Articles by Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Singapore: Pet boarding facility Platinium Dogs Club faces investigation for alleged pet mistreatment

Agri-food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore, the police and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals raided Platinium Dogs Club pet boarding facility.

Dec 31, 2018

German magazine suspends senior editors over Claas Relotius fake news scandal

Claas Relotiusj had received many prestigious awards such as CNN's Journalist of the year 2014 and European Press Prize 2017.

Dec 30, 2018

Fake news

Dr Nancy Grace Roman, known as the 'mother' of Hubble, dies at 93

Dr Nancy Grace Roman was the first woman to hold an executive role at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Dec 30, 2018

Nasa

Google introduces spam protection feature for text messages

Google introduces spam protection features for Android users but all of them have not received the opportunity to use it.

Dec 29, 2018

Pipes carrying water from Malaysia to Singapore run alongside the causeway towards the Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore

Singapore to Malaysia: Causeway heavy traffic affecting commuters

Johor MCA sends a letter to Singapore consulate expressing concern and suggestion to ease the travel backlog at the checkpoints.

Dec 29, 2018

Singapore: You can't smoke if you are not a 19-year-old

MOH said that government has planned to raise the minimum legal age to 21-year over a period of three years.

Dec 28, 2018

Singapore: ICA officer admits to getting sexual pleasure in exchange of immigration-related favours

Chin Peng Sum is suspended from his jon and will be present in court for sentensing in January 2, 2019.

Dec 28, 2018

Singapore crime

Cockroaches in coffee and soup: Did Singapore food outlets forget the hygiene guidelines?

National Environment Agency (NEA) has set hygiene practices and guidelines for the food outlets in Singapore

Dec 27, 2018

Health: 'Virtual tumour' model may find new cancer treatment

To conduct the study the researchers took one millimetre cubed piece of breast cancer tissue from a patient for the biopsy.

Dec 27, 2018

Singapore: SMU wins 2018 ASEAN Energy Awards for Energy Efficient Buildings

SMU President Professor Arnoud De Meyer, who retired after eight years in November 2018, received

Dec 27, 2018

Education

Bali bans plastic: Can Indonesia achieve its goals or fail like South Africa and India?

The newly introduced policy that bans single-use plastics aims for a 70 percent reduction in Bali's marine plastics by 2019.

Dec 26, 2018

A passenger shares a photo after the Delta Air Lines flight

Beijing to Seattle flight makes emergency landing on Alaskan island

A passenger shared a picture after the Delta Air Lines flight safely landed on Alaskan island and addressed the place as the 'in the middle of the ocean.'

Dec 26, 2018

Archaeologists discover remains of harnessed horse and saddle in ancient Pompeii

There were several residents of Pompeii could not find a chance to escape from the disaster and buried beneath tons of volcanic ash and debris.

Dec 24, 2018

Archaeology

Scientists develop air-cleaning houseplant: Is it better than natural air purifying plants?

The genetically modified plant is capable of absorbing chloroform and benzene from the interiors of homes

Dec 24, 2018

A view of the Nanyang Technological University campus in Singapore August 2, 2016.

Singapore's best: Nanyang Technological University ranks 18th in Financial Times' EMBA ranking

National University of Singapore Business School and Singapore Management University were defeated by Nanyang Technological University in the ranking list.

Dec 24, 2018

Education

Newly developed AI system can diagnose, classify intracranial haemorrhages with accuracy and speed

To improve the accuracy of this high-tech system, the researchers built in steps following the way radiologists analyse images.

Dec 23, 2018

Artificial intelligence

Scientists develop e-bandage that can heal skin wound faster than anything

Self-powered e-dressing modality could lead to a facile therapeutic strategy for non-healing skin wound treatment.

Dec 23, 2018

hundreds-dead-as-massive-quake-and-tsunami-hit-indonesia-island

Volcanic activity triggers tsunami in Indonesia; at least 281 killed, over 1000 injured and 57 missing

Tsunami, triggered by Volcanic activity on Anak Krakatau hit beaches around Indonesia's Sunda Strait on Saturday night.

Dec 23, 2018

Fake News: Singapore actress Zoe Tay retiring from her career

50-year-old Singapore actress Zoe Tay is not retiring but currently, she is enjoying her vacation in Japan.

Dec 22, 2018

Fake news Celebrity news

Singapore police alerts public on rising phone scams impersonating police officers

Singapore: Scammers posing as Google and Apple staff cheated retailers, over S$15,000 is gone in 1-week

Police received at least eight reports of impersonation scams between December 13 and 20 this year.

Dec 22, 2018

Singapore crime

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