https://www.scmp.com/rss/76274/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The rallying call was “no patient should be left behind” at the recent War on Cancer Asia conference. Without action, cancer mortality is set to grow in tandem with the rapid increase in cancer incidence worldwide. The March conference, in Singapore, reviewed practical aspects such as implementing early detection measures, where to put limited funding dollars, patient outreach and advocacy. With cancer estimated to be responsible for one in six deaths, and the second leading cause of death... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3005585/cancer-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3005585/cancer-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Apr 2019 17:00:19 +0000 There were moments when it seemed we had the entire mountain to ourselves. The crisp, clean air on Mount Daisen, in Tottori, Japan’s least populated prefecture, was heady and the 360 degrees of serene views made it easy to leave our cares and clutter far below. I travelled to Japan from my Singapore home to meet my son Damien, who flew in from university in Canada. A brief sojourn in Mount Daisen was the perfect retreat: it is off the beaten track, and offers peace and rejuvenation. Climbing on... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2149158/sacred-mount-daisen-japans-tranquil-tottori-prefecture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2149158/sacred-mount-daisen-japans-tranquil-tottori-prefecture?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Jun 2018 11:47:18 +0000 Soak in a Japanese bath or indulge in a Himalayan salt stone massage, while you gaze out to sea. As more Asians discover the joy of cruise travel, operators are responding to the rising demand for wellness-themed options. Hong Kong to be home port to US$1 billion cruise ship, city’s largest yet, tailor-made for Chinese market Cruise line capacity in the region has grown in the past four years to 4.24 million passengers. According to a 2017 Cruise Lines International Association report, there are... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2122088/wellness-and-spa-packages-and-more-chinese-passengers-major?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2122088/wellness-and-spa-packages-and-more-chinese-passengers-major?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Nov 2017 05:47:31 +0000 “Do you love your wife and your grandchildren?” the doctor asked his patient, after telling him that he had type 2 diabetes. Bagio Tomas Soliano was shocked as his doctor described the urgent lifestyle changes needed if he wanted to spend many more years with his family. One in three of world’s adults with diabetes is in China, WHO reports Just six months before, the 57-year-old had been given a clean bill of health during a routine check-up. Diabetes had set in quickly, with his blood-sugar... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2110608/singapores-war-diabetes-strengthened-government-push-save?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-beauty/article/2110608/singapores-war-diabetes-strengthened-government-push-save?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Sep 2017 05:03:00 +0000 “Don’t worry, I am approved by the government,” says Singaporean cross-dressing stand-up comedian Kumar, assuring his audience that it is alright to laugh at his risqué and politically incorrect jokes. Kumar, who has been entertaining since the 1990s, has learned to decode Singapore’s “Out of Bounds” or “OB” markers regarding homosexuality. These boundaries include not cross-dressing on national television or at public events, only in clubs and private corporate functions. Gay marriage is not... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2100120/how-lbgtqs-can-visit-lion-citys-restricted-pink-dot-rally?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2100120/how-lbgtqs-can-visit-lion-citys-restricted-pink-dot-rally?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jun 2017 04:33:36 +0000 At noon the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hit 401. The much-dreaded high point went viral as Singaporeans texted and posted online and held discussions about it in offices and corridors. For a society so used to a clean and green environment, the figure literally made us gasp. Anything above 300 is classified as “hazardous”. Such levels seem completely out of place in Singapore, where everything from industrial emissions to car ownership is highly regulated to keep pollution down. And yet... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1265889/singapores-horrid-haze-continues?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1265889/singapores-horrid-haze-continues?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:10:32 +0000 Many Singaporeans have expressed anger and fear as winds blow in ash from neighbouring Sumatra, Indonesia, where land is being slashed and burns furiously. “We’re at the mercy of Indonesia’s businesses and farmers,” writes one Singapore blogger. Many other comments are too rude to reproduce in a respectable paper. Singapore suffered the brunt of the haze yesterday, as air quality rose to “hazardous” levels when the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) crossed the 300 “hazardous” mark to a historical... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1265073/singaporeans-anxious-and-fearful-haze?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1265073/singaporeans-anxious-and-fearful-haze?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:03:28 +0000 About 4 per cent of the world's GDP is lost each year due to occupational diseases or work-related injuries, and employers need to learn how to better manage the workplace risks. That is the central message at a regional annual conference in Singapore starting tomorrow. Some 800 professionals, business leaders and officials on workplace safety are gathering in the Lion City this week to discuss challenges in today's fast-changing environment and how to promote a better work safety culture in... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1034441/companies-ignore-workplace-risk-their-peril?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1034441/companies-ignore-workplace-risk-their-peril?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:00:00 +0000 For five years Dr Wan Azizah Ismail's husband, Anwar Ibrahim, was deputy prime minister of Malaysia and widely expected to take over the mantle of power from long-time leader Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Then in 1998 came Anwar's unceremonious fall from political favour, followed by a long jail sentence for corruption and sodomy. The first few uncertain weeks after his arrest, when Anwar was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) and denied access to lawyers and family, plunged Azizah into the... https://www.scmp.com/article/981879/thrust-fight-justice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/981879/thrust-fight-justice?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:00:00 +0000