ISLAMABAD (REUTERS) – A Pakistan military aircraft brought the country’s first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines from China on Monday (Feb 1), the country’s health adviser, Dr Faisal Sultan, said. China’s envoy in Islamabad would formally handover the 500,000 doses of vaccine produced by Sinopharm later on Monday, enabling Pakistan to begin its vaccination drive this […]
ISLAMABAD (REUTERS) – A Pakistan military aircraft brought the country’s first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines from China on Monday (Feb 1), the country’s health adviser, Dr Faisal Sultan, said. China’s envoy in Islamabad would formally handover the 500,000 doses of vaccine produced by Sinopharm later on Monday, enabling Pakistan to begin its vaccination drive this […]
SINGAPORE – The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is getting five new board members for the next three years, said the Ministry of Transport in a press release on Monday morning (Feb 1). The new board was appointed on Monday by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung. “The Board will continue to be […]
SEOUL (AFP) – A senior North Korean diplomat who was acting ambassador to Kuwait told his daughter they were going to defect to the South while pretending to drive her to school, Mr Ryu Hyun-woo told media on Monday (Feb 01). “Come with Mom and Dad to find freedom,” Mr Ryu recalled telling his daughter […]
BUTTERWORTH (THE STAR/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Believing that she had found the right man, a 57-year-old woman started to bank in money to her “boyfriend” called Andy Lau when he needed help. In the course of over a month, the civil servant parted with more than RM300,000 (S$9,800). North Seberang Prai OCPD (officer in […]
SINGAPORE – With no known next of kin, and suffering from cognitive impairment, 73-year-old Madam Tan (not her real name) poses a quandary for her carers. She suffers from dementia and previously had a stroke, lacks the mental capacity to make her own decisions, Thye Hua Kwan Nursing Home @ Hougang told The Straits Times. So, when […]
SINGAPORE – With no known next of kin, and suffering from cognitive impairment, 73-year-old Madam Tan (not her real name) poses a quandary for her carers. She suffers from dementia and previously had a stroke, lacks the mental capacity to make her own decisions, Thye Hua Kwan Nursing Home @ Hougang told The Straits Times. So, when […]
In 2016, the main premises of Kranji Secondary School in Choa Chu Kang started undergoing renovation, and the school had to relocate to a holding site for a period of time. That was bad news for Naufal Dzareef Azahar, who entered Secondary 1 in 2018 and found that he was unable to join his classmates […]
1. Myopia is a childhood problem. The risk of vision loss increases with age. In the early stages, it does not cause loss of sight, hence it is important to take preventive measures to stop its further progression. 2. Myopia will not cause blindness. Myopia, particularly high myopia, is a complex condition, and it is […]
SINGAPORE – Last June, Singapore sealed its first deal to buy Covid-19 vaccines – before any of the more than 200 vaccine candidates had even started their phase three clinical trials. It decided not to wait for the trials, and even paid a premium on the price, in order to secure some early stock of […]