SINGAPORE — A new framework allowing those living in Housing Board flats to keep cats will come into effect in September, when a two-year transition period for cat owners to meet licensing and microchipping requirements begins. The Cat Management Framework — under the National Parks Board's Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) — will allow up to two cats to be kept in each HDB flat, and three cats for each private residence, with owners required to license and microchip all their pet cats. «Those with more cats than the limits for HDB flats and private premises will be allowed to keep all their existing pet cats if they license them within this transition period,» said the AVS. Licensing will be available online via the AVS' Pet Animal Licensing System portal from Sept 1. First-time applicants will also need to complete a one-time free online pet ownership course covering basic pet care skills and responsible ownership.

How much would you pay for a cup of plain water when dining out?  For one customer, $1 was a bit too much.  On Friday (May 10), netizen Ng Ai Kheng took to Facebook to share her experience.  She had patronised a Kaffe & Toast outlet at Sengkang General Hospital outlet and ordered a cup of hot water, one which cost her $1.  Shocked, Ng called it «unethical pricing» for a «small cup of tap water (hot)». «Many can have the choice of not patronising the shop but someone needs to voice out,» she said.  «I personally feel that this kind of pricing should not be a benchmark for others to follow. It is setting a precedent for unnatural inflation.» She also placed the receipt for that cup of water next to another receipt for an order of kopi-c and teh-o.  The kopi-c cost $2.20 while the teh-o was $2, which was not very far off from the amount that Ng had paid for her water.  AsiaOne has reached out to Ng and Kaffe & Toast for more details.  In the comments, some sided with Ng and said that $1 was too much. 

A 42-year-old man died from a blood clot in his lung last Friday (May 3) evening, days after undergoing surgery on his leg. Lianhe Zaobao reported on May 10 that the man had fallen while getting into his colleague's car on the afternoon of April 24 at Bulim Avenue in Jurong West. The moving car then ran over the man's left leg, and he was immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment. According to the Chinese paper, the man was later discharged and allowed to return home. The hospital he stayed at, and his discharge date was not reported. On April 29, the man visited the hospital for a follow-up appointment, where he was recommended to undergo surgery as the wound was swollen. He was hospitalised again after the surgery and was reportedly in good condition. Four days later, however, a ward nurse discovered that the man was not breathing. His cause of death was pulmonary embolism caused by deep vein thrombosis in the calf, reported Zaobao.

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