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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SINGAPORE – A new cluster that emerged at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) on Monday (Aug 30) comprises six cases in two adjoining wards made up of a staff nurse, a health attendant and four patients. The staff nurse, who works in both wards, was confirmed to have the coronavirus on Saturday (Aug 28). The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SINGAPORE – All races are treated equally in Singapore with no special privileges for any, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday (Aug 29). Making this point during the Mandarin portion of the National Day Rally, PM Lee said it is “entirely baseless” to claim that there is Chinese privilege here. But he also […]
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, […]