SINGAPORE – People who have recovered from mental health issues will soon be roped in to share their personal experiences and offer advice to patients as part of a new national framework, Social and Family Development Minister Tan Chuan-Jin announced…
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Peer support programme initiated for mental health patients
Student’s death was ‘unfortunate medical misadventure’, says State Coroner
SINGAPORE – Having lived for years with neurofibromatosis, a condition where tumours grow out of nerve tissue, 18-year-old Muhammad Harith Haron underwent surgery to remove several growths on his face, neck and torso.
The operation at the National University…
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Getting to know Sungha Jung
Having captivated millions of fans with his music, Sungha Jung, 19, is back in Singapore for his concert tour and for his own competition – Sungha Jung Guitar Competition.
He started playing fingerstyle (or plucking) guitar…
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Ravi Philemon to be lead editor at The Independent Singapore
SINGAPORE – Sociopolitical website The Independent Singapore (TISG) will formally appoint former Singapore People’s Party election candidate Ravi Philemon as its lead editor from June 1, even as it said on Friday (May 27) it wants to delink from any…
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Enrolment at some elite JCs show education can spawn inequality: Study
SINGAPORE – Females and non-Malays are likelier to enrol in elite junior colleges (JCs), particularly those located in wealthy neighbourhoods, a study by two Singaporean researchers has found.
Analysing data from more than 5,000 classrooms in six JCs over 40…
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Pek Kio hawker centre reopens as probe continues
SINGAPORE – Investigations into the source of the stomach flu outbreak in the Owen Road area have not concluded, the authorities said in an update on Friday (May 27), adding that Pek Kio hawker centre will continue to be kept under “close surveillance”.
The…
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Ex-LTA officer jailed, fined for brawl with Uber driver
Tan Hock Guan, 51, was caught up in a “mutual display of disorderly aggression” that disrupted public peace, said the deputy public prosecutor.
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144 gastroenteritis cases linked to Owen Road outbreak: Authorities
Of these, 17 patients have been admitted to hospital with seven since discharged and the rest in stable condition, the authorities say.
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Bail revoked for former BSI banker with 1MDB links
SINGAPORE – The money-laundering case that Yeo Jiawei is implicated in is the largest and most complex ever in Singapore, said prosecutors in court on Friday (May 27), as they managed to convince a High Court to revoke a S$600,000 bail granted to the former…
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Why these boys lost their hair
The joy of giving.
That’s what brought these three young boys together.
The occasion – StarHub’s Hair for Hope (HfH) on Friday (May 27).
Hair for Hope 2016 is Children’s…
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