Thursday, February 24, 2011

Singapore Local News, 2011-02-24



    Govt accepts Electorial Boundaries Review Committee report
The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee report was released on Thursday at 3pm......

   
    Man fined for smuggling puppy without licence from Malaysia
A scuba-diving instructor was fined the maximum S$10,000 for bringing in a puppy from Malaysia without a licence......

    More SCDF rescuers reach Christchurch
A second wave of 22 Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers landed in Christchurch on Thursday afternoon to help with search and rescue operations......

GE: Nee Soon GRC a logical change for the area, says Shanmugam
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam, a member of the Sembawang GRC, believes that having the new Nee Soon GRC is a logical change......

GE: MP Michael Palmer looking forward to Punggol East SMC contest
Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC's Member of Parliament, Michael Palmer, whose division has now been carved out as the Punggol East single member constituency (SMC), is looking forward to contesting it in the next General Election......

S'pore moves up 28 places in gender gap ranking
SINGAPORE : Singapore has made significant improvements in closing the gender gap......

Christchurch search and rescue joined by SCDF team
The SCDF Operation Lionheart contingent has carried out search and rescue operations at six different areas in Christchurch, after arriving on Wednesday......

Three men arrested for clinic break-in
Three men have been arrested for a series of break-ins at clinics in Thomson Road and Ang Mo Kio, to steal cough mixtures and medicines......

More taking part in CDC events
More than one million residents participated in Community Development Council (CDC) programmes and events last year, a 23 per cent increase over 874,900 residents in 2009......

GE: Ho Peng Kee feels tinge of sadness
SINGAPORE : Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs and MP for Nee Soon East, Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, has said he feels a tinge of sadness that Nee Soon East will now be part of a larger Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (GRC)......

GE: 11 new constituencies drawn up
Singapore: The recommendations of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee which will be implemented at the next General Election, sees more than half of the 12 Single Member Constituencies drawn up being new ones......

GE: How many voters does each GRC get?
The Electoral Boundaries Review committee in its report said it has decided to work on a range of 20,000 to 36,000 voters per MP, with a 30 per cent variation as in past practice......

GE: Reform Party to contest 2 GRCs, 3 SMCs
Among the first few opposition parties to respond to the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee report, is the Reform Party, which has been recently hit by a spate of resignations by some key members of its Central Executive Committee......

GE: SDA to contest Punggol East, Sengkang West SMCs
The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) has expressed interest in contesting the Punggol East and Sengkang West single member constituencies (SMCs)......

Alleged gang robbers arrested
Police have arrested six Thai nationals, aged between 31 and 47 years old, for their alleged involvement in a gang robbery along Yishun Avenue 6 early Thursday morning......

GE: Amy Khor ready for new SMC
MP for Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) Amy Khor said she is ready to stand in the newly announced Hong Kah North Single Member Constituency (SMC)......

Man jailed, caned for rioting
An unemployed man was on Thursday jailed 30 months and given three strokes of the cane for being part of a brawl that led to the death of 38-year-old cleaner Lim Eng Soon last year......

S'poreans in Christchurch safe: MFA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said its high commission in Wellington has been in touch with Singaporeans in Christchurch......

GE: Counting down to the General Election
The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee report was released on Thursday, a clear sign the General Election is around the corner......

GE: Electoral Boundaries Review Committee report accepted
The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee report was released on Thursday at 3pm......

CEA public registry to display photos of salespersons online
Consumers will be able to view photographs of registered salespersons online from March 1......

PUB to expand Changi Water Reclamation Plant
National water agency PUB will be expanding the Changi Water Reclamation Plant to treat an additional 60,000 cubic meters per day......

More people commuting to work by MRT
There were more people commuting to work by MRT over the past 10 years......

New training programme for maritime careers
Aspiring seafarers can now look forward to a new opportunity to up-skill in areas such as navigation, operation of bunker tankers, and passenger vessels......

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