Singapore News - For housewife Lilian Law, 74, hailing a taxi from the roadside is “not possible” these days as fewer taxis are on the roads. The senior citizen does not have or know how to use ride-hailing apps, and has “no choice” but to get a cab from Parkway Parade’s taxi. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - In January, when Mr Paul Osmond Thomas George’s heart disease caused him to develop increased fluid build-up in his body, his doctor prescribed a five-day course of intravenous diuretics to be given in hospital to clear the excess fluid. “I told her (his doctor) that. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - Projects to revitalise Bukit Gombak and Tampines West will be introduced as part of efforts to help heartland enterprises innovate and seize new opportunities. A new Heartland Enterprise Placemaking Grant will also be launched to encourage heartland merchants to host. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - The days of Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers shouting “bang bang bang bang” to simulate gunfire while training, as recounted by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen in Parliament on Feb 28, are over. New technology will far overtake it, with the Singapore Army set to start. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - The resident total fertility rate (TFR) in Singapore dropped to below 1 for the first time in the Republic’s history. Preliminary estimates indicate a resident TFR of 0.97 in 2023, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Indranee Rajah on Feb 28 in. Read more at www.tnp.sg