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North Korea missile tests defy UN
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:08:06 -0000
North Korea test-fires six missiles in an apparent act of defiance on 4 July, American Independence Day.
Burma junta leader snubs UN chief
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:28:02 -0000
Burma's military ruler refuses to let visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Japan rethinks silent hybrid cars
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:01:56 -0000
Japan considers adding noise-making devices to quiet hybrid cars to improve safety for blind pedestrians.
Fans and foes pray for ill Aquino
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:56:33 -0000
Former Philippine President Cory Aquino has stopped treatment for cancer, prompting prayer vigils by fans and foes.
New dinosaurs found in Australia
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:48:58 -0000
Three new dinosaur species are found in Queensland, Australia, and named after the Outback song Waltzing Matilda.
Deadly bus fire 'set by arsonist'
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:37:00 -0000
A fire on a bus in China that killed 27 people in June may have been caused by a suicidal arsonist, police say.

NYT > Asia Pacific

In Villages, Marines Work to Win Over Afghans
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:09:14 -0000
A new military strategy seeks not just to oust the Taliban, but also to implant a government presence.
Myanmar Denies U.N. Chief a Meeting
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:55:20 -0000
Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, said his request to see the democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi had been rejected by Myanmar’s ruling generals.
Pakistan Army Helicopter Crash Kills 26
By PIR ZUBAIR SHAH and ISMAIL KHAN Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:50:52 -0000
A Pakistani Army helicopter crashed in a northwestern tribal area that is a Taliban stronghold, killing at least 26 Pakistani soldiers and paramilitary fighters.

L.A. Times - Asia

U.N. secretary-general defends his approach to the job
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon rejects the notions that the world body has been shunted aside on security matters and that his moral voice has been lacking. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon knew he was taking a risk by traveling to Myanmar this week to plead with the country's ruling generals for a meeting with imprisoned opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Several Western diplomats warned Ban the generals would use his presence to claim legitimacy for their autocratic rule, even as they proceed with what many regard as a show trial of Suu Kyi for allegedly violating terms of her house arrest.
Carbon tariffs proposal is causing unease in the global community
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
China and India lash out at a U.S. bill aimed at imports from countries that pollute, saying that it would 'hurt the interests of developing countries' and 'disrupt the order of international trade.' China and India on Friday lashed out at the possibility of the United States slapping so-called carbon tariffs on goods imported from countries that pollute, even though analysts said proposed U.S. measures were years away and would be hard to implement.
U.S. drone attacks said to kill 17 at Taliban outposts in Pakistan
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
The missiles target the network of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mahsud, who escaped a similar attack a week earlier. Missile attacks believed to be carried out by U.S. drone aircraft Friday targeted a training center and a communications base run by one of Pakistan's most wanted militant leaders, killing 17 people and injuring 27.

UN News Centre - Asia Pacific

UN helping Timorese uprooted families return home peacefully
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations is assisting families displaced by violence which shook Timor-Leste in 2006 return to their homes and preventing potential conflicts in their communities.
Japanese official chosen to head UN atomic watchdog
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500
A Japanese diplomat with a lengthy record of working on disarmament and non-proliferation issues will be the next chief of the United Nations nuclear watchdog after winning a secret ballot today against two other candidates.
UNAIDS hails Indian court decision decriminalizing homosexuality
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has hailed today's decision by an Indian court to overturn a 150-year-old law and decriminalize homosexuality, voicing hope that more countries that ban same-sex activity will follow suit.

 

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Children's Hospital - KK Hospital is the largest medical facility in Singapore that provides specialist care in obstetrics and gynaecology (women's health), and neonatalogy and paediatrics (children's health).

Adam Road Hospital - A private psychiatric hospital with a Total Wellness and Counselling Centre that conducts public talks and training.

Alexandra Hospital - Alexandra Hospital is a small public hospital serving mid-western Singapore.

500 Changi General Hospital - Previously known as New Changi Hospital, this is a tertiary public hospital serving the east of Singapore.
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D Jeromel Psych-Health Consulting - Psychologists providing counselling and consulting services. Online fact sheets on psychological conditions.
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East Shore Hospital - 157-bed general acute care hospital in Eastern Singapore providing a range of surgical and medical services.

Gleneagles Singapore - 380-bed private tertiary acute care hospital providing wide range of medical and surgical services, houses 160 specialists spanning over 30 specialities.

Havelock Family Clinic - Private general practice clinic located at Tiong Bahru. Location, services and opening hours.

Home Nursing Foundation - Provides ambulatory health care services ie: Home Nursing, Rehabilitation, Ambulance transport, Continence Management, and others. Located all over the island, many in polyclinics.
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Hospice Care Association - Providing hospice care to patients through its Home Care Service and its Day Care Centre. Other services include equipment loan, welfare assistance, bereavement counselling, volunteer training and homecare training for family care-givers.
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Institute of Mental Health Hospital - Based in Woodbridge Hospital, IMH is the main psychiatric hospital in Singapore. See their mission statement, services and facilities and understand more about some psychiatric conditions.

Mount Alvernia Hospital - Mount Alvernia Hospital is a 240-bedded secondary acute care private, non-profit hospital. They also fund the Assisi Home and Hospice and the Villa Francis Home for the Aged.

Mount Elizabeth Hospital - Private hospital under the Parkway Medical Group, situated near Orchard Road.

National Cancer Centre - Tertiary specialist medical center for malignacies, located with Singapore General Hospital(SGH).

National Healthcare Group - NHG is a cluster of restructured public institutions providing primary (polyclinics), secondary (community and general hospitals) and tertiary (specialist hospitals and institutes) healthcare. List of their services, events, training and research, patient education and career opportunities.

National Healthcare Group polyclinics - Corporate profile, list of services available and locations of the public outpatient primary health care clinics of the NHG.

National Heart Centre - Public specialist center near SGH for all things regarding cardiology.

National Neuroscience Institute(NNI) - Specialist centre at TTSH providing neurological and neurosurgical care for diseases pertaining to the brain and spine.

National Skin Centre - A large outpatient specialist dermatological clinic treating complex skin diseases and cosmetic problems.

National University Hospital (NUH) - NUH is a 991-bed acute care, tertiary hospital. It is also the nation's only university hospital.
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Parkway Group Healthcare - Organisation which runs East Shore, Gleneagles and Mount Elizabeth Hospitals. Has speciality informaion, events calendar and pressroom.

Prohealth 24-hour Medical Clinic - General practice at Blk 259, Bukit Panjang Ring Road.
Meta Description: [ Prohealth 24-hour Medical Clinic serves Bukit Panjang and surrounding areas in the Western part of Singapore. A comprehensive list of its services can be found here ]

Raffles Medical Group - RMG is one of the larger private medical organisations with clinics, hospitals, and surgical centres.

Singapore General Hospital - SGH is a large, multidisciplinary, tertiary/specialist public hospital, located near the city.

Singapore Health Services - SingHealth is a cluster of restructured public institutions including primary (polyclinics), secondary (community and general hospitals) and tertiary (specialist hospitals) healthcare. Links to their institutions, services, events, training and research, patient education and career opportunities.

Singapore National Eye Centre - Tertiary public specialist medical center for eye care.

St Andrew's Community Hospital - Non-profit hospital providing covalescent and palliative care.

St Luke's Hospital for the Elderly - A Community Hospital in Singapore dedicated to providing rehabilitation and respite care to the Elderly Sick in Singapore.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital - Large public tertiary hospital with special interests in Neurology, Geriatric Medicine and Rheumatology Immunology.