Singapore Local News, 2011-03-03

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Chiam pulls party out of alliance The curveballs within the Opposition ranks are coming fast and furious now, with the biggest twists and turns revolving around the longest serving Opposition leader here, Mr Chiam See Tong......

SAF boosts 'software' development to attract staff When he signed on as a regular during his National Service days, he had only Secondary 2 education......     SDA Secretary-General Desmond Lim quits SPP, joins SJP There have been changes to the Singapore Justice Party, a component party of the Singapore Democratic Alliance, following the Singapore People's Party withdrawal from the alliance...... MND signs lease to relocate to Jurong The Ministry of National Development (MND) announced on Thursday that it has signed the Heads of Terms Agreement to take up a 30-year lease for 29,300 square metres of office space in the Lend Lease's white site development at the Jurong Gateway...... Media Fiesta to increase awareness of media classification A month-long festival kicked off on Thursday to get all Singaporeans become more savvy and discerning in the way they consume media...... IKEA recalls coffee maker Home products company, IKEA, is recalling its FORSTA coffee/tea maker...... Budget 2011: More Home Improvement Programme projects by 2012 SINGAPORE : National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan announced on Thursday that the pace the Home Improvement Programme (HIP) will be increased...... Mugabe to Singapore for another eye check HARARE: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe left for Singapore on Thursday for another eye check-up following a cataract operation there, his spokesman said...... Budget 2011: Special CPF Housing Grant for low-income families The Singapore government has announced more help for low-income families own their first flat...... 205 Hondas in Singapore affected by global recall SINGAPORE : The official distributor of Honda cars in Singapore, Kah Motor said about 205 hybrid vehicles it sold are affected by the global recall announced on Thursday morning...... Budget 2011: First-time flat buyers to get more help National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan has announced measures to benefit first-time flat buyers...... SIA discovers A380 engine leaks Singapore Airlines (SIA) said Thursday it had discovered five cases of oil leaks on the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on its Airbus A380 planes, but insisted the planes were safe to fly...... KTM relocation under way Work is under way to implement the Points of Agreement (POA) which will see the Malaysian railway (KTM) station in Tanjong Pagar move to Woodlands Train Checkpoint by July 1, 2011...... Child protection to be improved SINGAPORE : The number of child abuse cases in Singapore went up nearly 50 per cent to 247 in 2010 compared to the year before......