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A man is suing Tan Tock Seng Hospital and three of his doctors for $800,000 after the death of his 74-year-old mother.
Mr Chia Soo Kiang claims that his mother, Mdm Tan Yaw Lan, was wrongly diagnosed and failed to receive appropriate treatment for her heart condition, which caused her to suffer a serious cardiac arrest. The hospital and its doctors say Mdm Tan was appropriately cared for and advised at all times.
The lawsuit claims damages on the basis that her death was completely preventable. Angry China stage more drills near Taiwan as US lawmakers visit.
China's military said it carried out more exercises on Monday August 15 as a group of US lawmakers, led by Senator Ed Markey, arrived in Taiwan on Sunday in an unannounced visit and met President Tsai Ing-wen.
China's defence ministry said that the lawmakers trip infringed on China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The island will not be deterred by China's response to such visits by foreign friends, according to Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang.
Taiwan saw a spike in pro-China misinformation online in the last month, which was aimed at undermining its morale and pushing Beijing's narrative.
AMO Residence sales of private home sales increased nearly 71% in July, leading to an increase in private home sales.
In July, the developers sold 834 units - excluding executive condominiums - up from 488 units in June. Sales were boosted by AMO Residence in Ang Mo Kio, the sole new project launched that month and the largest suburban condo development this year.
The Ang Mo Kio project sales led to the bulk of new home sales coming from the Outside of Central Region OCR in July at 58.2 per cent or 485 units.
One analyst says the market is hungry for more launches while the property market will continue to face headwinds, the interest rate hike didn't seem to have a significant impact on buying sentiment for new homes.
In the August issue, rising yields from the Singapore Savings Bonds have attracted more investors with the 10 year average return of the savings bond hitting a new record high of 3 per cent.
Why are the returns going up and is it too late to invest in them?