Friday, May 20, 2005

Strait's Facts - 20th May 2005

Today's ST front page headlines:

  • Human to human bird flu risk grows.
    This is clearly important news in the region, if this starts spreading like SARS did back in 2003, we could very well have another meltdown.
  • HK partner seeks to pull out of Golden Village cinemas.
    Oh no! And this affects me how? Why did this make front page news over, say, the law on sex with minors abroad? Are ticket prices going to come back down because of this?
  • Want to win that golf game? Wear red.
    Wearing red can give you a sporting advantage, a British study indicates. This is so important to the typical ST reader - one in ten of whom play some sport, and one in hundred of whom play golf
  • Buddhism's draw is no longer as a folk religion.
    Quote: Mr Wong Shwei Lin, a third-year chemical engineering student at the National University of Singapore and president of the university's 200-strong Buddhist Society, believes Buddhism appeals to young people as it is no longer associated with rites and superstitions. It is 'a logical religion'.

Front page real-estate:
~ 20% devoted to masthead
~ 60% for the front page news, including a big photo of some guy sitting in a theatre, related to the GV story (again, on the front page???)
~ 20% devoted to an advertisement for a luxury watch (Lolek)