Singapore Local News, 2011-01-30

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Don't eat shark's fin, urges group A local marine conservation group, Project: FIN, has launched a campaign on social networking site Facebook, asking to people to change their profile picture to one which says: Celebrate Chinese New Year with no shark fin soup......     2 opposition parties may form alliance An alliance between two opposition parties is in the works after representatives from each party jointly visited Sengkang residents on Sunday, for the first time...... One-carat diamond, one lucky lady It may be raining in Singapore all Sunday, but the weather certainly did not dampen the mood of one particular person -- the 39-year-old winner of MediaCorp Radio's 'Bling It On!' lucky draw...... Flash floods in several areas The PUB said flash floods had occurred in several areas on Sunday, amid continued widespread moderate to heavy rain...... Lakeside-Taman Jurong cycling path unveiled Cycling between Lakeside MRT station and Taman Jurong Town hub is now easier and safer, with a new dedicated cycling path...... Muslims have done much to strengthen integration, says PM Lee Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Muslims here have done a great deal to strengthen harmony and social integration in the country...... Sungei Whampoa gets makeover Residents living near Sungei Whampoa can now enjoy new riverside facilities such as lookout decks and a landscaped garden...... Passengers affected by 'smoky' SIA plane SNGAPORE: More than 200 passengers on board Singapore Airlines flight SQ328 were affected Saturday morning after smoke was spotted in the cabin...... S'poreans will receive news of Budget in good time: PM Lee Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Singaporeans would receive news of next month's Budget in good time, but added that he preferred to leave the details to Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam......

S'porean students return from Cairo It was a tearful reunion for many at Changi Airport on Sunday morning shortly after flight SQ493 touched down from Cairo......     Moderate to heavy rain expected in S'pore Singapore's Meteorological Services Division said widespread moderate to heavy rain is expected to continue till midnight...... Residents to be part-time fire-fighters RESIDENTS of Block 72 at Redhill Road will now also be part-time firefighters with the installation of a new refuse chute water spray system that allows them to put out rubbish chute fires with the press of a button. The new system taps on an existin..... Muslims have helped strengthen integration: PM THE Muslim community in Singapore has made great efforts to integrate with other communities, and help make Singapore one of the most harmonious and successful multi-religious societies in the world, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday.'Mus..... Sungei Whampoa made over with shrubs and flowers A $2.2-MILLION makeover for Sungei Whampoa means that residents are now able to enjoy new riverside facilities such as lookout decks and a landscaped garden. Part of the PUB's Active, Beautiful and Clean, or ABC Waters Programme, the project also inc..... Floods returning to Singapore FLOODS have returned to Singapore amid heavy, incessant rain since Saturday. Readers of The Straits Times Online have been sending in reports of flooding, which seem mostly concentrated in the eastern part of Singapore......