China sentenced a Taiwanese professor to four years in jail for espionage, officials said Wednesday, as tensions between Beijing and Taipei deteriorate further. It comes a...
FreedomFilmFest (FFF), Malaysia’s leading human rights documentary film festival, will take place virtually for the very first time from 10 – 13 December 2020. Facing a...
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Chinese New Year Bazaar in Chinatown will be called off for the first time in history next...
Singapore must enable the growth of homegrown companies that will not only compete in the global arena but are able to bring better job opportunities for...
Netflix has taken down Dave Chappelle’s comedy sketch series ‘Chappelle’s Show‘ from its platform following a request from Chappelle himself due to debate over artists’ rights....
YouTube stopped One America News Network, one of US President Donald Trump’s favored channels, from posting new videos for a week for falsely claiming Covid-19 has...
广告声称可治疗近视,卫生科学局接获投诉,针对两家视力保健公司展开调查。 这两家公司便是视立明(SLM Visioncare)和ICC Visioncare,当局正调查他们是否违反“保健产品(医疗器材)条例”。另一方面,当局还还接获总共六起针对视力明的投诉。 据《今日报》报导,视力明在官网声称能以物理疗法协助“改善眼睛睫状肌的血液流通河弹性”,协助从近视中恢复;也宣称对于6至16岁孩童“特别有效”。 与此同时,ICC Visioncare则宣称协助多达10万视力障碍患者,透过他们的疗程恢复视力。 不过,视力明则告知《今日报》,质疑有关投诉的真实性,仍宣称有30年在中港台以及新加坡运营的经验,几乎不曾接到任何投诉。 除了这次被卫生科学局调查,社交媒体脸书上,也有声称是该公司前雇员开设的群组,揭露一名马国女生邱玉莉遭受职场霸凌最终轻生,人力部亦为此展开调查。 至于卫生部则提醒,根据《药品法(广告与销售)》,任何提供医疗保健服务的公司,都不能针对任何疾病(包括近视)的治疗之服务和技术进行宣传,以避免误导消费者。 据了解,其中一名投诉者Daniel Wang,告知《今日报》他为自己10岁的孩子,花了2千490元在视力明接受每周三次、为期三个月的近视治疗。 不过,他指出孩子的视力状况未有起色,到医院诊断反而发现恶化了。 另一客户则表示,六岁孩子在接受该公司治疗后视力反而变弱,他在脸书看到视力明的广告,为此还花了3千800元买疗程配套。 至于消费者协会则表示,打自去年1月至本月16日,就接获至少11宗针对视力明的投诉。 前部长、鹰眼科中心(Eagle Eye Centre)总裁蓝彬明医生,也告知媒体迄今未有任何获得科学证明的近视和散光疗法。这些所谓疗法理应经过严格的临床试验,以证明其功效和安全性,才能用于治疗这些眼疾。
On Sunday (22 Nov), The Straits Times (ST) published an article titled “Cabby hit by plunge in income pushes for pay-as-you-use rental” featuring a cab driver...
Amid criticism levied against Community Development Councils (CDCs) for being potentially too expensive and an exercise of job duplication, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called...
The victim of a former director of the National University of Singapore (NUS)’s East Asian Institute (EAI)’s sexual harassment on Monday (23 November) broke her silence...
2020年大选竞选期间,包括前进党、人民行动党都针对选举海报被破坏报警。 据了解,两名男子也因涉嫌破坏竞选海报,在今日被控上庭。 根据《国会选举条例》,任何人损毁或移除竞选海报,都可面对最高监禁一年、罚款1千元或两者兼施的刑罚。他们将在明年1月,再次出庭认罪。 48岁的男子Lim Song Huat,被控在7月3日,在兀兰13街损毁三张人民行动党的竞选海报。另一人则是51岁的Constantine Paul,涉嫌在6月30日,从武吉巴督东5道的路灯,扯下两张前进党海报。
European consumers will soon be able to band together as groups in court after the European Parliament on Tuesday adopted legislation giving them the right to...
Britain’s government has said it is considering reviewing a deal allowing its judges to sit on Hong Kong’s highest court over concerns China is trampling on...
The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) in a Facebook post on Monday (23 November) raised several concerns regarding the recent public survey on the...
Taiwan began construction on a fleet of indigenous submarines on Tuesday, the latest move by the out-gunned island to bolster its defences against increasingly bellicose threats...