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A listing on the dark web selling a Covid-19 vaccine for 0.0017 bitcoin or about $130 a dose. PHOTO: CYBER INTELLIGENCE HOUSE
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On the back of alarming reports that fake Covid-19 vaccines made with chalk, wallboard and even pesticides are being peddled online, the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) said a rising number of shoppers here have fallen prey to counterfeit goods being passed off as the real deal on e-commerce platforms.
Case received 33 complaints last year, up from 12 the year before and seven in 2018.
The pandemic has seen a rise in online shopping and more people working from home or staying in amid lockdowns.
SINGAPORE - All Integrated Shield Plan (IP) insurers have been encouraged by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to grow the size of their panels, make their panel selection criteria more transparent and enhance the process of pre-authorising hospitalisation or treatments to minimise the risk of runaway bill sizes, Senior Minister of State for Health Koh Poh Koon said in Parliament yesterday.
While policyholder benefits may differ depending on whether a patient sees a panel doctor or a non-panel doctor who is pre-authorised, they should not prohibit patients from seeing non-panel doctors or influence patient choices in an undesirable way, said Dr Koh.
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Thursday, 11 Mar 2021 08:39 AM MYT
Alkaline water has a higher pH level than regular water. pH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline a solution is. AFP pic
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SINGAPORE, Mar 11 Alkaline water systems are gaining popularity in Singapore, with companies recording annual jumps in sales of up to 30 per cent over the years.
But even as the popularity of these machines climbs, the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) called out the “unfair practices” of one such company, Triple Lifestyle Marketing, about two weeks ago. The firm sells long-term maintenance service packages, costing around S$3,000 (RM9,200), for alkaline water systems.
March 05, 2021
Screen grabs from CCTV footage showing the moment before Mr Sito Rong Feng entered his kitchen and seconds later when the sliding glass door shattered (above). Glass was scattered across the living room.
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A mere four seconds was the difference between Mr Sito Rong Feng walking unscathed into his kitchen and being hit by a sliding glass door as it shattered into smithereens.
When the wedding photographer had the close shave last month, his first thought was the safety of his 15-month-old twin sons who were playing in a playpen in the living room of the family s Punggol East flat.