SINGAPORE — In a dramatic turn of events, the National University Hospital (NUH) abruptly withdrew bankruptcy proceedings against former patient Philip Soh Keng Cheang just one hour before his scheduled court hearing in February. The 61-year-old, who owed over $290,000 in legal costs and unpaid hospital bills following an unsuccessful negligence lawsuit against NUH, was unexpectedly spared from bankruptcy after hospital administrators discovered he qualified as a fully subsidized nursing home resident.

Residents of Tengah and Brickland can look forward to significantly improved public transport options, as Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow announced plans for eight new bus services in these neighborhoods over the next year and a half.

In a tragic turn of events, the 65-year-old owner of Xin Ming Road Bak Kut Teh in Bishan passed away last January due to extreme exhaustion - his final moments spent urging his wife to keep their decades-old family business alive.