Singapore Local News, 2011-03-21

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General Elections: PAP introduces first batch of new election candidates The People's Action Party has introduced its first batch of new candidates for the coming General Election due by February 2012. At the session, PAP's Second Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said that in........     Singapore Red Cross awaiting clearance at Narita airport due to logistics jam The Singapore Red Cross Society says it is now waiting for clearance from the Japanese government before sending a second 10-tonne shipment of emergency supplies to aid quake victims in Japan. This is due to a logistics jam at Narita airport as...... Why you shouldn't buy 'Moon Mountain' cigarettes SINGAPORE - They resemble other brands and come complete with the pictorial health warning. But Singapore Customs has warned that "Moon Mountain" cigarettes are illegal in Singapore and members of the public should not buy or have them in........

SMC to explain decisions on complaints In the wake of a High Court ruling last month - in which the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) was ordered to explain to a businessman why it did not launch an inquiry against his wife's gynaecologist - the SMC has moved to address how it handles........     Psoriasis sufferers urged to seek early medical treatment Experts urge sufferers of psoriasis - a non-contagious inflammatory skin condition that leads to the thickening of the skin and scaling - to come forward and seek medical treatment...... PA's Wellness Programme to target 500,000 seniors SINGAPORE : The People's Association (PA) wants to engage half a million senior citizens through its Wellness Programme by 2014...... Assistant manager posed as CPIB officer to cheat man of S$9,000 An assistant manager at McDonald's has been sentenced to jail for posing as a Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CIPB) officer and a monk to cheat a man of S$9,000...... Caltex raises pump prices Caltex has increased the prices of petrol and diesel. Petrol prices went up by 3 cents a litre for all grades and diesel rose five cents a litre...... NUH houses new fertility training centre The Centre for Reproductive Education and Specialist Training (CREST) has been set up at the National University Hospital (NUH) to train fertility experts from the region...... S'pore Red Cross awaiting clearance at Narita airport due to logistics jam The Singapore Red Cross Society says it is now waiting for clearance from the Japanese government before sending a second 10-tonne shipment of emergency supplies to aid quake victims in Japan...... GE: PAP introduces first batch of new election candidates The People's Action Party has introduced its first batch of new candidates for the coming General Election due by February 2012...... Man jailed for threatening to tarnish reputation of Borneo Motors A man was sentenced on Monday to three months and two weeks' jail for threatening to tarnish the reputation of Toyota distributor, Borneo Motors, if he was not given S$100,000...... Dutch seaman jailed for making bomb threat on plane A Dutch seaman was sentenced on Monday to 16 months' jail after making a bomb threat on a Singapore Airlines plane on September 29 last year...... Man who killed 6-year-old boy escapes death sentence A man originally charged with the murder of a six-year-old boy, whose body was found in a trolley bag by the Kallang River, escaped the gallows in the High Court on Monday...... "Moon Mountain" cigarettes illegal in S'pore They resemble other brands and come complete with the pictorial health warning......