Stem Cells - The Answer To Heart Disease?
Region: SingaporeSingaporean researchers may have figured out two ways where stem cells can be used to treat heart patients, although it is still too early for the treatments to be made publicly available. Stem cells are cells that can grow to become any cell in the human body, including heart cells. Though they are found primarily in the umbilical cord, the bone marrow is the main source for the cells in adults. The first treatment ... more
Views: 1258Retail Magnate Pleads Guilty, And For His Freedom
Region: Singapore
The former executive chairman of retail giant C.K. Tang pleaded guilty to organ trading and lying under oath yesterday, and begged not to be thrown behind bars. Tang Wee Sung, 56, who suffers from kidney failure, had tried to buy the organ for $300 000 through a middleman. To get pass the law, he lied in a statutory declaration that he and the donor were related, and that the transplant was voluntary. In Singapore... more
Views: 830Singapore To Loosen Political Media Restrictions
Region: Singapore
Often criticised around the world for its tight control over its press and freedom of expression, Singapore has promised to relax its grip. So said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long in the country's National Day Rally. In his annual address to Singaporeans, Mr Lee acknowledged that in the technological age of today it is unfeasible to impose a ban on political videos because anyone can make one, anytime. To prove his poi... more
Views: 1695Real Life Spiderman Scales Singapore Skyscraper
Region: Singapore
Alain Robert, better known as the real life spiderman who climbs tall buildings around the world, has one more to add to his collection. The country this time - Singapore, and the building- the 176m tall Suntec Tower One. It's not his first skyscraper in the city state; in 1997, he conquered an office block at Great World City. He was also arrested in 2000 shortly after reaching the 23rd storey of the UOB building for... more
Views: 1381Singapore Spares Drug Traffickers The Hangman
Region: SingaporeThree convicted drug traffickers have escaped the death penalty in a country where death is the mandatory sentence for smuggling 15g of heroin. This happened after prosecutors lessened the charges against them. The men - Malaysians Lim Chan Pung and Tai Kang Seng, as well as Singaporean Chia Teck Khoon- were caught with 18.4g of the drug, after the Central Narcortics Bureau (CNB) was tipped off. Officers uncovered th... more
Views: 2432New School Term Starts At Singapore Art Museum With 8Qsam
Region: Singapore
The ringing of the school bell at 630 p.m. sounded the opening of the Singapore Art Museum’s (SAM) new wing for contemporary art and its inaugural exhibition Q8-Rate:School on 15 August 2008. The event was a carnival; guests exchanged coupons for beer, popcorn and other snacks. The facility’s moniker derives from its location – 8 Queen Street, and the exhibition’s name puns on the phrase &ld... more
Views: 1650Singapore Considers Allowing Organ Trading
Region: Singapore
Posted by Mong Palatino to Global Voices Online An important debate is raging in Singapore: Should government legalize organ trade? The debate began last month when two young Indonesians were arrested and jailed for trying to sell their kidneys to a wealthy businessman in Singapore. The Human Organ Transplant Act “bans the supply of any organ or blood for valuable consideration” in Singapore. mr wang says... more
Views: 2489What is the most effective way to attract traffic to your website?
Region: SingaporeMany people, epecially the webmasters and the bloggers are probably wondering on what are the ways that can actually increases the traffic to your sites. Whenever there is a topic touching on to web traffic, the solution provided by many savvy Internet users would be Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Well, it is not wrong, but technically, SEO raises your PageRank in search engines and it is not directly responsible f... more
Views: 1896The Next Big Thing in Conference-going Based in Singapore
Region: SingaporeI interviewed Arnout Mostert, a Dutch entrepreneur who lives and works in Singapore. Together with Frank Bomers he founded Conference Bay. This is a service that aims to make visiting, organizing and speaking at conferences a more pleasant experience. They do that by offering innovative online services to conference organizers, delegates and speakers such as an online bidding tool for tickets and an online booking appl... more
Views: 1150Singapore Govt Assures Worried Moms
Region: Singapore
As melamine found in made-in-China dairy products cause Singapore parents sleepless nights, the government has sought to reassure them that there is little reason to panic. That's because even though three products have been found with the substance so far, the levels are very low. According to the US Food and Drug Administration, the human body can safely ingest and purge 0.63 mg/kg of the substance every day. ... more
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