SINGAPORE: Activist Iris Koh and her husband Raymond Ng Kai Hoe have been ordered to pay S$12,000 (US$9,338) in costs to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) after failing to mount a judicial review against the authority. The court found that the couple’s application was an abuse of process and granted HSA’s bid for the case … Read more
STAFF UNSURE WHAT HAPPENED When CNA visited Peach Blossoms on Aug 27 at around 6.30pm, the restaurant had just opened for dinner service. Of the six customers CNA spoke to near the restaurant, four were first-time patrons and had not heard of the “cigar” roll. Two others who dine at Peach Blossoms about four times … Read more
Retirement planning involves a lot of variables and requires a steadfast commitment to creating a corpus that can cover life’s unforeseen events and sustain your pre-retirement lifestyle for decades into retirement. The motivation to diligently contribute towards retirement investments is directly linked to an individual’s savings capability, which has stunted in recent years due to … Read more
POTENT MEDICINAL INGREDIENTS FOUND An analysis by HSA detected Gu Jie Ling contained dexamethasone (steroid) and cetirizine (antihistamine) – both potent medicinal ingredients. The authority said that dexamethasone is a potent steroid that is “usually prescribed for inflammatory conditions and should only be used under strict medical supervision”. “Long-term unsupervised use of steroids can cause … Read more
