NGOs call for comprehensive, automatic review of death row cases in Singapore

Several Singapore NGOs on Saturday (24 October) called for a “comprehensive” and…

US presidential election: How will the country’s foreign policy in Asia look like?

JAKARTA, INDONESIA — The United States’ presidential debate between the incumbent Republican…

MOH confirms 14 new cases of COVID-19; Total tally at 57,965

As of Saturday noon (24 Oct), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has…

后港1道有组屋出现肺结核病例 卫生部为同座居民免费检测

后港1道第174D座组屋,过去两年半期间,相继出现四起肺结核病例。卫生部将在后天(26日)起,在摩绵路一带的肺结核控制部门(Tuberculosis Control Unit,简称TBCU),为同座居民提供免费预防性检测。 此举乃是为了侦测还未被确诊的病例。TBCU和国家传染病中心(NCID)的人员,也会在25日(明日)到下周二,走访上述组屋所有单位,鼓励居民接受检测,届时居民可透过人员进行预约,居民可自行选择是否参与检测,或是拨打TBCU热线62484430预约。 2018年1月至2020年6月之间,该组屋楼层不同单位,有四人相继确诊肺结核。其中两人已完成疗程,仍有两名在接受治疗,但已不具传染性。 此前,当局在获悉这些病例后已展开追踪工作,那些有何患者近接触的人士已被安排检测。当时的调查显示,四名病例之间未曾接触过。 不过在本月,当局进行基因排序时,发现上述四例病患有相似的基因组合。除了住同座组屋,并没有其他共同点,他们之间也互不认识、没打过交道,也不曾一同在公共场所聚集。 卫生部文告指出,这不符合肺结核一般的传播方式,因为肺结核通常是透过与患者长期密切接触而感染的。

High Commissioner says SG to reach out to Indian officials to establish travel bubble with India

Indian media reported that Singapore High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong flew…

Is the AGC utilising technicalities to serve a personal agenda?

The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has filed a disciplinary complaint against human…

Important to give incentives to companies to promote localisation and increase productivity, says PSP’s Francis Yuen

Progress Singapore Party’s (PSP) Francis Yuen said that it’s crucial for the…

Netizens divided over the call for ban on smoking at windows and balconies of residential homes

The call for a ban on smoking at windows and balconies in…

AGC files complaint to Law Society against lawyer M Ravi for comments on his client Gobi Avedian’s death row case

The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) on Friday (23 October) filed a complaint to…