Life art model shares the experience of working with late Singaporean artist Teng Nee Cheong

Teng Nee Cheong was one of Singapore’s bright spots in the art…

Neither Grace Fu or Lee Bee Wah categorically denied allegations of influence in STTA elections

I read with interest the whole saga in relation to the elections…

Singapore Table Tennis Association replies TOC with threat of legal action for enquiry then goes on Facebook to deny claims of election misconduct

In response to a Facebook post on 16 September by Mr Tan…

SingHealth quietly blocks access to webpage featuring its “International Medical Service”

After news surfaced yesterday (30 Sep) that Ministry of Health (MOH) had…

Community Action Network and Demosisto says prosecution of activist Jolovan Wham for Skype discussion deeply regrettable

The Community Action Network and Demosisto have released a joint statement criticising…

By allowing medical tourism to flourish while citizens deprived of healthcare, is irresponsibility by govt at the highest level

by Simon Lim The news on Sunday that Ministry of Health (MOH)…

卫生部下禁中介令 新保官网“国际医疗”栏目“消失”

卫生部在昨日下令,禁止公立医院透过中介招揽外国病患生意,新保集团官网一个标注“国际医疗服务”的资讯内容也悄然消失。 卫生部在昨日文告指出,公立医院理应优先照顾国人医疗需求,不该市场化吸引外国病患牟利。三家公立医院:国立大学医院、中央医院和樟宜综合医院都被点名。 据报导,中介介绍国外病患到这些医院就医,至少能抽佣8巴仙,有者一次佣金所得,甚至比普通护士年薪来得高。 相信是受到卫生部压力,新保集团立即采取措施,其中“海外引荐和咨询”栏目无法登入,仅能透过网络缓存阅读,有关向海外病患解说如何申请前来就医的事项。 其中,网页也显示该网页内容最后活跃时间,乃是9月29日下午5时许。 该网页提及新保国际医疗服务(IMS)团队“提供外国病患和 家属多元化的服务,确保他们享有舒适的治疗体验。” 提供外国病患VIP服务 提供给国外病患的VIP服务包括: 预约和转诊 入院服务- 接待病患并陪同他们完成入院手续…

90万公共组屋住户本月获水电折扣 两日前电费调涨2.1巴仙

财政部在今日公布,将有90万公共组屋住户,将在本月收到最高95元的水电费回扣。 这是在2018年财政预算案下,根据组屋类型,向合格的住户发放的消费税水电补助卷(U-Save)。 图表:8月份和各季发放的回扣和补助: 组屋类型 7月份发出回扣 本月发出回扣 2019年一月回扣 2019年4月回扣 回扣补助总额 一/二房式 95 95…

Is Singapore’s competition watchdog, a dog without teeth?

It has been announced that Singapore’s competition watchdog will be conducting a…

Rejection of PJ Thum and Kirsten Han’s company – Using technicality of foreign funding is disingenuous

Can a news outlet (whether online or otherwise) be considered a participant…