Is it necessary to buy travel insurance?, Money News,Travel insurance sounds like something meant to fleece kiasi people of their hard-earned cash. Many of us pay for travel insurance before we get on that plane. But why don't we buy travel insurance when we go to JB or Malaysia for a massage?
Thailand rolls out cannabis clinic based on traditional medicine, Asia News,BANGKOK – Thailand opened its first full-time clinic specialising in traditional and alternative cannabis-based medicine on Monday (Jan 6), as part of a move by the government towards developing a medicinal cannabis industry
Twitter flags China spokesman's tweet on Covid-19, China News,SHANGHAI – Twitter has flagged a tweet written in March by a Chinese government spokesman that suggested the US military brought the novel coronavirus to China, as the social media platform ramps up fact-checking of posts. Twitter po
Coronavirus: 4 new cases including 3 linked to Grace Assembly of God church; 21 cases now linked to the cluster, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Another four people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus infection here, with three of them linked to the biggest cluster – the Grace Assembly of God church
Death toll in South Korea hospital fire rises to 43, Asia News,SEOUL – The death toll from a devastating hospital fire in South Korea rose to 43 on Monday (Feb 5), officials said, making it the country's deadliest blaze in 15 years. Two men, both of them in their 80s, who had been treated in ot
Japan hospitalises first Paralympics participant with Covid-19 , Asia News,TOKYO – A foreign participant in the Paralympic Games in Japan has been hospitalised with non-severe symptoms of Covid-19, Kyodo News said on Thursday (Aug 26), citing the Games' organising committee. It is the first hos
Philippines to ease some tough Covid-19 restrictions from April 12, Asia News,MANILA – Strict Covid-19 lockdowns in the Philippines capital and four adjacent provinces will be eased from April 12, a spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday (April 11). Metro Manila and the provinces of
'Losing battle': Philippine doctors, nurses urge new Covid-19 lockdowns as infections surge, Asia News,MANILA – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday ordered his coronavirus task force to address the concerns of more than a million doctors and nurses who called for reviving str
Omicron variant could outcompete Delta, South African disease expert says, World News,JOHANNESBURG – The Omicron coronavirus variant detected in southern Africa could be the most likely candidate to displace the highly contagious Delta variant, the director of South Africa's communicable diseas
Worst Sports Injuries | Health Plus, Health News,Exercising is a great way to keep fit and have fun while fighting the high stress of living in fast-paced Singapore. But injuries can happen and when they do, in more severe cases, surgery may be needed. “Running, cycling and soccer are three of the m
