16 August 2017 The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will be running a trial to see if public bus services in areas with low ridership, or with low off-peak demand, can meet commuters’ needs in real-time in the second half of next year. Three potential areas have been identified: Joo Koon, Punggol North/West, and Shenton Way/Marina South. Meanwhile, four types of Ribena concentrate products have been withdrawn from shelves in Singapore. The affected Ribena products, all concentrates bottled in Malaysia, are: Blackcurrant & Strawberry, Blackcurrant & Apple, Blackcurrant & Glucose, and Blackcurrant. Meanwhile, the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) has been comparing how its patients fare after complex surgery against the experiences of those at 700 other hospitals since last month. Resulting improvements translate to shorter stays, lower readmission rates and lower cost.
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