Siti Farrah Abdullah, who won Best Costume Design Styling and Make-Up (theatre category) for Romanian playwright Eugene Lonesco's Macbett based on playwright Tanya Ronder's 2007 adaptation of Ionesco's play originally written in the 1970s.

Perhaps it was Siti's avant garde approach to the costumes, featuring black leather, metals and dark materials, that made her a cut above the rest.

"The process of designing gowns for 10 characters in the play was difficult because each character had between six and eight costume changes. It was equally challenging to find suitable and practical costumes which allowed actors quick changes. It was my first time behind the scenes and I'm happy that my work has been recognised," said Siti.

The winners' list also included Amelia Tan, who scooped Best Lighting Design for Philadelphia, Here I Come (for theatre) while Mark Teh and Wong Tay Sy won Best Set Design for Something I Wrote under the same category. Under dance, Shamala Narayanan won Best Costume Design, Styling and Make Up for Panchali Sabatham

Chan Wei Ling, Dominique Devorsine, Bryan Christopher Tan and Teo Kuang Han won Best Design and Technical (Set/Sound/Light) for The Producers (musical theatre category).

Twenty eight more awards remain for the main 11th Boh Cameronian Arts Awards ceremony, taking centrestage on April 27 at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur. Kakiseni has also created the Kakiseni Audience Choice Awards where arts lovers can cast their votes online (kakiseni.com) for their favourite dance, music, musical theatre and theatre performances.

> The 11th Boh Cameronian Arts Awards takes place on April 27 at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur. For more details, visit kakiseni.com.

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Girl power in the new era is just as awesome as it used to be

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 12:55 AM PDT

Today's girl bands will remind you what girl power is all about.

The 1990s brought about a string of musical girl groups that embodied girl power. From TLC, En Vogue and Destiny's Child to Spice Girls and All Saints, these ladies exuded confidence, independence and femininity whether it's through their music, their appearances or their demeanour.

Their observations on life – though usually candid – were not only relatable but inspiring, too, especially to younger fans who aspire to be like them.

Fortunately, many of today's girl groups feature the same qualities (some even take things up a notch or two) as their predecessors. Here are some of these new-era girl groups that everyone is talking about these days.

Haim

Don't ever make the mistake of calling Haim - an all-female instrument-playing rock band- as a girl band.

Sisters Este (28), Danielle (25) and Alana (23) make up the girl band Haim (pssst, apparently they think it's an 'insult' to call them a girl band.). Formed in 2006, when Alana was only 15, the trio only managed to release its debut album Days Are Gone last year. The sisters have been compared to Fleetwood Mac for their folk-rock and Americana sensibilities.

Crayon Pop

With over 15 million views and counting on their Bar Bar Bar music video, Crayon Pop can also count Lady Gaga as one of their biggest fans.

There are probably hundreds of K-pop girl bands in the market today, but only one can lay claim as Lady Gaga's opening act. The five-member group is set to open for Gaga once her new tour kicks off in June. Crayon Pop's kitschy performances has made it the talk of the town; it was also what caught Gaga's eye. Crayon Pop's video Bar Bar Bar which features the girls dancing in scooter helmets and posing like superheroes, has over 16 million views on YouTube.

The Impatient Sisters

Fans have to wait a little longer for local indie folk-pop darlings The Impatient Sisters to release an album.

Sisters Soraya, Irena and Nazeera Taib from Kuantan, Pahang formed The Impatient Sistersa few years back. Famed for their soothing harmonies, the folk-pop trio is a popular feature at music festivals in Malaysia and around the region. Armed with xylophones and kazoos as instruments, the trio is also noted for dreamy performances of songs like Comet And Stars, The Ark and Nadi Kota.

Twelve Girls Band

Twelve Girls Band are literally 12 girls in band who plays various traditional music instruments.

Formed in 2001, this Chinese girl group has 12 members (well, duh) who were all selected from an audition attended by more than 4,000 contestants. To be a part of the Twelve Girls Band, members have to be well-versed in traditional Chinese instruments like erhu, guzheng and pipa. In 2004, Twelve Girls Band released its debut album Eastern Energy, that contains a classical cover of Coldplay's Clocks and Only Time by Enya.

Apple Girls Band

Who needs a guitar? Apple Girls Band from Thailand make beautiful music with gadgets like iPad and iPhone.

Formed in 2011, Apple Girls Band is a quintet from Thailand who perform with Apple products like the iPhone, iPad and even iPod. Naysayers say these girls are not an actual band because they don't play any instruments. However, band member Pac once stated that they can actually play musical instruments, they just chose not to. Apple Girls Band's music is highly infectious thanks to its whimsical cheerful tunes.

Pearls Negras

Pearls Negras are looking to put Brazilian baile funk music on the map.

You just know that your career is going somewhere when Rolling Stone magazine lists you as one of its new artistes of the month. The trio from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil consists of 17-year-old Alice Coelho, Mariana Alves and Jennifer Loiola, who are both 16. With the single Pensando Em Voce (Thinking of You), the girls are looking to put their unique blend of upbeat baile funk music on the map. 

