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NEWS SNIPPETS
2005
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Deaths of SAF
Servicemen Due to Sudden Cardiac Arrest |
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Sudden cardiac death or SCD results from
sudden cardiac arrest in a person who is
usually in a state of normal health. In
other words, the person may not exhibit any
warning symptoms or signs prior to the
attack. |
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In the SAF, over the period from 1996 to
2005, for these nine years, there were 19
cases of sudden cardiac deaths, that is
about 2.1 cases a year. |
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Of these, five had collapsed during
training; the others were not during
training. There is no comparative data for
the Singapore male population. However, the
National Heart Centre study showed that
there were 261 cases of sudden cardiac
deaths among the Singapore male population
aged 18 to 45 over the period 2001 to 2003,
that is over a three year period, or an
average of 87 cases per year. |
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To put the issue in perspective, allow me to
share some pertinent information on the
chances of surviving a sudden cardiac
arrest. |
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Dr Lim Swee Han, Senior Consultant and Head
of the Singapore General Hospital Accident
and Emergency Department, reported in a
January 2005 paper that there was a 4.1%
survival rate in 968 non-trauma cardiac
arrest cases in a five year period, from
1994 to 1999. |
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Dr Marcus Eng Ong Hock, in a cardiac arrest
and resuscitation epidemiology study in 2003
reported that from a total of 548
out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in
Singapore, only 2.0% survived to discharge. |
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Even among patients who suffered cardiac
arrest in tertiary hospitals, that is while
they were already in hospital where the best
care is available, the survival rate to
discharge ranged from 18 to 32%, according
to studies from various countries.
Unfortunately, death as a consequence of
cardiac arrest is the most common outcome
even with optimal management. |
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Statement by
Minister for Defence Mr Teo Chee Hean in
Response to Parliamentary Question on Deaths
of SAF Servicemen Due to Sudden Cardiac
Arrest - An Excerpt |
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Full Text of Statement |
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Source:
www.mindef.gov.sg News Release 18 Jul 2005 |
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- Police
advisory on NKF suit
- New Board and CEO
for National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
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President Nathan to run for second term
KKH to serve all healthcare needs of women |
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"...Unlike the past when practically every
Singaporean was born in a public hospital, Medisave made it affordable
for many mothers to deliver their babies in private hospitals. |
| "The combined effects of these
two structural trends have resulted in the new KKH being under-utilised. Bed
occupancy is about 65%, below average. Number of babies born is
one-third what it used to do... |
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"As a government, we should be pleased that
Singaporeans are finding private obstetric care affordable.
Then our limited resources can be re-deployed to serve more
pressing needs, like oncology and geriatrics, where patients
may not be able to afford private hospital care. Time to
Change.." |
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Happy Birthday Singapore! - National Day Projects
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Commemorative coins - Singapore's 40 years of independence
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Police arrest 15 men for distributing pirated software
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MAS launches NUS Centennial Commemorative Coins
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Best units in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)
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ComCare Fund for needy Singaporeans launched
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Registration of children for admission into Primary 1 in 2006
- HDB
Sample Household Survey 2003
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Naked body parts along Kallang River - suspect arrested
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9 out of 10 use Government electronic services
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Singapore Labour Market Report - 1st Quarter 2005
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MRT extension to link NEL's Chinatown station to Marina Bay
- Survey on
Gambling in Singapore
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Key Survey Findings on Education Services 2003
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S.P.F.G Boutique Cafe opens in Changi Airport Terminal 1
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Give your view on changes to Income Tax Act
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Landmark City Campus handed over to SMU
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Government accepts NWC's wage guidelines for 2005/2006
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PTC approves tiered increase in bus & train fares
- Presidential
Election 2005
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Poliomyelitis - important to ensure all children are vaccinated
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Government allocates Bukit Timah Campus to NUS
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70,000 Singaporeans yet to qualify for CPF Top-ups
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Key Survey Findings on Health Services 2003 -
43 sec schools in sec 1 direct admission exercise in 2006 -
University admissions under new A Level curriculum -
First National Interschool Blogging Championship
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Performance of Singapore Economy in 1st Quarter 2005
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Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill 2005
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Singaporeans engaging in sex with minors overseas
Registration of Criminals (Amendment) Bill 2005 |
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"We are amending the Registration of Criminals Act
or "RCA" to allow the record of a conviction kept in the Register of Criminals
for a less serious crime to be considered as spent if the person stays clean
after a specified period... |
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"As we are making a start in this area, we have
decided to do so on a more cautious note, by providing for criminal records to
