NEW DELHI (AFP) – An Indian man severely injured in a motorcycle crash was found moving on an autopsy table just before doctors prepared to open him up, a health official said on Wednesday (March 3). The 27-year-old from Mahalingapur town in the southern state of Karnataka was brought to a private hospital in a […]
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KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Parliament won’t reconvene until the country’s state of emergency is over on Aug 1, said the Cabinet minister in charge of parliamentary affairs on Wednesday (March 3). Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Takiyuddin Hassan was responding to questions from reporters about a decree by the Malaysian […]
Budget debate: New mental wellness curriculum in polys, ITE to encourage students to seek help early
SINGAPORE – A new mental wellness curriculum was launched in polytechnics last year and is being rolled out at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) this year, to raise awareness and understanding of mental health. The curriculum, which the institutions developed with the Health Promotion Board, also aims to get students to seek help early, said […]
SINGAPORE – Progression to a Higher Nitec qualification at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) will be shortened, Second Minister for Education Maliki Osman told Parliament on Wednesday (March 3). “We will streamline the ITE curriculum, to provide more students with the opportunity to attain a Higher Nitec in a shorter duration. This will equip […]
SINGAPORE – There were 23 new coronavirus cases confirmed at noon on Wednesday (March 3), taking Singapore’s total to 59,979. Two of these were in the community, while 21 were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). There were no cases from migrant workers’ […]
SINGAPORE – There were 23 new coronavirus cases confirmed at noon on Wednesday (March 3), taking Singapore’s total to 59,979. Two of these were in the community, while 21 were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). There were no cases from migrant workers’ […]
SINGAPORE – A generous helping of technological innovation has put an end to the long slow-moving queues of hungry diners at eatery chain Greendot. The firm used to struggle to manage the numbers, especially during peak hours as customers who wanted bento or non-bento orders joined the same line. But help from the Service Industry […]
SINGAPORE – A generous helping of technological innovation has put an end to the long slow-moving queues of hungry diners at eatery chain Greendot. The firm used to struggle to manage the numbers, especially during peak hours as customers who wanted bento or non-bento orders joined the same line. But help from the Service Industry […]
SINGAPORE – Raising the statutory retirement age to 63 and the re-employment age to 68 will go ahead as planned on July 1 next year, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo on Wednesday (March 3). The public service will also fulfil its earlier commitment to raise the ages a year ahead of legislation for its roughly […]