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Khoo Teck Puat Hospital service, which discharges patients within 24 hours, lauded

SINGAPORE – After attending a spin class in May, Ms Wendy Chan’s legs were so wobbly she had trouble walking and her urine was abnormally dark. When things still did not improve three days later, the 29-year-old community engagement executive sought help at the emergency department at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) in Yishun. Please […]

North Korea Restarted Plutonium-Producing Reactor, U.N. Agency Warns

SEOUL — North Korea appears to have restarted a reactor​ in its main nuclear complex, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said in a report, an indication that the North has been ramping up its nuclear weapons program while talks with the United States remain stalled. The report also suggested that North Korea had renewed efforts […]

Chinese foreign minister tells top US diplomat world must 'positively guide' Taleban

BEIJING (REUTERS) – Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call on Sunday (Aug 29) that the international community should engage with Afghanistan’s new Taleban rulers and “positively guide” them, China’s foreign ministry said. Washington should work with the international community to provide economic […]

HDB enforcement officer jailed for tip-offs on surprise inspections

SINGAPORE – An investigation officer with the Housing Board who was supposed to catch law breakers through surprise inspections tipped off his friend about such checks, helping the latter evade getting caught. Kalayarasan Karuppaya, 55, who held the rank of higher estate executive with the HDB’s operations department, was on Monday (Aug 30) jailed for […]

National Day Rally 2021: Key highlights of PM Lee Hsien Loong's speech

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered his National Day Rally speech on Sunday (Aug 29). Take a look at the key announcements. National Day Rally 2021: 7 highlights from PM Lee Hsien Loong’s speech With the Covid-19 outbreak under control, it is time for Singapore to refocus on the future, he said. READ MORE HERE […]

Chinese officials reject US allegations on Covid-19 origin probe

BEIJING (BLOOMBERG, XINHUA) – A senior Chinese health official rejected a United States report blaming China for stonewalling an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus. China opposes the politicisation of tracing the origins of the virus or using the subject as a tool to shift blame, according to Mr Zeng Yixin, vice-head of the […]

National Day Rally 2021: 7 highlights from PM Lee Hsien Loong's speech

SINGAPORE – With the Covid-19 outbreak under control, it is time for Singapore to refocus on the future, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day Rally speech on Sunday (Aug 29). He also noted that the pandemic had sharpened fault lines in society and made some difficult issues more urgent. The bulk […]

Wedding certificate and mobile phone: How a US veteran's wife fled Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Whipped by the Taleban and shoved from behind by other desperate Afghans, Ms Sharifa Afzali – marriage certificate in hand – thrust her mobile phone at the United States soldier barring the Kabul airport gate. On the other end was her husband, a US Army veteran in Oklahoma. “I told her, ‘Hey, […]