become spent. In the light of experience gained, we can consider expunging
criminal records in the future..." |
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IMH upgrades inpatient children psychiatric ward
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Pulau Ubin conservation & management plans launched
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Computerised Theory Test to start in June 2005: Traffic Police
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Changi Airport's no-frills terminal ready in early 2006
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Can Singapore always remain clean?: MM Lee |
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"...Whether it is policemen, immigration officers,
customs officers or officers in charge of dispensing licences, it is dangerous
to have them grossly underpaid. |
| "Over the last 40 years,
Singapore has moved towards paying political and civil service
officers 70-80% of what their equivalents are earning in the
private sector, the formula is based on an average of 6
professions, their salaried incomes based on the income tax
returns. |
| "This has enabled ministers
and officials to live according to their station in society
without extra sources of illicit income..." |
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Prime Minister's May Day Rally Speech 2005
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Employment Situation in 1st Quarter 2005
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Latest Civil Defence Emergency Handbook now available
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1st
Quarter 2005 Real Estate Statistics
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Interim Changes to 2006 PSLE & GCE 'O' Level MT Exams
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Singapore to have two IRs with a casino each
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Retrenchment & Re-employment in 2004
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MOE to build six new primary schools by 2008
- MAS
Monetary Policy Statement
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NUS to set up Singapore's second medical school
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NUS, NTU & SMU to become autonomous universities
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My Uniquely Singapore Passport 2005 |
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"The Passport offers holders (Singapore residents
or visitors) discounts at 40 Singapore establishments including tourist
attractions, F&B outlets as well as a family-oriented spa..." |
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Singapore Public Holidays 2006 Gazetted
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New
speed limits for 43 roads from 1 Apr 2005
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No single intake for JC/CI admission in March 2006
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Man jailed for employing foreigners without work permits
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Suspension of N & N Agriculture Farm
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17,300 graves in Choa Chu Kang Cemetery to be exhumed
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Singapore Road Traffic Situation in 2004
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Equipment to detect terrorist shipments of nuclear material
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Posting results for the 2005 Joint Admissions Exercise
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Ministry of Manpower fine tunes foreign worker policy
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Singapore Labour Market 2004 Report
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School fields for public use |
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"Some 50 school fields all over the island will be
available for public use under a scheme to maximise the use of sports
facilities in Singapore... |
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"Members of the public can book the fields for a
small fee; full soccer-sized fields can be booked for $50 per
two-hour slots while smaller-sized soccer fields can be booked
for $25 per two-hour slots..." |
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More..... |
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Changes to CCA and CIP for university admission |
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"... it will no
longer be necessary to have a fixed CCA points system for
junior college (JC) and Centralised Institute (CI) students
applying to university from 2007 onwards. MOE will remove the
CCA grading system, PEARLS, for first year students in JCs
starting from this year. |
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"At the same time,
MOE will remove the minimum 6-hour requirement for CIP for all
students in JCs and the CI from this year. The CIP scheme,
introduced in 1998, is now a vibrant feature of JC life..." |
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More..... |
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AIDS
Epidemic - 311 new cases in 2004: Dr Balaji Sadasivan |
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"...We do not know the reasons for the sharp increase
of HIV in the gay community. An epidemiologist has suggested that this may be
linked to the annual predominantly gay party in Sentosa - the Nation Party
-which allowed gays from high prevalence societies to fraternize with local
gay men, seeding the infection in the local community. However, this is a
hypothesis and more research needs to done. |
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"The reported new cases are only the tip of the
ice-berg. In total, we have more than 2,000 HIV/AIDS patients. But for every
AIDS patient we have diagnosed, there are possibly 2 to 4 undiagnosed patients
with HIV in Singapore. That means there could be, anywhere between 4,000 to
8,000, undiagnosed HIV patients in Singapore..." |
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Smoking ban to cover more public places from 1 Oct 2005
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New
biometric passports for Singaporeans |
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"...The
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) plans to
introduce a Singapore biometric passport by October
this year. This new passport will contain the person's
unique facial and fingerprint information. |
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"It
will make use of an inventory control number as the
passport number, instead of the current approach of
using the person¨s NRIC number. This unique inventory
number will make it easier to share information on
lost and stolen Singaporean passports as part of the
global effort to curb passport abuse. |
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"The
validity period will be shortened from the present 10
years to 5 years, to allow us to incorporate new
technologies into the Singapore passport more rapidly.
