Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tougher penalties for Kpod abusers were announced on Aug 28 and kicked in on Sept 1. (ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG) SINGAPORE – In the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a circular sent out on July 9, MOH and HSA had told public healthcare institutions to record all suspected and confirmed ...

A Singaporean man was sentenced to 16 months in prison and fined S$400 (US$311) on Aug. 26 after he produced the etomidate-laced Kpods, for sale to e-vaporiser users. This is the first case involving ...

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Unlike those who come forward willingly, suspected abusers who are reported can be investigated and prosecuted. -- ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): With etomidate listed as a ...

A 15-year-old Myanmar national will be deported and barred from re-entering Singapore after she was found with an e-vaporiser pod containing etomidate, also known as Kpod. The teenager had her ...

(From left) Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development Eric Chua, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam, Education Minister Desmond Lee and Minister of ...

MHA will list etomidate as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act, enabling supervision and rehabilitation for abusers, with potential jail time for reoffenders. This follows concerns about ...

A Myanmar teen had her long-term pass revoked for possessing etomidate vapes, the first such case under the new anti-vaping rules. She is now under investigation for possessing scheduled/offensive ...