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Dr Daniel Ubani, a German-trained GP on his first out-of-hours shift in Britain, killed David Gray, 70, by giving him 10 times the normal dose of diamorphine (The Telegraph, 11 Jan) – In a letter to The Daily Telegraph the heads of two royal colleges say that “stifling” EU laws are damaging medical care. They... 

ISLAMABAD  (December 09, 2010) : The Supreme Court on Wednesday barred the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) Gwadar Ltd from transferring immovable property of Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) to any private party till the final decision of the court, and allowed the government of Balochistan to be a party to the case, as... 

Beijing: A friendly match between China men’s national basketball and Brazil’s men’s national basketball team in Xuchang, Henan province ended in a mass brawl. Within the first minute of the game, China’s Zhang Qingpeng was knocked to the ground by a covering opponent, and when the head referee did not whistle for... 

WELLINGTON: New Zealand has delayed the departure of its Commonwealth Games athletes due to a long list of problems with accommodation in Delhi, the country’s Games chief Mike Stanley said Thursday. “It’s tremendously disappointing. The long list of outstanding issues has made it clear the village will... 

Good Afternoon all, Indeed this is a very sad incident. Especially when one considers how many sacrificied so much of their precious time and volunteered to make the first YOG a memorable event. All in all YOG could have been a great success for Singapore. Unfortunately this arrest has blighted YOG somewhat in the eyes... 

It has been more than two weeks and there is still no updates so far from the authorities on the mass food poisoning outbreak involving 26 YOG volunteers which had sullied the squeaky clean image of Singapore. Above: “Dog” food given to YOG volunteers On 15 August 2010, 26 YOG volunteers from two different... 

A netizen Kojaktbt has emailed several PAP ministers and government agencies to request for an explanation of the arrest of YOG critic Mr Abdul Malik for a comment posted on Facebook. Mr Malik, an alumnus of Singapore’s top secondary school Raffles Institution, had posted a comment on his Facebook taking Dr Vivian... 

As the protracted Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) finally draws to a close, Singapore leaders and International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials are busy indulging in self-praise and mutual back-patting to justify its exorbitant price tag. IOC President Mr Jacques Rogge described the inaugural YOG as a “perfection”... 

Mr Abdul Malik, an alumnus of the top secondary school in Singapore Raffles Institution was propelled into instant “stardom” overnight after he was arrested by the Singapore police for “inciting violence and public disorder”. Mr Malik had posted a comment on his Facebook taking Dr Vivian to task... 

Beleaguered Singapore sports minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan who has come under heavy criticisms for mismanaging the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, now claimed that he has nothing to do with the arrest of young YOG critic Mr Abdul Malik by the Singapore police on Tuesday which made the international headlines. Mr Malik...