Singapore Local News, 2011-02-28

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Forbes Travel Guide heads for Singapore Hotels and spas in Singapore will soon be rated by Forbes Travel Guide for the first time......     4 years' jail for serial thief who targeted elderly Shaffiq Alkhatib..... Upgrading works at Ang Mo Kio hawker centre The market-cum-hawker centre at Block 409, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, will be closed for upgrading works from Tuesday...... Breakthrough in skin cancer research An international team of scientists, including those from the Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) in Singapore, has made a breakthrough in skin cancer research...... Channel NewsAsia recognises outstanding Asian business leaders The inaugural Channel NewsAsia Luminary Awards held on February 25 recognised outstanding Asian business leaders who inspire and motivate......

RP chief to contest in Radin Mas? The now-defunct Anson constituency was the stage for a historic win in 1981 by the late Opposition leader J B Jeyaretnam, allowing him to break the People's Action Party monopoly on Parliamentary seats......     MND revises rates for development charges The Ministry of National Development (MND) has revised the rates for development charges for the period between March 1 and August 31 this year...... SIM University to offer Master of Gerontology From July this year, SIM University will offer a Master of Gerontology, the first of its kind in Singapore...... Visitor arrivals to Singapore hit record International visitor arrivals to Singapore grew 16.2 per cent to reach 1,055,000 in January...... Whistle-blowing policy clarified: DPM Teo The Public Service Division has clarified the processes for officers in the Civil Service to report wrongful practices or behaviour...... Majority of S'poreans support HOTA, says Health Minister As of last December, nearly 2,460 organ transplants from deceased donors were successfully carried out, since the Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA) was introduced in 1987...... Forbes Travel Guide to rate S'pore's hotels and spas Hotels and spas in Singapore will soon be rated by Forbes Travel Guide for the first time...... Serial thief sentenced to four years jail A serial thief who made off with more than S$330,000 in cash and valuables was sentenced on Monday to four years' jail...... Budget 2011: MPs offer suggestions to help SMEs cope with rising costs Singapore's Parliament has kicked off the debate on the Government's Budget for the financial year 2011-2012...... IDA issues Code of Practice to ensure secure internet infrastructure The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has issued Internet Service Providers (ISP) a Code which seeks to ensure that their infrastructure is secure and resilient...... New breakthrough in skin cancer research An international team of scientists, including those from the Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) in Singapore, has discovered the reason why a rare skin cancer called multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma (MSSE), heals by itself...... HDB launches three BTO projects in Sengkang, Bukit Panjang The Housing & Development Board (HDB) has launched three Build-To-Order (BTO) projects comprising 1,593 standard flats...... GCE 'A' level results to be released on March 4 The GCE 'A' Level examination results will be released on Friday, March 4......