Singapore Local News, 2011-03-11

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Remember to file your taxes: IRAS The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has reminded the 1.7 million tax payers to e-file their taxes by Apr 18......

'High premium' still on PSB programmes In spite of the scrapping of radio and television licence fees - which was a source of funding for Public Service Broadcast (PSB) programmes - the Government has assured that it will continue to place a "high premium" on such programmes in recognitio.....     US 7th Fleet command ship calls on S'pore SINGAPORE : The command ship of the US Seventh Fleet was in Singapore for only a few hours on Friday...... Indoor Stadium to stage more sporting events The Singapore Indoor Stadium will stage more sports events - from monster trucks to indoor soccer...... 7 youths & teenage girl charged with murder SINGAPORE : A gang of eight youths - seven men and a teenage girl - were charged on Friday in a District Court with the murder of a man at Tiong Bahru Park on Tuesday...... Singapore develops its first homegrown cancer drug Singapore has achieved a medical breakthrough with its first cancer drug, SB-939, developed by two cancer institutes here and a local biotechnology company, S*BIO...... New Serangoon Public Library opens at the Nex Mall The new Serangoon Public Library located at the Nex Mall, will be the first public library to have a special focus on educational gaming by introducing a Digital Media zone to appeal to the young...... SIA diverts two flights en-route to Tokyo Singapore Airlines says two of its flights en-route to Tokyo have been diverted due to the closure of Narita Airport, following the massive earthquake and tsunami which hit the north-east of Japan this afternoon...... Orchid named after Philippine President during state visit to S'pore An orchid has been named after Philippine President Benigno Aquino. He is on a three-day state visit to Singapore...... New library opens in Serangoon Residents in the Serangoon area now have a new Serangoon Public Library at the Nex mall to patronise...... Cash card thief arrested Police have arrested a 25-year-old man who is believed to be responsible for a series of cash card thefts from vehicles at Bayfront Avenue...... Health Minister Khaw aims to further enhance S'pore healthcare Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said he has a substantive agenda to further enhance Singapore healthcare over the next five years......