Before you dismiss them as another 15-minute pop music sensation, you should know that the girls aspire to give a voice to Rio's disaffected youth. Pearls Negras also showcased their social consciousness through gritty rap song Mr President.

Lana Del Rey launches new single called 'West Coast'

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 10:05 PM PDT

The 'emo-est' of all emo singers reveals a new track from her upcoming album.

Lana Del Rey has revealed her latest single, West Coast, after performing it at this weekend's Coachella festival. The track appears to be the first from her upcoming album, Ultraviolence, produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys.

After contributing the track Young And Beautiful to last year's Great Gatsby soundtrack, releasing the short film Tropico earlier this year and covering Once Upon A Dream for the film Maleficent, Del Rey has just revealed the first taste of her next album.

The new track, which she first performed at a Las Vegas concert on April 11, is now streaming and will be available for purchase on iTunes starting today.

A release date has yet to be announced for Ultraviolence, which follows 2012's Born To Die. — AFP Relaxnews

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Phone app alerts CPR-trained people to cardiac arrest cases

Posted: 18 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT

A new smartphone application alerts people trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to nearby cardiac arrest cases, and a map of all public automated external defibrillators (AED).

These are among initiatives being introduced by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) as part of its efforts to leverage technology to respond faster to emergencies and save lives.

The CPR mobilisation app and defibrillators registry were unveiled at the SCDF Annual Workplan Seminar on Thursday, alongside other new tools, such as an unmanned firefighting and rescue vehicle, which also doubles as a forklift or bulldozer.

"Like all of our Home Team, we are challenged by the situation of tight labour within our workforce," said Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli, who was speaking at the event held at the Institute of Technical Education College Central.

"We have to expand the capabilities of SCDF, not just through manpower expansion as demands on them grow, but also through innovation."

The innovations by the "life-saving force" also extend to tapping full-time national servicemen as well as the wider community more.

The defibrillator registry, for instance, is being set up in partnership with the Singapore Heart Foundation, and SCDF will work with training centres to sign up people who are CPR-certified to build a critical mass for the phone app. — The Straits Times/ Asia News Network

Property firm wants workers to go back early

Posted: 18 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT

It pays to leave work early at property valuation firm GSK Global. Those who finish their tasks with few errors by 7pm every day are rewarded with pay rises, bonuses and more days off.

And they get fewer days off and little or no bonuses when they are inefficient.

"I get upset if I see employees staying in the office after 7pm," said boss Eric Tan, 47. "It shows that they are either inefficient or are not focused."

Unfortunately, there are not enough firms in Singapore that pay close attention to long working hours, said human resource analysts, employers and workers.

Far too often, firms demand results and neglect work processes, leading to extra-long work hours.

"Workers can get overwhelmed if they have many things to do. But not many bosses are giving them guidance in planning and prioritising their tasks," said Singapore Human Resources Institute president Erman Tan.

The issue of excessive long hours causing more young professionals to burn out was highlighted in a Straits Times report earlier this week. Experts said the problem is that the work-life schemes at most firms, such as flexi-work and work-from-home options, offer flexibility but do not lead to shorter work hours.

Kurt Wee, president of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, said technology is more a bane than boon.

"You can be at home but still working all the time with your mobile phone or laptop. Of course, you won't feel rested," he said.

This is where bosses must step in, said analysts. A suggestion is to have rules on e-mail after work hours. France, for instance, announced last week that it will implement a law to stop some 250,000 workers in the technology and consultancy sectors from replying to e-mails after 6pm.

GSK Global's Mr Tan said such rules are useful only if they are enforced. "When I see my staff talking about work in our company's WhatsApp group or replying to e-mails in the evenings, I will tell them to stop." — The Straits Times/ Asia News Network

Tanker engineer jailed for siphoning marine fuel

Posted: 18 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT

An oil tanker chief engineer was sentenced to 18 months' jail after he was found guilty of siphoning 200 metric tonnes of marine fuel oil worth US$125,400 (RM405,719).

But Greek national Pittis Stavros (pic), 58, is appealing. Bail of S$120,000 (RM310,402) has been offered pending his appeal, and he was scheduled to leave for home yesterday morning.

Stavros – a chief engineer of the MV Sakura Princess which was chartered by V8 Pool Inc – was found guilty last week of criminal breach of trust.

On Jan 10 last year, bunker company Constank had been nominated to supply 1,800 metric tonnes of marine fuel oil to Sakura Princess, the prosecution said.

A bunker clerk on board the Coastal Saturn was deployed to supply the vessel with 500 metric tonnes of oil, as the vessel claimed it needed fuel urgently.

Stavros struck a deal with an independent surveyor and the bunker clerk to shortchange his vessel of 200 tonnes of fuel.

