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Yaacob: More needs to be done to help youths at risk
SINGAPORE - More preventive and upstream measures are needed to help Malay youths at risk of dropping out of school prematurely or facing difficulties in school or at home, said Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim......
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Loanshark accomplice jailed 45 months
A freelance salesman, who was one of the accomplices of a former part-time Republic Polytechnic lecturer accused of loansharking activities, was on Thursday jailed 45 months......
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VIVA Foundation to have new base at Novena Specialist Center
Singapore-based charity, VIVA Foundation For Children With Cancer is setting up its new permanent base at Novena Specialist Center with the aim of helping improve the survival rate and cure of children diagnosed with cancer......
S'pore, Brunei to conduct bilateral military exercise
The armies of Singapore and Brunei are conducting a bilateral exercise, code-named Maju Bersama......
Serial motor vehicle thief arrested
Police arrested a serial motor vehicle thief within 15 hours after he stole a car on Tuesday......
More measures needed to help at-risk Malay youths
Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, has said more preventive and upstream measures are needed to help Malay youths at risk of dropping out of school prematurely or those facing difficulties in school or at home......
Chinese national fined for trespassing
A China national was fined S$1,000 for trespassing into Changi Airfreight Centre......
CASE recovers S$3.8m in cash and kind in 2010
The Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) helped to recover S$3.8 million in cash and kind for consumers in 2010......
Whistle-blowing policy for statutory boards recommended
The Public Accounts Committee has recommended that the Ministry of Finance (MOF) spell out a whistle-blowing policy for adoption by government statutory boards......
New framework for health screening tests
A committee tasked to draw up a framework for health screening tests in Singapore has recommended that the adult population be screened for obesity, hypertension, cholesterol, diabetes and colorectal cancer......
MTI to release Economic Survey on Feb 17
The Trade and Industry Ministry (MTI) will release the Economic Survey of Singapore 2010 on February 17 at 8am......
Singapore's 2010 tourism receipts hit 10-year high
Singapore raked in S$18.8 billion in tourism receipts last year, the highest in ten years......
School site 'hacked' and replaced with porn webpages
A LOCAL secondary school's website was allegedly hacked and replaced with a pornographic site according to a post in citizen journalism website Stomp.Stomper John, seeking a potential school for his son entering secondary school next year, visited th.....
Whistle-blowing policy for statutory boards in S'pore?
THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has urged the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to put in place a whistle-blowing policy for adoption by Government statutory boards. Such a policy may offer assistance to the management at statutory boards in identifying .....
Road mishaps over the CNY weekend
SINGAPOREANS were treated to a four-day weekend this year over the Chinese New Year holiday.Unfortunately, the long weekend saw quite a number of accidents, some of which were reported on citizen website STOMP......
First-ever guidelines on health screening tests online
HEALTH-CARE professionals can now refer to a handy booklet to help them decide which screening tests are suitable for the different patients they see. On Thursday, the Academy of Medicine Singapore (AMS) released the first-ever guidelines on health s.....
Two Bangladeshi workers given maximum fine
TWO Bangladeshi workers of ExxonMobil's resident contractor were each fined $1,000 on Thursday for violating the Workplace Safety and Health Act.Hannan Abdul Jalil Monowara Begum, a process maintenance and construction worker, and Anowar Hossain Khan.....
Singapore brands on social media as famous as LV
SINGAPORE - LOCAL firms using Facebook and other social media to market themselves are garnering brand recognition on a par with luxury heavyweights like Gucci and Louis Vuitton, a study showed on Thursday. Findings by research firm Firefly Millward .....
Loanshark operator jailed and fined $300K
A FREELANCE salesman who abetted by scheming with three others to carry on an unlicensed moneylending business was jailed for 45 months and fined $300,000 on Thursday.Ku Teck Eng, 41, is the third person in the group to be dealt with. Two of his acco.....
Take our poll: What Budget goodies do you want?
THIS year's Budget is widely expected to bring 'good news', as hinted by various Ministers recently.Given that housing issues have been in the spotlight lately, analysts say there could be housing-related 'goodies' in the upcoming Budget on Feb 18......
11.6m visitors to Singapore in 2010, target hit
SINGAPORE has hit its target of 11.5 million to 12.5 million tourist arrivals in 2010: It attracted 11.6 million visitors to its shores.Tourism receipts were estimated at $18.8 billion, exceeding the year's forecast range of $17.5 billion to $18.5 bi.....
URA launches Bartley Rd land parcel
THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has launched the sale of the residential site at Bartley Road / Lorong How Sun for public tender on Thursday.The land parcel was made available for sale through the Reserve List system on Nov 30 2009......
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