The biometric passport will speed up immigration
clearance significantly, as well as deter people from
misusing the Singapore passport, thus upholding the
reputation of the Singapore passport, and facilitating
our citizens' travel overseas. |
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"...Minister elaborated that the fees for the new
biometric passport planned to be introduced by October
this year, have not been determined. He added that the
existing passports that have not expired continue to
be valid..." |
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Response
given by the Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Wong Kan
Seng at the Committee of Supply Debate on the Ministry
of Home Affairs, Thursday, 3 March 2005 |
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Source:
Ministry of Home
Affairs Press Release 3 Mar 2005 |
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CCTVs to be used in parts of Geylang to combat vice
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11,790 Immigration Offenders Arrested in 2004 -
Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'O' Level Exams 2004 Results
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Loss of medical talent to the
private sector |
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"...These are doctors who have devoted many years of
their lives to public service; good doctors and dedicated teachers. I have
expected them to retire in public sector. Why are they now in private
practice? |
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"Within the Ministry, there seems to be a view
that the "loss of doctors to the private sector is not a loss, for as long as
they continue their practice in Singapore". I do not agree with this view.
The loss of good teachers and clinicians from the public sector is a big loss
to Singapore... |
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Notification of Release of 2004 GCE O-Level Results
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HDB Resale Flats: HDB-assigned valuers for bank loan cases
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Singapore Budget
2005
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Tentative List of Singapore Public Holidays for 2006
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Securities & Futures (Amendment) Bill 2005 passed
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Younger teachers can take up Senior Teacher appointments
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Financial Advisers (Amendment) Bill 2005 passed
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Employment Situation in 4th Quarter 2004
Rising Expectations of Singaporeans |
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| ＾Do not just promise welfare
benefits but show people the price tag. Explain how you are
going to fund this for the people, how are you going to pay
the bill, and who is going to pay the bill. |
| "And if you impose such a bill
on Singaporeans, which Singaporeans will stay to pay it? And
which Singaporeans will say, ｀thank you very much, I¨m off.
There are so many other countries in the world where the taxes
are cheaper¨´ |
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MediShield reform plan takes effect from 1 July 2005
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Consumer Price
Index 2004
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Republic of Singapore Navy acquires 6 new naval helicopters
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Conditions of
Employment 2004
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Release/detention of persons involved with JI and MILF
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Case concerning land reclamation by Singapore in and around Straits of
Johor (Malaysia v Singapore)
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Singapore tourism targeted to net S$30 billion by 2015
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Singapore observes one minute of silence on 9 Jan 2005
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UAGFSC recommends autonomy for NUS & NTU
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Tsunami Disaster Memorial Service on 9 Jan 2005
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No first-year cash rebates for housing loans from 6 Jan 2005
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