SINGAPORE – The authorities have widened their suspension of popular chicken rice restaurant Pow Sing to include its nearby outlet Pow Sing Kitchen, after additional cases of gastroenteritis were reported by patrons who consumed food there.
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72-year-old woman who lived at Simei Street 1 dies from dengue
SINGAPORE – A 72-year-old woman has died from dengue, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a joint statement on Saturday (Juy 16).
The woman was admitted to Changi General Hospital on June 22. Her condition deteriorated and she passed away on June 25, the statement said.
This is the sixth reported dengue death in Singapore this year.
The patient lived at Simei Street 1, which was an active 2-case dengue cluster that was notified on June 25.
NEA officers inspected the area, and detected and destroyed one mosquito breeding in a bamboo pole holder at Block 135 Simei Street 1.
The cluster has since closed on July 4.
NEA said it will continue to conduct routine checks to look out for any potential breeding habitats of the dengue mosquito.
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72-year-old woman passes away from dengue
The Singaporean woman lived at Simei Street 1. She was admitted to CGH on Jun 22, but her condition deteriorated and she died on Jun 25.
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SINGAPORE – A 72-year-old woman who stayed at Simei Street 1 died from dengue on June 25, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) in a joint statement on Saturday (July 16).
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SINGAPORE – The Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) Formidable-class stealth frigate RSS Steadfast is one of two task unit commanders at Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) and responsible for three warships from Japan, South Korea and the United States.
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California Fitness branch at Raffles Place closes 'until further notice'
SINGAPORE – Are you a California Fitness gym member who frequents the branch at Raffles Place?
The local gym operator put out a notice on Facebook this morning (July 16) at about 7.30am, announcing that “Raffles Club is closed until further notice”.
California Fitness Singapore said members could visit its Novena and Bugis branches instead.
A WhatsApp message had apparently been sent out to members at around midnight on Saturday to inform them about the closure, but the message allegedly did not reach all gym members, reported Channel NewsAsia.
Earlier this week, it was reported that California Fitness Hong Kong abruptly shut all 12 of its gyms, leaving 64,000 members and 7,000 staff in the lurch.
JV Fitness, the operator of the fitness chain in Hong Kong, had reportedly chalked up millions of dollars in debt.
A California Fitness spokesman told The Straits Times that “California Fitness Hong Kong and California Fitness Singapore operate separately and independently”, and declined further comment.
California Fitness has two remaining outlets in Singapore. The outlet at Ngee Ann City closed in February this year.
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Singapore now has world-class athletes to take on the best at the Olympics
In an Olympic Games about firsts, they are also striving to make a breakthrough, in the pool, with a gun, on saltwater, with a bat.
While talk of the host nation in recent months has been about a maddening, dangerous mosquito, the impeachment of a president and security fears, they have been working hard, sweating, focusing on strategy, studying possible opponents, honing technique, eating right and sleeping right.
In 20 days’ time, the first Olympics on South American soil will open in Rio after probably the most troubled build-up to a Games in recent memory.
Local organisers promise Rio will pull off a grand show, Team Singapore will be ready, maybe to mark an Olympic triumph yet unseen in our sporting history.
Joseph Schooling can win a medal. The table tennis women can continue a proud tradition and return home with a medal, while captain Feng Tianwei’s recent form suggests another podium presence in singles is a possibility.
Sailor Colin Cheng talks of a medal surprise, shooter Jasmine Ser now has experience to go with her world-class talent.
I know quite a few here loathe the business of medal predictions, but it is what excites a nation, and it is what Schooling is chasing, after all.
The swimmer has consistently talked about it – gold is his ultimate goal, it is why he gets up every morning to train, it is the reason he constantly studies his movements on the computer and talks to his coach about improving technique and works out at the gym.
He believes he can win a medal and unashamedly says so.
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Team Singapore officials afford our athletes a protective shield to ease the pressure on them and it is suffocating, as media interviews are restricted and talk of medal targets is avoided at all costs.
As if it will help ease the burden on Feng and Olympic rookies Yu Mengyu and Zhou Yihan, who will fight to make it a hat-trick of medal wins for the women’s table tennis team at this year’s Games.
Twenty-five athletes from Singapore will be in Rio contesting in seven sports and, at this year’s Games, there is a chance our best sportsmen and women can win metal in table tennis and swimming, and maybe sailing and shooting.
This is the first time Team Singapore head off for an Olympics with such a possibility and it suggests the pursuit of sporting excellence in the country has become a real ambition among the various stakeholders.
