All posts tagged "health"
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1.1KHeadlinesClinics Jack Up Prices and Deny Subsidies for Pioneer Generation Card Holders
LAWRENCE WEE: We have heard much and the hype on the Pioneer Generation card on the press and on TV that is...
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497HeadlinesSenior Speaks Out: “I Was Denied My Regular Doctor because of Pioneer Generation Card”
PANG CHENG LIAN: AS a member of the pioneer generation, I was delighted when the Government announced a slew of benefits under...
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458Cow Beh Cow BuCalls for Australia to Learn from Singapore’s Affordable Healthcare System
As a small city state with a population of 5.4 million people, Singapore has a clear sense of what it wants from...
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420HeadlinesBabies Exposed to 2 Languages Show Better Memory, Learning
Babies exposed to two languages display better learning and memory skills than those who are exposed to one language. This was the...
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519Cow Beh Cow BuGrandpa Waited more than 30 Hours for Ward, then Denied Medisave Use
SHAFIEE BARAHIM: My 88-year old grandfather was conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) from Woodlands Polyclinic on 31/07/14 (Thursday) after he...
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528Headlines“Hospitals Charged High Mark-Ups and Billed Me Wrongfully”
CHARIS MUN: The experience from my two stays in a private hospital earlier this year does not bear out the assumption that...
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607Cow Beh Cow BuNetizens Hammer Tan Tock Seng and Other Government Hospitals After Granny Couldn’t Get Ward for 2 Days
Redwire is happy to hear that the 78-year-old granny who couldn’t get a ward after waiting for more than a 2 days...
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1.2KHeadlinesNurses to Receive Pay Rise of Up to 20%, Special Payment
About 23,000 nurses in public healthcare institutions can expect their monthly pay to increase by up to 20 per cent over two...
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468Cow Beh Cow BuMedishield Life: How the Scheme Got so Complicated
TAN KIN LIAN- A government minister had promised that subsidy for Medishield Life will be hassle free. This may be the case...
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542Singapore in BriefTTSH Sacks Political Activist Roy Ngerng
Tan Tock Seng Hospital has fired Singaporean blogger and political activist Roy Ngerng. The sacking is reportedly in connection with his ongoing...
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476Cow Beh Cow Bu40% of Johor Vagrants Hold Steady Jobs in Singapore
Is Malaysia so brimming with talent that 40% of vagrants in Johor Bahru can hold regular jobs in Singapore, and earn between...
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543World8 Years of Hardship After Retirement
Future retirees in Singapore face the grim prospect of their retirement savings running out halfway through their retirement. A majority estimate their...