Singapore Local News, 2011-01-02

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Singapore's education system faces fierce competition: PM Although the education system in Singapore has served the country well, it will have to continue to improve......     TCM practitioners are not specialists: Khaw Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan says it is wrong for Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM practitioners to claim they are specialists...... No S'poreans affected in Egypt church blast No Singaporeans were affected in a car bomb blast outside a Coptic Christian Church in the Egyptian city of Alexandria...... Lim Hng Kiang in Jakarta for economic discussions Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang will be in Jakarta for two days from Monday to discuss progress on the six joint economic working groups...... Through The Lens: New Year celebrations A NEW year is here, and many welcomed it with self reflection, parties, and, of course, fireworks.Relive your own celebrations of the new year, and have a look at how people around the globe ushered in 2011......

Prices of HDB resale flats still going up PRICES of public housing resale flats are still going up despite the falling cash premiums demanded by sellers.Fresh data obtained by The Straits Times from three major property agencies showed overall median prices climbing across almost all flat ty.....