Singapore Local News, 2011-02-01

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Two foreign domestic maids jailed two weeks for making false statements about their employers Three months into her employment here in Singapore, she missed her children so much that she wanted to return home earlier......     Seeking a new generation of David Marshalls The health of Singapore's Criminal Bar has come under scrutiny recently...... Goh Keng Swee Command & Staff College unveiled SINGAPORE : One of modern Singapore's founding fathers, the late Dr Goh Keng Swee, was honoured on Tuesday for the role he had played in the evolution of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and Singapore's defence capabilities...... Ionescu to appeal to travel out of Bucharest The Romanian Prosecution Office has decided to appeal against the decision of the court, to allow former diplomat Silviu Ionescu to travel outside of the Romanian capital, Bucharest......

ICA foils smuggling attempts The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has foiled three animal smuggling attempts in the last five days......     Teacher settles case with MOE A primary school teacher who sued the Education Ministry (MOE) for damages and claimed it had been negligent in ensuring she had a safe working environment has settled her case...... NUS PhD student spared jail term SINGAPORE : A PhD student from the National University of Singapore has been spared the usual jail term for a road rage offence...... Underwater World features "face change" opera SINGAPORE : Visitors to Underwater World in Sentosa will be treated to a unique performance of "bian lian", or face change opera, over the next two weeks...... Maids jailed for making false claims Two foreign maids were jailed on Tuesday for two weeks after pleading guilty to making false declarations to inspectors from the Manpower Ministry (MOM)...... CPF savings insufficient for retirement: survey Singaporeans believe that they will have to work for as long as they can to supplement their retirement income. This is according to a survey by Citibank Singapore...... Fewer litterbugs in Chinatown since start of festivities, says NEA The National Environment Agency (NEA) said the public is more mindful of keeping the environment clean...... Remember to declare your restricted goods Singapore Customs has reminded holidaymakers and travellers arriving at Changi Airport and other checkpoints to make declarations if they are carrying restricted goods...... Istana open house on February 4 The Istana grounds will be open to the public on Friday, February 4 2011, to celebrate Chinese New Year...... Capitol site to undergo S$750m redevelopment The landmark Capitol site which includes Capitol theatre, Stamford house, Capitol centre and Capitol building will be transformed by the third and fourth quarter of 2014 at a cost of S$750 million...... Malaysia floods: Train services to M'sia disrupted TRAIN services from Singapore to many parts of Malaysia were suspended for a second day on Tuesday due to floods.Earlier in the day, the Malaysian Railway (KTM) trains leaving Tanjong Pagar Railway Station were going only as far as Kluang, Johor...... Jailed for knife attack over loan dispute THEY were to meet so that Mohammad Ridwan Rashid, 29, could repay a loan but the assistant storekeeper came armed with a knife instead.On Tuesday, he was sentenced to two years in jail and three strokes of the cane for the armed attack on Muhammad Fi..... Capitol Theatre to get $750m makeover A RESTORATION that will reflect both the new and the old will see the Capitol site restored to its former glory as further details of the site's redevelopment was unveiled on Tuesday. The $750 million makeover - inclusive of land cost - of the well-l..... Prosecution to appeal Ionescu travel decision SINGAPORE'S Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a statement on Tuesday afternoon on the continuing trial of Dr Silviu Ionescu in Romania. The MFA statement read: 'The Ministry has been informed that the Prosecution Office of Romania has decided ..... Ex-cabby jailed for 'phantom passenger' scam THE latest offender to be jailed for involvement in an insurance scam involving fake personal injury accident claims by phantom passengers, is ex-cabby Lim Mui Chin. The 55-year-old was on Tuesday, jailed two months for falsely declaring that Peter L..... Keeping Chinese New Year events clean and tidy THE National Environment Agency (NEA) is stepping up efforts to keep the upcoming River Hongbao, Chinatown Lunar New Year countdown and Chingay events as clean as possible.An additional 270 bins and 120 cleaners will be deployed to maintain cleanline..... Driver jailed for causing motorcyclist death A DRUNK prime mover driver who caused the death of a motorcyclist and injured the pillion rider was jailed for 20 months and banned from driving for 10 years on Tuesday on three charges.Supparayan S. Valoo, 49, had admitted to beating the red light w..... Queueing for bak kwa despite rain WOULD you queue up to 6 hours just to buy some bak kwa? Would you queue in the rain?..... CNY Holiday Break: Reminder to declare goods WITH the long Chinese New Year weekend around the corner, Singapore Customs has issued a reminder to travellers to declare restricted items to Customs officers.Travellers carrying more than the allowed amount of taxable products such as liquor and ci.....