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Several initiatives have been launched to encourage students, youths and the disadvantaged to share their dreams and aspirations for Singapore in the lead up to this year’s National Day Parade.
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This year’s National Day Parade funpack will come in a translucent bag – a first since the funpacks were introduced in 1991 – in the Singapore flag’s colours, red and white.
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Brent oil prices inched lower on Tuesday after hitting a seven-month high a day earlier, but the market momentum looked strong on a weak dollar, attacks on Nigerian oil infrastructure and falling U.S. crude inventories, analysts said.
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SINGAPORE – The government has refuted claims that Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat’s medical expenses are paid by taxpayers, calling it a “blatant lie”.
This is in response to an online report published on Monday (June 6) by socio-political website TR Emeritus (TRE). In the report, it stated that Mr Heng is “fully entitled to free A-Class healthcare in government and restructured hospitals”.
It said: “Being an A-class patient means being surrounded round the clock by Senior Consultant neurologists at the Professor and A/Professor-level, daily checks by other specialists, doctors, advanced practicing nurses, and a rotating team of bodyguards.
“This means that the bill will be at least $15,000 per day which are actually funded by taxpayer’s monies,” it added.
In a Facebook post on the Gov.sg page after midnight on Tuesday (June 7), the government said that TRE “has once again sought to mislead the public”.
The post said: “As TRE would have known very well if it had bothered to check the facts, Ministers in Singapore are on the same medical benefit scheme – the Medisave-cum-Subsidised Outpatient (MSO) scheme – as most civil servants.
“Officers on the MSO Scheme get a 2 per cent CPF contribution to their Medisave accounts capped at $2,380 per year on top of their normal statutory Medisave contributions.”
TRE’s report, which is a comment from a reader, said that Mr Heng’s hospitalisation bills added up to $500,000 to date. It also gave a break down of the bills which included medical care, procedures and services.
Mr Heng has been hospitalised for 25 days as of Monday (June 6).
On Mr Heng’s current health condition condition, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a Facebook post on May 30 that Mr Heng was recovering well and was “fully lucid, communicative, and cheerful”.
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Taiwanese actor and model Ming Dao, who earns over RM62 million(S$21 million) a year, was spotted helping his mother sell potatoes in a traditional market in Taiwan, Kwong Wah Yit Poh reported.
Netizens spotted him clad in a T-shirt, shorts and slippers, squatting at his mother’s stall in Banqiao Market in New Taipei City recently.
It is learnt that Ming Dao, 36, is a filial son and started helping his mother in the market when he was in Year Five. He has been supporting his family since he started working as an actor and model.
His mother stopped working after he became famous, but she went back to work recently as she was bored at home.
Ming Dao fully supported her decision, and also helps her when he is free.
SINGAPORE – An Indonesian businesswoman, who had been living in Singapore, died in a fire last week while on a family holiday to Alaska.
Ms Silvana Regina Sutanto, a Singapore Permanent Resident, was visiting Kodiak Lodge, located on an offshore island, when the accident happened last Thursday (May 26, in the United States). She was with her three children, who were injured in the fire.
According to local news reports there seen by The Straits Times, the fire happened at about 4am. Rescue troopers could not fly to the lodge “because of poor visibility”, reported Alaska Public Media.
At least one other wildlife trooper, two state troopers and a deputy fire marshal were sent on a patrol boat, said Alaska Dispatch News. The fire at the lodge was extinguished by 10.45am. Its cause is still being investigated.
When The Straits Times visited Ms Sutanto’s home in Belmont Road on Monday (June 6), her two domestic helpers appeared distraught. One of them, who gave her name only as Ata – who has worked for Ms Sutanto for 30 years – said that she was a “very good employer” but declined to comment further.
The family had left for their holiday three weeks ago. The Straits Times understands that Ms Sutanto’s husband and relatives had flown to Alaska.
The helpers had heard about the accident a couple of days ago through Ms Sutanto’s relatives and friends. Their employer is the director of five wellness and investment companies in Singapore including United Wealth Industries, The Inspiration Shop and Universal Wellbeing.
Mr Ranjan Ramchandani, a family friend of Ms Sutanto, said: “We were actually chatting very recently on plans to travel to India, Ethopia and Alaska to photograph certain parts before it gets too late.”
“Silvana was always smiling and excited to get out to nature. She was full of life and very humble. We will miss her,” he added.
Additional reporting by Calvin Yang and Aw Cheng Wei
This article was first published on June 6, 2016.
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No more eateries are allowed to be opened in dining belts in three locations – Thomson Village, Little India and Bedok – so as to rein in the problems of overflow and illegal parking due to the high footfall of diners.
The belt at Upper Thomson Road that the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and Land Transport Authority (LTA) added to the ban list on May 30 is the swathe bound by Soo Chow Walk, Jalan Todak, Shun Fu Road and Sin Ming Road, reported Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao.
The other two locations are stretches along Bedok Road and Jalan Pari Burong, and the shophouses along Serangoon Road, Jalan Besar and Kitchener Road in the Little India Historic District.
With the additions, there are now 21 locations in Singapore marked out by URA and LTA as where the setting up of new eating houses are disallowed.
The ban list, first announced in 2002, is subject to regular reviews. The previous one in October 2014 saw as many as seven locations included.
The current rule stipulates that non-food businesses now operating in these locations are not allowed to be converted into eateries, even if the shops are leased out or sold, Lianhe Wanbao pointed out.
Only where an eatery has been in operation, another one can open if it closes, according to the rules.
There are currently 30 eateries in Thomson Village, 12 in Bedok, and 50 in Little India.
A beverage seller in Thomson Village told Shin Min Daily News that restaurants attract hordes of customers to the area, but a lack of parking space has led to cars being parked haphazardly, causing inconvenience to road users.
According to URA and LTA, the “no new eatery” ban will be lifted in an affected location once its traffic condition improves.
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Despite “security measures” in place, teenagers appear to be using dating apps like Tinder to meet older people.
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The IT systems at nine polyclinics briefly experienced disruptions and slowness yesterday morning, causing some patients to be turned away from their scheduled appointments.
The affected polyclinics – Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang, Clementi, Hougang, Jurong, Toa Payoh, Woodlands and Yishun – are managed by National Healthcare Group Polyclinics (NHGP).
There are 18 polyclinics in Singapore. The other nine, managed by SingHealth, did not have similar disruptions.
In response to media queries, NHGP director of clinical operations Ang Chee Chiang said the disruption lasted about an hour from 8.20am to 9.20am.
“Patients with urgent medical conditions were expedited for medical treatments,” he added. “The polyclinics carried out manual registrations during the down-time period to help expedite the process.
The cause of the glitch is being investigated, he said.
When The Straits Times visited Ang Mo Kio Polyclinic at 12.15pm, the clinic’s registration kiosks were functioning and patient flow was back to normal.
Christopher Chong, head of the clinic, said this was the first time such a disruption had occurred and that the clinic was “caught off-guard” as it had just opened at 8am.
He added that nurses were stationed at the front of the clinic to direct the more urgent cases – patients who were in pain, had difficulty with movement or expressed discomfort – to the doctors.
It is understood that who turned up for regular check-ups had their appointments rescheduled, while walk-in patients with illnesses such as flu and cough were informed of other clinics nearby they could visit.
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