The Zika virus, political upheaval, a struggling Brazilian economy, construction woes, athlete pullouts, strikes by police and transport workers, Rio gangs and crime, petty and dangerous, have all peppered the news over the last few months as the clock ticked down to the 2016 Olympic Games.
For the sake of the world of sport, let’s hope the Brazilian organisers get it right in the end.
While the anxiety over the state of the Games will only dissipate when it gets underway, for now, let’s picture our Schooling crouching down on his block with Michael Phelps alongside, or our Feng duelling with Japan’s young Mima Ito.
Or Ser, unmoved and breathing until that moment she pulls the trigger, or Cheng majestically hanging off the side almost touching the water with only his legs in his boat, challenging the best Laser sailors in the world.
That should be enough to generate excitement here.
The New Paper talks about their chances in our special feature over the next few pages.
Maybe, Schooling will miss out on a medal in a 100m butterfly race that will be loaded with stars.
Maybe, the likes of Japan and South Korea have caught up with our female paddlers and Cheng and Ser will come up short in their respective disciplines because they are still not ready.
If our athletes falter, let’s dust off, pick up the pieces and go again.
Because sport is finally serious business in Singapore.
The Olympic Games is almost upon us and it’s time for our best to live and breathe a winning mentality, as they head off to play on the grandest stage of them all.
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This article was first published on July 16, 2016.
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Female trainee aces gruelling 16-week volunteer firefighter course
In 2012, she saw her friend fall 10m while abseiling down a cave in the UK.
Fortunately, she managed to call the police in time and her friend, who had a broken heel, was given medical treatment.
After that incident, Ms Clare Tan, 26, told herself that one day, she would be the one providing the medical help.
Yesterday, she was named Best Trainee in the Singapore Civil Defence Force’s (SCDF) Volunteer Firefighting Course (VFFC).
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She was among the 16 trainees – 12 men and four women – who graduated yesterday at the Civil Defence Academy (CDA).
Recalling the abseiling incident, Ms Tan, a research engineer at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), said she was in a cave called Quaking Pot in Yorkshire Dales, an area in northern England, when the accident happened.
She said: “When I saw my friend fall, I knew we needed external help because I could not haul him out by myself.”
Now, if something like that happens again, Ms Tan will be prepared.
The A*Star scholar topped the theory component and was also first in the obstacle course during the gruelling 16-week training programme for prospective volunteer firefighters.
In a demonstration for The New Paper at the CDA on Tuesday, Ms Tan was able to perform the six components of the Breathing Apparatus Physical Test – while wearing a 15kg firefighting suit that included breathing apparatus equipment such as an oxygen tank and a face mask.
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The tests included climbing a ladder that is continuously being unrolled, pulling 25kg of weights using an apparatus called an impact machine, cycling at 80kmh and going through an obstacle-filled tunnel.
Ms Tan said: “We’re always pushed to the limit – but never beyond our limit.”
The male-dominated environment did not deter her from joining the programme.
She said: “There were three other female trainees, and although we may not be as physically strong as the men, firefighters work in a team. Everyone works to his or her strength.”
VFFC’s course administrator, Lieutenant Ashwin Philip George, 20, praised Ms Tan’s determination.
He said: “She really puts in a lot of effort. Before the training, she would come in early to run about 4km just to warm up.”
Another trainee, service engineer Terence Chong, 32, said he wanted to inspire his sons, aged five and three.
Mr Chong said: “I wanted them to see me as a lifesaver. I want them to say ‘I’m proud of Papa'”.
The VFFC is a part of a larger volunteer force within the SCDF, the Civil Defence Auxiliary Unit (CDAU), which provides opportunities for civilians to contribute to civil defence efforts.
This is the second time the VFFC is training volunteers with no prior firefighting experience.
The number of trainees has gone up from 11 people last year to 16 this year.
Colonel Abdul Razak Raheem, Commandant CDAU and director of the SCDF’s Volunteer and Community Partnership Department, said: “VFFC was created to help in raising the level of community emergency preparedness and, more importantly, to generate an active pool of Community First Responders during an emergency.
“In an emergency, the SCDF cannot be everywhere all the time and the fastest available help someone in distress could get is from a trained member of the community who is near him or her.”
To women keen on joining the course, Ms Tan said: “Just go for it.
“(Even) if you think you are not strong enough for the task, you should not let any apprehension stop you from giving it a go.”
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