Category: Community
In Agra Alarm Raised Over Polluted Water Supply
Early Friday Taj city residents were in for a shock when they turned on their water taps and a dark, muddy stinking liquid came out. Alarmed, many telephoned the Agra Jal Sansthan (water utilities department) officials, but no satisfactory explanation […]
Liquid cocaine in canned food
KUALA LUMPUR – The authorities are still busy opening some 23,000 cans of canned pineapples and coconut milk, believed to contain 76kg of cocaine worth at least RM22 million (S$8.8 million). Only 30 per cent of the cargo have been […]
Malaysians among the world’s top workaholics: Survey
PETALING JAYA – Malaysians are proving to be among the world’s biggest workaholics, with almost 90 per cent of the workforce working even when they are on holiday. According to Expedia’s 2012 Vacation Deprivation Survey, Malaysia has the world’s fourth […]
Life expectancy in Singapore raised to 80.6 years
Singaporeans can expect to live up to 80.6 years, as life expectancy here has increased by 20.4 years between 1950 and 2010, according to a research paper released yesterday. The paper, entitled Life Expectancy, involved 13 global institutions, including the […]
High Levels of Radioactivity Found in Fish
In rivers and reservoirs in Fukushima, scientists have identified the presence of fish with high levels of radiactive cesium. Among the specimens with the highest levels of the contaminant was a mountain trout with 11,400 becquerels of cesium per kg, […]
Dengue vaccine to be tested in India: Reports
NEW DELHI – French health care giant Sanofi Pasteur will soon test a vaccine against dengue fever in India amid concerns about the increasingly global spread of the disease, reports said Monday. The vaccine will be tried on about 120 […]
Raising tobacco tax would save lives
BEIJING- Smoking-related illnesses and deaths are a serious threat to China’s future health and prosperity. But this threat can be reduced with strong policy action to reduce smoking rates. Of all the alarming statistics about smoking in China, there is […]
UN Urges Pakistan To Invest More in Family Planning
A senior UN official has urged Pakistan to allocate more resources to family planning to curb rapid population growth in the country, as one-third of the Pakistanis have no access to contraception. Rabbi Royan, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) chief […]
World’s oldest marathoner to run the StanChart Marathon
Fauja Singh, believed to be the world’s oldest marathoner at 101 years old, will be participating in the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore on December 2, 2012. The British centenarian marathoner will be running in the 10km race with his son, […]
Skin-lightening cream factory busted in Bangladesh
DHAKA – Authorities in Bangladesh said Sunday they had sealed off a cosmetics factory in Dhaka for using harmful chemicals including mercury in skin-lightening creams. A mobile court that disperses instant sentences sentenced the owner of the Botanic Aroma company […]
