Human error caused IVF mix-up Source: AsiaOne 24 Nov 2010 INVESTIGATIONS into a botched in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedure at Thomson Medical Centre (TMC) concluded that it was due to lapses in procedure and human error. Investigators found that TMC’s IVF…
Category: Social Ills in Singapore
This category shares all the social ills we witness in Singapore including wastage, poor social net, social enclave, suisides etc etc
Make a scene over trivial matter – Ugly budget airline travelers
Come on, it is not easy being the front line staff. Why make their day miserable by scolding them as if they were the ones that cause the trouble or delay? Disgraceful for Tiger passengers to stage sit-in From He…
The unhealthy tuition phenomenon
Many parents in Singapore give their children tuition not because they can not cope but to get better (hopefully prefect) scores. No wonder enrichment classes and tuition centres is a billion dollar in Singapore here. Sometimes I wonder if the…
NUH apologises to late patient’s family
Source: AsiaOne May 12, 2012 The National University Hospital (NUH) has apologised to the family of a late heart patient for failing to pay ‘close attention’ and give ‘reassuring care’ to her. Admitting that Madam Heng Choon Noi was shortchanged, NUH waived the…
Horrific Ferrari Crash caught on camera, time for LTA and Traffic Police to do the right thing!
In the wee hours of Saturday (May 12) morning, a Ferrari hit a taxi which in turn hit a motorcycle at Rochor Road. So far, three are reported dead, and footage of another taxi’s camera shows the Ferrari driver beat the red light.…
S’pore medical tourism needs careful rethink
Letter from See Leong Kit Source: Todayonline May 14, 2012 THE timely report “India’s medical tourism could cause superbug to spread globally” (May 9) referred to a new superbug that has emerged from India, partly because of medical tourism, with…
Nine charged in case involving underage Vietnamese sex workers
Source: CHANNEL NEWSASIA Mar 31, 2012 Nine men were charged in court yesterday in connection with a case involving underage sex workers. Of the nine, six men were charged with having sex with underage prostitutes. The men, aged 24 to…
Traffic Police latest effort to reign in lawlessness while LTA only knows how to build more roads …
Askmelah’s note: a long overdue effort, finally a TP chief is finally doing his/her job. I have no doubt that the effect will reign in the notorious bad habits of the local drivers and saves many lives in the long…
Uproar over giving maids one day off
Some Singaporeans’ negative reactions to the new policy unfortunately affirm what many other cultures think of us: A spoilt, soulless society with a huge sense of entitlement. How can we be a society with soul if we cannot even consider…
Too many foreign maids died unnecessarily
Relate articles: Low mentality of some Singaporean employers (and the Government) in treating maids The downside of maid culture in Singapore Yet another maid had died unnecessarily, this one fell from 8th floor condo to her death. Over the years, there…
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