SEPTEMBER 14 ― My friends warned me to ensure that my African-American friend, Ken Porter, kept his passport on him at all times during his week-long visit to Malaysia and to have a 24/7 United States consular number on hand.

September 7 – The hate coming from Singaporeans towards Crazy Rich Asians, which puts Singapore on the world map as it continues to top the United States box office, is surprising.

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AUGUST 31 — It is Merdeka under a new government. What a glorious day!…

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AUGUST 24 ― I tried to reassure a lung cancer patient ― who receives free doses of crizotinib (brand name Xalkori) on a patient assistance programme ― that the Ministry of Health (MOH) had promised to retain existing patient access schemes like his, as it was only suspending two new applications by pharmaceutical companies for the programme.…

Read more: Making patient assistance programmes more transparent