Junella Ang - Camel milk gives two people rare illness

Two Singaporeans came back after holidaying in Saudi Arabia with an exotic souvenir they had not bargained for - a rare illness called brucellosis. It is caused by a type of bacteria - brucella . It landed them in hospital for three weeks with a fever that just would not go away. The cause of their illness has been identified as the fresh, but bricella-laced, camel milk they drank while on seperate tours after they had performed the Muslin pilgrimage to Mecca last December. People usually catch the illness after consuming unpasteurised milk or diary products from infected cows, goats, sheep, and camels. Areas considered high-risk include South and Central America, Eastern Europe, the middle East and Central Asia.


Personal View : The public should stay away from consuming unpasteurised milk and diary products, raw meat and animal organs, especially when they are in high-risk areas. Travellers who have returned from these areas and eaten such items should look out for symptoms and see a doctor it they become unwell.

Junella Ang - Man dies hours after soccer match

A 46-YEAR-OLD avid soccer fan collapsed at home on Sunday afternoon and died hours after playing in a match. The signs have been there during the friendly game with his colleagues earlier. During the game he complained about being tired and unfit, but he put it down to having stayed up the night before to ctach a Euro 2008 game. He returned home form the game and took a shower and a nap. He then wake up and had his lunch and perform his prayers. His wife then heard a loud thud, followed by her children shouting to her that their father collapsed. He was taken to Changi General Hospital, where efforts to revive him failed.

Personal View : I feel sorry for this man who had passed away so suddenly leaving behind his wife and children. This must be a dreadful news to his family members. Apparently from this article, we learnt that we must not over stress ourselves when we are unwell. It is important to take care of one's health and have adequate rest to carry on with our daily lives. If we were to feel unwell, we must not treat it as a small matter as we do not know what it may lead to. Hence, we must seek medical help immediately. We must learn to take care of ourselves by leading a healthly lifestyle !

Junella Ang - Minibus Crash : 10 hurt; all had no belts

A group of 10 Chinese nationals were injured yesterday morning(23rd june) when the minibus they were in slammed into the back of a truck. One worker was knocked out cold by the impact but regained conciousness later. A second broke his nose. The 10 workers were taken to the Singapore General Hospital; 8 were treated for minor injuries. The crashed occured on the East Coast Parkway at 8.45am. After the minibus had hit the truck, a taxi crashed into it . This carsh renewed calls for seat belts to be fitted in all minibuses. The appeals began in April, when schoolboy Russell Koh, eight was killed after being flung out of a minibus which had collided with two cars. The Transport Ministry acted last month, ordering that new school vans must come with seat belts.



Personal View : As usual safety comes first before everything. Therefore, seat belts are needed in every vehicle that we sit . But yet come to think of it, even with seat belts attached to vehicles like taxi; cars etc .. People still do not put on their seat belts when they are on ride as they think it is unnesscessary for them to do it. They feel they will not be so unlucky to meet with an accident during this short ride to their destination .But I feel that it is important for everyone to put safety before their "laziness" and "convinence" as it may lead to a drastic situation that they will never be able to foresee. It is better to be safe than sorry. The government should also make it a must to put on the seat belts. With seat belts on, it can also minimise the injuries and impact on the victims' who get into an accident.

Junella Ang - Man held for cleaner's murder

A 26 year- old Malaysian suspect was arrested yesterday morning(22nd Jun) in connection with a weekend murder in an Ang Mo Kio flat. The suspect had "no fixed place of residence" in Singapore and was arrested in a hotel in Geylang.

The 61 year-old victim was Singapore permanent residence Abdul Khalid Othman and was said to be a transvestite by his neighbours. The victim was found dead on Saturday in the bedroom of two-room flat in Ang Mo Kio Avenune 8. He had no visible injuries and was wearing only his undergarments.

The resident who lives next door the victim's said that his wife heard two loud shouts from the victim's flaton Thursday at about 9.15pm.

The victim's colleague said that he was a caring man who wound even feed the stray cats in the neighbourhood.





Personal View : Nowadays, people are staying in flats whereas people in the olden days stay in kampong where they get to interact with one another and get to know each other. There are also not many strangers as everyone in the kampong know one another and it will be easy to track down murders happening around them. But in this city now, everyone is staying in flats.