SINGAPORE: In early 2024, the head of neurosurgery at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) began operating on a 75-year-old woman. Complications during the procedure compelled him to stop, and the woman died six days later. Out of compassion for the family, Jai Prashanth Rao, the department head...
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The writer tried implementing a range of rules over the years to manage her kids' phone use.
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The state government had earlier ordered all schools to close for two days from Oct 8, before extending the closure to educational institutions for another five days from Oct 12....
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Summary Singapore residents reported blackish-grey rainwater after heavy rain, raising concerns over worsening haze pollution and its potential health effects. Air quality reached the very unhealthy range, with the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hitting 203 in western Si...
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At 10am, the 24-hour PSI in the west hit 230 – a new high for the country this year.
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The reading of 230 was recorded at 10am and 11am, with the west remaining in the "very unhealthy" band.
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BigBang staged their first concert in Singapore in a decade on Saturday (Oct 17). Here’s how it went down.
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Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong also highlighted the importance of strong tripartism to enable PSA's management team, the unions and the workers to work together in a "relationship of trust" to build a "disciplined and skilled workforce"....
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Summary Singapore will issue haze prevention notices to seven Indonesian companies linked to fires contributing to the current haze affecting Singapore. The National Environment Agency (NEA) will require the firms to extinguish fires, stop burning activities and submit plans to p...
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In a first for the Singapore International Marathon, 238 specially trained runners will be on standby this year to treat fellow participants in medical distress....
