Singapore in Brief Uncle Suffers Heart Attack but Heartless PHV Driver Refuses to Make Detour and Send Him to A&E Knowing that he was suffering a heart attack, a 52-year-old uncle booked a Gojek ride to go to hospital. Little did he expect to... Redwire SingaporeSeptember 6, 2023
Singapore in Brief SNEC “Injustice”: Subsidised Patients Wait 1 Year for Checkup, Non-Subsidised Wait 3 Months Is it fair that subsidised patients at the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) need to wait 1 year for treatment, while those that don’t... Redwire SingaporeAugust 14, 2023
Singapore in Brief Woman Gives Birth to Second Child, Dies Days After from Heart Condition It was a joyous day, 31 July, for a couple who welcomed a new addition to their family. Unfortunately, happiness turned into tragedy just... Redwire SingaporeAugust 7, 2023
Singapore in Brief Heart Doctor Barred from Paying Ambulances to Send Patients His Way Local cardiologist working in a private practice, Dr Wong Siong Sung has been slapped with a set of 6 restrictions by the Singapore Medical... Redwire SingaporeJune 27, 2023
Headlines April Month Sees Over 24Hrs Waiting Time for Bed at Public Hospitals Patients had to wait for over a day just to get a hospital bed at public hospitals in the month of April. The waiting... Redwire SingaporeApril 26, 2023
Headlines Woman Bitten by Monkey Sees Wound Swell by “Up To 10 Times its Size” A woman who was bitten by a monkey while on holiday in Bali returned to Singapore with a wound that swelled by “up to... Redwire SingaporeApril 10, 2023
Headlines Virgin Active Gym Machine Topples, Almost Crushing Gym-Goers A terrifying encounter for gym-goers at the Virgin Active’s Tanjong Pagar gym on Wed (5 Apr). A lat pullback machine toppled over and crashed... Redwire SingaporeApril 10, 2023
Headlines Anger Mounts Over MOH Move to Lower Cancer Treatment Coverage for Integrated Shield Plans The Health Ministry has announced that from 1 April, Integrated Shield Plans will pay up to a max of 5 times the amount of... Redwire SingaporeMarch 27, 2023
Headlines Man and Mom Confront Alleged Scammer, End Up Giving Him More Money A 20-year-old man who claimed to have been scammed by a Chinese wellness centre went back with his mother to seek recourse, only to... Redwire SingaporeMarch 15, 2023
Headlines Cancer Patients, Doctors Condemn New Cap on MediShield, MediSave for Treatments The lowering of claims from MediShield Life and MediSave for certain cancer treatments has been met with frustration and anger from patients. Oncologists too... Redwire SingaporeMarch 6, 2023
Headlines Overworked Nurses: “A Lot of Nurses End Shift at 9pm or 10pm and are Back at Work at 7am” Attrition rates for both local and foreign nurses in public hospitals had hit a five-year high in 2021, with a rate of 7.4 per... Redwire SingaporeFebruary 23, 2023
Headlines KEECHIUGATE: Chan Chun Sing Mocks Singaporeans in Closed-Door Meeting, Takes a Swipe at Hong Kong Minister for Trade and Industry, Maj-Gen “Kee Chiu” Chan Chun Sing had a hearty laugh with business leaders as he condemned the behaviour of... Redwire SingaporeFebruary 17, 2020
Cow Beh Cow Bu Wuhan Virus Scare: The Strange Case of “No Queue” when Gahmen Gives Out Free Masks RONALD WONG: For the longest time, Singaporeans have been known to queue for almost anything under the sun. Even if they have to spend... Redwire SingaporeFebruary 3, 2020
Headlines Wuhan Virus Scare: 524 People in Singapore Quarantined A total of 524 people have been quarantined in Singapore as of Sunday night (2 Feb) on suspicion that they might have contracted the... Redwire SingaporeFebruary 3, 2020