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On Father’s Day, my family and I were at a dim sum restaurant in Jalan Besar when a couple in their late 20s next to our table left. Sitting on the steps outside, on the pavement, they nonchalantly took out devices cupped in their hands and vaped. Maybe they thought... Read More

The Addictions Recovery Singapore said that although etomidate is not considered addictive under supervised medical use, recreational inhalation can quickly create psychological dependence, with users chasing its sedative effects.  Even occasional use may disrupt sleep regulation and trigger rebound anxiety or irritability, which are early signs of withdrawal. The impact... Read More

SINGAPORE – The last image Mr Delfard Tay has of his 19-year-old daughter Shermaine is a video of her stumbling out of their three-room flat in Tanjong Pagar. She looks unsteady in the footage, as she tries to get up from the sofa she slept on in the living room.... Read More

WHAT ARE FUEL SWITCHES? Fuel switches regulate fuel flow into a plane’s engines. They are used by pilots to start or shut down engines on the ground or to manually shut down or restart engines if an engine failure occurs during a flight. There are independent power systems and wiring... Read More

Fuel to both engines of the Air India plane that crashed and killed 260 people last month appears to have been cut off seconds after the flight took off, a preliminary report has found. Air India flight AI171, bound for London, crashed into a densely populated residential area in the... Read More

Just how safe are India’s skies? It’s a question many are asking after June’s devastating Air India crash, which killed at least 260 people. The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner went down less than a minute after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in western India on 12 June. “India’s skies have... Read More