Friday, February 25, 2011

Singapore Local News, 2011-02-25



    Colombian manager molests 11-year-old
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    Three charged with stealing cough mixture, painkillers
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Former manager charged with CBT and forgery
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    Reform Party looks West
With or without an alliance with the Singapore People's Party - which is helmed by veteran Opposition leader Chiam See Tong - the Reform Party (RP) is going ahead with its plans to contest several constituencies in the western part of the island......

    Group to track prices of basic food items
SINGAPORE : The government has launched a Retail Price Watch Group (RPWG) to keep track of retail prices and address concerns of any alleged profiteering and excessive pricing of daily necessities and food items......

Boustead successfully evacuates non-Libyan staff
SINGAPORE : Boustead Singapore has said all its 31 non-Libyan staff have been safely and successfully evacuated out of the North African country......

Singapore's human rights record under UN scrutiny
The Singapore government has submitted its on the country's human rights track record to the United Nations, as part of a review of all UN member states......

Golf: Arimura holds lead in Singapore
SINGAPORE : Japan's Chie Arimura maintained her clubhouse lead on Friday at the HSBC Women's Golf tournament in Singapore, firing a six-under par 66 to hold a two-stroke advantage over Australia's Karrie Webb......

Singapore Food Trail officially opens at Singapore Flyer
SINGAPORE : Singapore's first 1960s-themed food street, Singapore Food Trail, was officially opened on Friday morning......

Long-term care online portal launched
SINGAPORE : Caregivers and patients requiring long-term care can now turn to a new online guide for information and resources......

'Burn minister' man's case dropped
The man who was arrested for purportedly inciting violence by posting negative remarks on Facebook against a minister has had his case dropped, police confirmed on Friday......

Two contracts for Downtown Line Stage 3 awarded
SINGAPORE : The Land Transport Authority has awarded the first two civil contracts for the Downtown Line Stage 3 (DTL3) projects, totalling S$480.38 million......

Two molesters dealt with in court
Two men were dealt with in a district court on Friday for molesting girls in separate incidents......

Former manager charged with CBT, forgery
A former administrative manager of a ship design company was charged on Friday with six counts of criminal breach of trust and another two with forgery involving nearly S$720,000 in all......

GE: PM Lee says new electoral map should lower hurdles for contesting parties
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said changes to Singapore's electoral map should lower the hurdles for parties intending to contest the elections......

Ex-SEA Games medalist fined for vice activities
Former South East Asian Games taekwondo gold medalist Wong Jing Ching was fined S$29,000 on Friday morning for bringing women into Singapore for prostitution and offering bribes to hotel security officers......

Dr Tony Tan awarded medal in New York
NEW YORK: Dr Tony Tan has been awarded the Foreign Policy Association medal......

GE: Electoral Division checks ready
Singapore: The Electoral Division of Singapore voters in the upcoming General Election can be checked from Friday......

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