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CNA
06-06-2025
- General
- CNA
Police Coast Guard steps up patrols around Sentosa after security barriers damaged
The Police Coast Guard has stepped up patrols around Sentosa, after a barge damaged a portion of floating security barriers on Jun 6 morning. The container barge was found grounded along the shore of Sentosa's Tanjong Beach. Authorities say no one was hurt and there is no risk of pollution. Associate Professor Goh Puay Guan from the Centre for Maritime Studies at the National University of Singapore discusses the incident. He talks about how the barge might have detached from the tug boat and if there were any lapses in protocol.
Bloomberg
27-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Southeast Asia Sees Near 150% Rise in Heart Disease, Study Shows
The number of people with cardiovascular disease surged by 148% in Southeast Asia over the past three decades, with the condition becoming the region's leading cause of mortality and morbidity, according to new research. A total 37 million people in the region suffered from cardiovascular disease in 2021 and 1.7 million died from it. The findings by researchers at Seattle-based Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and the National University of Singapore are based on analysis of health data between 1990 and 2021 from 10 Southeast Asian countries that make up the Asean bloc.
