Singapore Local News, 2011-02-18

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Expect a wet weekend ahead ... High tides and heavy rain are expected over the weekend......     Kah Motor: 1,900 Hondas affected The official distributor of Honda cars here, Kah Motor, said close to 1,900 vehicles it had sold were affected by the global recall announced on Thursday...... Family Court to get more power NG JING YNG..... High tides up to 3.3m expected, to coincide with heavy rain High tides of at least 3.3 metres are expected from Feb 19 to 21, according to the PUB......

MDA drives 'cyber awareness' bus to schools SINGAPORE - The cyber wellness movement in Singapore has moved down the age chain, with community service providers seeing a surge in primary schools signing up for their programmes to educate their students about the pitfalls of the Internet......     Egypt developments to impact Arab world: Foreign Affairs Minister Singapore's Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo said the developments that have unfolded in Egypt will have a big impact on the Arab and Islamic world...... Budget 2011: Growth dividends for all adult S'poreans One of the measures from this year's Budget includes payment of growth dividends...... Budget 2011: Deficit of S$2.2b expected for FY2011 The Singapore government said it expects a budget deficit of S$2.2 billion for FY2011, or 0.7 per cent of GDP...... Budget 2011: Govt to spend S$10b to upgrade homes The Singapore government said it will spend S$10 billion to upgrade homes and rejuvenate estates over the next 10 years...... Budget 2011: Radio & TV licence fees to be removed SINGAPORE : Radio and television licence fees will be permanently removed with immediate effect...... Budget 2011: More financial help for first-time flat buyers Low-income Singaporean families will receive more financial help to buy their first home from this year's Budget...... Budget 2011: More measures to cater to needs of ageing population The Singapore government will introduce a slew of measures to cater to the needs of Singapore's ageing population...... Budget 2011: Needy S'poreans to get S$500m in aid The government will boost efforts to support needy Singaporeans by injecting an additional S$500 million into the ComCare Fund this year...... Budget 2011: S$90m set aside for children 6 years old & below The government will introduce further measures to help families with children meet their expenses...... Budget 2011: Special bonus for workers on WIS, progressive income tax cut Budget 2011 has introduced initiatives that will reward working Singaporeans, particularly those in the lower and middle income group...... Budget 2011: Lower-, middle-income households to get S$3.2b in aid The 2011 Singapore Budget will provide packages worth some S$6.6 billion...... Budget 2011: Foreign workers to cost employers more Employing lower-skilled foreign workers will soon cost more, with the Singapore government introducing further levy increases for all sectors this year...... Budget 2011: Employer CPF contributions to go up The Singapore government will raise employer CPF contributions and CPF salary ceiling...... Budget 2011: Productivity to get S$1b boost The Singapore government has given a significant boost to schemes announced last year aimed at enhancing productivity among businesses and workers...... Four youths arrested for snatch theft, housebreaking Four youths have been arrested for suspected snatch theft and housebreaking offences in Yishun...... Budget 2011: Incomes to be raised by 30% over 10 years Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has laid out several factors to achieve an inclusive budget to strengthen Singapore's economy and society...... Budget 2011: S'pore to raise defence budget by 5.4% SINGAPORE : Singapore, which has one of Asia's best-equipped militaries, has raised its national defence budget by 5.4 per cent this year, government data showed on Friday...... Budget 2011: Govt to put back S$4b into past reserves SINGAPORE : The government will put back into past reserves the S$4 billion that it had drawn earlier for the Resilience Package...... Family Court to get more power The Family Court will be given more power to deal with societal changes brought about by an increasing mobile society and rising divorce rates here...... Too early to review fertility schemes: DPM Wong Schemes to boost Singapore's fertility rate will be reviewed when the time is right, said Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng...... 1,900 Hondas in S'pore affected by global recall Official distributor of Honda cars in Singapore Kah Motor said close to 1,900 vehicles it sold are affected by the global recall announced on Thursday...... Heavy rain and flash floods warning for the weekend High tides and heavy rain are expected over the weekend...... Japan economic delegation visits S'pore A delegation led by Nippon Keidanren chairman Hiromasa Yonekura called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong separately on Thursday evening, at the Istana......