Singapore Local News, 2011-01-16

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Residents in Serangoon celebrate Pongal festival SINGAPORE : Residents in Serangoon got together to celebrate the Indian harvest festival Pongal on Sunday......     Singapore aims for medals in sport climbing SINGAPORE : Singapore will host the World Youth Sport Climbing Championship for the first time in 2012...... Programme launched in Changi Simei to fight chronic diseases SINGAPORE : Changi Simei Constituency has started off Singapore's first community-based disease prevention programme...... Qantas resumes A380 flights to USA SINGAPORE : Qantas has resumed its A380 service to USA, which was grounded last November after a mid-air engine blast...... Charity run raises S$30,000 SINGAPORE : Over 500 runners participated in the inaugural Adidas Bizad Charity Run on Sunday morning, raising S$30,000 for three beneficiaries - Fei Yue Community Services, Towner Gardens School, and New Charis Mission...... Increase heart attack survival rate with CPR In Singapore, the likelihood of surviving a heart attack outside a hospital is three per cent, but doctors say this can be improved if more people are trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)...... Fallen concrete blocks shock Gilstead Rd residents A gas leak occurred on Sunday morning at Gilstead Road off Dunearn Road in Bukit Timah, after a pile of concrete blocks from a construction site toppled over...... Abalone thief suspect nabbed A 45-year-old man, believed to be involved in a series of abalone thefts at supermarkets island-wide, has been arrested......

Centre for Remarriage and Stepfamilies launched The centre for Remarriage and Stepfamilies Vista Sakinah has exceeded its target of helping 600 couples from reconstituted families, even before its official launch on Saturday......     Singapore breaks record for CPR training 7,204 PARTICIPANTS broke the Singapore record for the most number of people trained and certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) at a single mass event. 1,000 volunteers helped train the participants from 9am to 4pm.Held at Singapore Expo, th..... Concrete blocks topple onto Gilstead Road A HUGE pile of concrete blocks stacked next to Gilstead Road came crashing down on Sunday morning. According to SP Power Grid in another news report, the impact caused a gas leak from a valve, which has since been shut down by the Singapore Civil Def..... Chinese New Year celebrations kick off in Chinatown WITH less than a month to go before the Lunar New Year, festivities in Chinatown are already in full swing. Thousands of Singaporeans braved the rain to kick off the celebrations on Saturday......