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Singapore confirms three more H1N1 flu cases
Posted on 28. May, 2009 by Joseph.
SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed three more cases of Influenza A (H1N1). This brings the number of infected persons in the country to four.
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Singapore raises swine flu pandemic alert from yellow to orange
Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by Joseph.
SINGAPORE: Singapore raises its pandemic alert from yellow to orange on Thursday even though there are no human cases of Mexican swine flu in Singapore. The Health Ministry (MOH) said it is upgrading its Disease Outbreak Response System Alert as there is a real possibility that such cases may surface in Singapore and the country must [...]
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Swine-flu alert level now raised to 5: WHO
Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by Joseph.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it has raised its pandemic alert for the swine flu to its second highest level. The alert level is now at five out of six levels, indicating that the estimated probability of a pandemic is high and that the swine flu has now caused [...]
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Windows 7 RC leaked to torrent sites
Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Joseph.
It was bound to happen sooner rather than later, Windows 7 build 7100 which was unofficially declared the release candidate build has been leaked to torrent sites on x86 and x64 flavors. This comes just days after Microsoft posted and then retracted from its Partner Program website that the RC build was completed and was [...]
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SAF regular serviceman collapses and dies after 3km run
Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by Joseph.
SINGAPORE: A Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) regular serviceman, Master Warrant Officer (MWO) P. Jegathesan, collapsed at about 8.30am on Friday after completing a 3km mass run at the SAFTI Military Institute Sports Complex. The 45-year-old MWO Jegathesan was taking part in the SAF Commanders’ Sports Day where various cohesion activities were organised. He was the Chief Warrant [...]
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Microsoft: No public beta testing for Office 2010
Posted on 17. Apr, 2009 by Joseph.
Update: Backtracking, Microsoft has now disclosed that there will at least be a single public beta, stating that yesterday’s assertions left the wrong impression. While there is still no confirmed date for the open beta, if it follows Office 2007’s path, a download could be available in November. Microsoft confirmed today that there is currently no [...]
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Patch Tuesday addresses numerous Office and IE flaws
Posted on 17. Apr, 2009 by Joseph.
Anyone running Microsoft Office will want to make sure they get the slew of bulletins pushed out today as part of Patch Tuesday, with numerous bugs in the suite being fixed. Microsoft issued updates for known flaws in Excel and Word, affecting versions of Office ranging from Office 2002 all the way up to Office [...]
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Thai protesters seize army tank
Posted on 12. Apr, 2009 by Joseph.
BANGKOK : Thai protesters seized at least one army tank deployed to enforce a state of emergency in Bangkok, a police spokesman told AFP on Sunday. “The protest has spread to many parts of Bangkok. Protesters have seized tanks and armoured cars,” Major General Suporn Phansua, spokesman for Bangkok Metropolitan Police, told AFP. He added they were [...]
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Hackers Exploit Microsoft PowerPoint Flaw To Attack Vulnerable Systems
Posted on 10. Apr, 2009 by Joseph.
Users are advised by Microsoft to be more careful when opening suspicious PowerPoint documents in order to avoid becoming the target of hackers. Microsoft has lately admitted that hackers are exploiting a flaw which has yet been patched or fixed by the company to assault vulnerable systems. The flaw affects several Microsoft packages inclusive of [...]
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1 in coma, 28 warded
Posted on 06. Apr, 2009 by Joseph.
Over 100 people get food poisoning after eating at Geylang Serai Indian rojak stall More than 100 people sought hospital treatment after eating at the Rojak Geylang Serai stall at #01-320 at Geylang Serai market, which had previouly been featured on Makansutra. — PHOTO: INTERNET A WOMAN is in coma and at least 28 others [...]
