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$25m centre set up to fight cancer the RNA way

December 04, 2015 5:00 AMA new multimillion-dollar effort to combat cancer could yield new ways to treat leukaemia, one of the deadliest forms of the disease here.

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NUH recalls 178 children for TB tests

December 04, 2015 5:00 AMThe National University Hospital (NUH) is recalling 178 paediatric patients - including 131 under the age of two years - who had been cared for by a nurse now confirmed to have...

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Rare tumour at the base of tailbone

December 04, 2015 5:00 AMWhy a sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) occurs is not known, but it could be tissue from a twin that did not form correctly, or growth from abnormally placed germ cells, or stem...

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Infant with rare tumour critically ill

December 04, 2015 5:00 AMA 12-day-old Indonesian baby girl, who arrived in Singapore earlier this week to have an operation to remove a tumour bigger than her own body is in critical condition with...

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Young performers ready to shine for ChildAid

December 04, 2015 5:00 AMThe Sugar Rush dance crew performing two songs - A World To Imagine by Iskandar Ismail and Paul Tan, and Hotline Bling by Drake - at the full dress rehearsal of the ChildAid...

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National University Hospital recalls 178 children for TB tests

December 04, 2015 5:00 AMThe National University Hospital (NUH) is recalling 178 paediatric patients - including 131 under the age of two years - who had been cared for by a nurse now confirmed to have...

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Indonesian baby in KKH with rare tumour critically ill

December 04, 2015 5:00 AMA 12-day-old Indonesian baby girl, who arrived in Singapore earlier this week to have an operation to remove a tumour bigger than her own body is in critical condition with...

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MORNING MINUTES: What will make headlines, Dec 4, 2015

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ST Now, News As It Happens - Dec 4, 2015

December 04, 2015 7:00 AMWelcome to ST Now, News As It Happens. We will keep you updated on the latest happenings in Singapore and beyond. If there is something you want to share with us, please drop...

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What you need to know about tuberculosis

December 04, 2015 8:21 AMTuberculosis (TB) is an airborne disease transmitted through fine respiratory droplets from an infected person.

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LTA must be ready to take over MRT operations: Khaw Boon Wan

December 04, 2015 9:23 AMSINGAPORE - Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan has hinted again at restructuring the rail industry - the second time within a month.

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HSA: Don't buy or use ointment that has been found to have high levels of...

December 04, 2015 11:19 AMSINGAPORE - The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has advised people not to buy or use a health product labelled "TCM Recipe Licozen Ointment". This has been tested and found to...

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Don't buy or use ointment known to have high levels of arsenic: HSA

December 04, 2015 11:19 AMSINGAPORE - The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has advised people not to buy or use a health product labelled "TCM Recipe Licozen Ointment". This has been tested and found to...

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Singapore confident of meeting 'unconditional' target of curbing carbon...

December 04, 2015 11:50 AMSINGAPORE - Singapore is confident that it can meet its ambitious targets to curb its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishan said on...

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Kovan double murder: Iskandar found guilty of murder of both victims,...

December 04, 2015 11:53 AMSINGAPORE - Policeman Iskandar Rahmat was on Friday (Dec 4) sentenced to hang after he was convicted by the High Court of both charges in the Kovan double murders.

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Indonesian baby in KKH with rare tumour undergoes successful 7-hour surgery

December 04, 2015 2:54 PMSINGAPORE - Jeslyn Lim, a 12-day-old Chinese Indonesian baby who arrived in Singapore earlier this week to remove a tumour larger than the size of her body, was undergoing...

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Ice company manager gets jail and cane for biting off part of man's ear

December 04, 2015 4:20 PMSINGAPORE - A former distribution manager of an ice company, who bit off nearly half of a man's ear, was sentenced to 2-1/2 years' jail and three strokes of the cane on Friday...

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Disciplinary Committee orders maximum fine for dentist who used unapproved...

December 04, 2015 4:43 PMSINGAPORE - A Disciplinary Committee has ordered that a dentist be fined the maximum of $50,000 for having used a qualification which had not been approved.

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Machine operator gets 18 months for molesting intellectually disabled teenager

December 04, 2015 4:52 PMSINGAPORE - A machine operator was jailed for 18 months on Friday (Dec 4) for molesting an intellectually disabled teenage girl.

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PM Lee and brother Hsien Yang each agrees to donate half the value of Mr Lee...

December 04, 2015 5:25 PMSINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his brother Hsien Yang have each agreed to donate half the value of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew's Oxley Road house to charity.

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