More than 42 million tonnes of marine fuel was sold here last year, making Singapore the world's top bunkering port. — The Straits Times/ Asia News Network

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Swiss Air Lines becomes world's 'first allergy-friendly' carrier

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 01:05 AM PDT

In response to the rise of food intolerances and allergies among consumers, Swiss International Air Lines has announced that it's become the world's first certified 'allergy-friendly' airline.

Swiss International Air Lines is the first allergy-friendly airline in the world. – AFP/RelaxNews

Beginning next month, the carrier says it will begin rolling out new products and services to improve the flying experience for allergy sufferers, ranging from the in-flight menu to cabin modifications.

While most commercial airlines already offer gluten-free and lactose-free meal options, Swiss has gone a step further in becoming certified by the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation.

"The numbers of people suffering from allergies have been increasing throughout the industrialized world for several years now," said Torsten Zuberbier, director of the Berlin-based ECARF.

According to Zuberbier, more than 30% of Europe's population suffer directly from allergies, but only 10% eek medical treatment.

In addition to allergy sufferers, consumers with food intolerances and flyers following strict dietary regimes will be able to request gluten-free snacks and meals, as well as lactose-free alternatives like coffee cream and chocolate.

In the cabin, First and Business Class passengers will be offered pillows stuffed with synthetic materials instead of the sneeze-inducing down-filled kind.

The airline will also eliminate decorative flowers and air fresheners, while on-board toilets will now be stocked with soaps that are gentler on the skin.

Allergy-friendly cabins could be seen as an in-flight extension of a hotel trend: hypoallergenic rooms.

Select properties under the Hilton and Hyatt brands, for instance, offer hypoallergenic rooms that feature in-room filtration systems to remove air particles and microfiber pillow cases. Surfaces are also treated with bacteria-inhibiting sanitisers. – AFP/RelaxNews

Colour that rubber! Using pop art to make safe sex cool in Kenya

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 12:30 AM PDT

A Kenyan NGO has teamed up with controversial artist Michael Soi for a campaign to spread safe sex awareness among youths – by putting his funky art on condoms.

The Centre for African Family Studies (CAFS), a Nairobi-based NGO, hopes to encourage condom use in Kenya through a new campaign and a new line of colourful condom wrappers designed by Kenyan artist Michael Soi.

Safe art: A Kenyan NGO and pop artist Michael Soi (seen at work in the photo below) teamed up to make funky, colourful condom wrappers as part of a campaign to encourage safe sex behaviour among local youths. 

After seeing a positive response to the concept on Facebook, the NGO is currently seeking funds to launch production of the condoms alongside a campaign to lessen the stigma associated with buying them.

The designs on the eye-catching wrappers are taken from paintings by Michael Soi, whose work is popular but also somewhat controversial in his home country. Unlike many of his fellow Kenyans, Soi does not hesitate to approach the taboo subject of sex in his work.

"Most people are actually very afraid of going to vendors in supermarkets and chemists to buy condoms because we are a fairly reserved society," explains Genevieve Imbali, communications and marketing officer at CAFS, in conversation with CNN.

"Most people aren't very open to the idea that very young people might walk into a shop just to buy condoms because nobody wants to be known to be having sex. There is so much stigma associated with condom purchase in the country," Imballi added.

The initial range of condom wrappers featuring Michael Soi's art, available for sale online via donation to the campaign's crowdfunding page. 

The NGO has its work cut out for it. To reach its goals of attracting the attention of young people with the funky, arty condoms, CAFS aims to finance its project through the crowd-funding platform Indiegogo. The goal is to raise US$10,000 (RM32,415) by May 4. – AFP/RelaxNews

Young dads may also suffer from baby blues, study shows

Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:30 PM PDT

A research suggests that men who became fathers at a young age were likely to develop symptoms of depression.

As it turns out, mothers aren't the only ones subject to postpartum depression. A study published in the journal Pediatrics revealed that young men who became fathers around age 25 typically experienced a sharp increase in depressive symptoms following the arrival of a child.

The new findings suggest that between 5% and 10% of young men (aged 24 to 32) will experience an increase in sadness or anxiety or an inability to enjoy life during the first years of fatherhood.

Led by Craig F. Garfield of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, the investigation looked at 10,623 young men enrolled in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, which examined various health factors over the course of 20 years. The participants responded to a questionnaire on depressive symptoms throughout the duration of the study.

Around 33% of the men became fathers between ages 24 and 32, and the majority of the new dads lived in the same household with their child. Based on the questionnaires, researchers concluded that young men who were aged around 25 years when they became fathers were 68% more likely to develop symptoms of depression, as long as they shared a home with their child. The symptoms were not as likely to develop among the young fathers who lived separately from their child.

"Parental depression has a detrimental effect on kids, especially during those first key years of parent-infant attachment," Garfield points out. In 2011, the researcher published another study in Pediatrics showing that depressed fathers were more likely to spank their children.

"We knew paternal depression existed and the detrimental effects it has on children, but we did not know where to focus our energy and our attention until this study," Garfield said. The findings suggest that young fathers could benefit from more guidance and attention to help them cope with the transition into parenthood. — AFP Relaxnews

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