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Killer bug could be heading Singapore’s way

Singapore is preparing for a killer bug that could head this way, as hospitals step up checks on the more susceptible patients especially those on antibiotics and the elderly. The Strait Times reported that the immediate symptom is diarrhoea. All patients suffering from diarrhoea and who are on antibiotics are undergoing checks. Doctors...

Lim Swee Say “hopes” to see continuous increase in median wages for workers

PAP Minister without portfolio and NTUC Secretary-General Lim Swee Say said he hopes to "see a continuous steady increase in the median wage for workers over the next 10 years," according to a report by Channel News Asia. Mr Lim was commenting on the latest findings released by the Manpower Ministry showing that an increase...

TR reader’s comment quoted in Wall Street Journal

In a sign that the Temasek Review is gaining credibility and influence among foreign publications and journalists, respected international newspaper Wall Street Journal quoted TR again, this time a comment posted by one of its reader, in an article on the WikiLeaks fiasco titled "Leaked cables spook some U.S. sources" (read...