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June 11, 2009
Malaria outbreak worsens
By Salma Khalik
THE outbreak of malaria in Singapore took a turn for the worse on Thursday, with two more people - including another Singaporean - coming down with the potentially deadly disease.

This brings the total number of people infected to 17 - all men.

Of these, 15 are foreign workers living in dormitories - either in the Sungei Kadut/Mandai area in the north, or Jurong Island in the south.

Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.

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