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Don’t Monkey Around With the Lack of Insurance There was a case of a 26-year-old undergraduate who met a car accident after a pair of monkeys leapt in front of his vehicle (“Undergrad suffers brain injury after monkeys cause crash”, Sunday Times, 1 Oct 2006) According to the newspaper report, his brain injury exceeded $40,000 in hospitalization expenses. His secretary mother will have to pay … [Read more...]

Man with bad headache rushed to hospital, was sent back home with painkillers, by evening falls into coma and is brain-dead Did anyone read this news in Straits Times on 1 July 2006 - Man with bad headache rushed to hospital ? Mr. Tan Beng Kiat, aged 30, initially had a headache. He was sent to a general practitioner and was given painkillers. However, his headache was so bad that his speech … [Read more...]