Author: Dickson Tan
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Man Sues TTSH and doctors for $800k
A man has sued Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and 3 of its doctors over misdiagnosis and negligence for its handling of his mum, Tan Yaw Lan, while she was warded in the hospital. He is seeking $800,000 in damages for the alleged negligence. It was alleged that the doctors prescribed inappropriate treatment methods and…
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Warehouse Fire At Gul Drive
A warehouse at Gul Drive caught fire last Saturday morning, which resulted in 13 emergency vehicles and 50 firefighting personnel being deployed to contain the blaze. The fire involved waste materials in the warehouse which measured 20 meters by 40 meters. As a result of the large area, firefighters had to take about 2 hours…
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Singapore Ranked No. 6 On Exposed Databases
According to a recent survey carried out by cybersecurity firm IB-Group, it was found that Singapore ranked number 6 globally for having the most databases exposed to the Web in 2021 that hackers could breach and exploit, despite Singapore being such a small nation compared to many others. It was estimated that Singapore had 1239…
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Workplace Fatalities 2021
In a press release, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) published the figures on workplace safety for 2021. In total, there were 37 fatalities, comparable to that in 2019 before Covid-19 hit. There were also about 610 incidents which resulted in major injuries, a slight drop compared to 629 in 2019. Even so, the incident rate…