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Grassroots leader involved in unprovoked assault on elderly man

Mr. Joseph Wee and his Belgian shepherd The mainstream media reported (3 Mar) that a grassroots leader is under investigations and currently out on bail after an unprovoked assault at Telok Kurau Park. Last December, an elderly Mr. Joseph Wee and his muzzled Belgian shepherd Nero were walking home when a black chow chow appeared...

No conflict of Interest for Auditor-General to be Minister’s Wife

Speaking in Parliament on Thursday (28 Feb), Minister-in-Charge of the Civil Service Chan Chun Sing said there was no conflict of interest if the spouse of a minister were to be appointed as the Auditor General. The Minister was responding to an earlier Parliamentary question filled by Worker’s Party MP Sylvia Lim at the Committee...

Apex Court rules that CGH’s negligence had cause woman’s cancer to develop

Ms Noor Azlin The Court of Appeal (CA) ruled on Tuesday (Feb 26) that a patient with lung cancer would have been diagnosed and received treatment earlier were it not for the negligence of Changi General Hospital (CGH) and its medical system. Ms Noor Azlin, was diagnosed with lung cancer in Feb 2012, had sued CGH and three doctors...