Two weeks ago (19 Mar), a federal jury in San Francisco found Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer was a substantial factor in causing cancer in a Californian man, Edwin Hardeman. Mr Hardeman was the first person to challenge Monsanto’s Roundup in a federal court. During the trial, the 70-year-old testified that he had use the weed killer for a long period …

by K. Pelly Periasamy Hyflux was once hailed as a model of innovation and entrepreneurship; Olivia Lum (its founder) and Hyflux were bestowed with awards and accolades for their pioneering entrepreneurship. The company’s bold endeavor in water treatment was hailed as an innovative solution to address Singapore’s critical need for fresh water and another strategic step in the nation’s long-term …

Yesterday (30 Mar), at least 500 people went to Hong Lim Park to protest against Hyflux. Many are looking at losing 80-97% of their life savings and retirement funds which they have invested in Hyflux preference shares and perpetual securities (i.e, high-risk bonds). In the case of Hyflux, under the current deal, investors can only get back 10.7 per cent …

There was “more access” to the data of over 800,000 blood donors “than had been initially assessed by” vendor Secur Solutions Group (SSG), said the Health Sciences Authority on Sat (30 Mar), based on the vendor’s statement. The Straits Times reported SSG as saying that “subsequent forensic analysis revealed that the server was also accessed suspiciously from several other IP …

In the latest update by “Snowy Tan” fanpage, one of the two missing cats, Ben Ben had passed away on Wednesday morning (27 March). The two felines named Ben Ben and Leng Leng had been taken away by the Marine Parade Town Council (MPTC) from their home and dumped miles away at the Seah Im Food Center Harbourfront on 8 …

Speaking at the 20th anniversary dinner of CNA yesterday evening (29 Mar), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the government will introduce the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill in Parliament on Mon (1 Apr) to counter fake news. This is not an April’s Fool joke. He said that the government has accepted the proposals from the Select Committee …

Established by Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT) in 1995 as Singapore’s most loved and iconic outdoor dance event at the Fort Canning Green, Ballet Under the Stars, is back this year for its 24th run. They will be presenting a weekend of contemporary works from 5 – 7 July, and another weekend of classical ballets from 12 – 14 July 2019. …

Singaporean authorities – the National Heritage Board (NHB), the National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Federation of Merchants’ Associations (FMAS) – have officially submitted the nomination documents on Wednesday (27 March) to put hawker culture in Singapore on the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Although the Singapore Botanic Gardens was made Unesco World Heritage Site …

Following a series of traffic accidents involving e-scooter, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has posted a reminder on its Facebook page to individuals who own e-scooter to register their devices. If they do it by 31 March 2019, they will be able to enjoy a waiver of S$20 registration fee. In March 2018, the Government accepted the Active Mobility Advisory …

A piece of legislation specifically targeting the proliferation of “fake news” will soon make its way into Parliament, just over a year after the Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods was formed. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong revealed on Fri (29 Mar) that the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill will be read for the first time in the …