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Babies are consuming over 1.5 million microplastics every day because of heated feeding bottles

As infant feeding bottles are a common apparatus used to bottle-feed babies, researchers at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, had published…

SDP’s Dr Paul Tambyah responds to the proposed amendments of MediShield Life

Previously on 29 September, the Ministry of Health had released a press statement on its website, inviting Singaporeans to their…

MOM launches Infection Prevention and Control programme for migrant workers’ dormitories

Earlier today (21 October), the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) had launched a new programme called the Infection Prevention and Control…

Disney puts up content warning for racism and stereotypes in its classic cartoons

Viewers of classic Disney films such as Dumbo, Peter Pan and Jungle Book will now see a warning on content…

SG anti-death penalty group: Gov’t can’t prove that death penalty is the only way to deter crimes

Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), a Singaporean group that was founded in October 2020 to consolidate and share information pertaining to…

Malaysia: King taking time to study documents and consult other party leaders to verify alleged majority support claim, says opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday (13 October) that the nation’s King is deliberating…

Central Peninsular Malaysia to enter Conditional Movement Control Order from 14 October

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — As the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to spike in Malaysia, Defence Minister Ismail Sabri…

Grab rider allegedly made 7 seven trips to complete 1 grocery order, only to be compensated with S$8 delivery fee

A Singaporean Grab rider had taken his poor experience to his Facebook, alleging that Grab’s system is “broken”. On Monday…

Company that makes M&Ms to eliminate palm-oil suppliers that contributes to deforestation

Chocolatier Mars Wrigley, the company that makes M&Ms and Snickers, had announced it is trimming the ranks of its palm-oil…

NEA to provide weekly water quality information for the popular recreational beaches

The National Environment Agency (NEA) announced today (7 October) the provision of Beach Short-term Water Quality Information (BSWI). The Agency…