Singapore Local News, 2011-04-01

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Now it's ST with a Twitter gaffe The Straits Times is fending off online outrage after it appeared their corporate Twitter account was accidentally used for a personal - and vulgar - tweet. At about 12.15pm, a message that we can't repeat was sent out on the ST........

Singapore Health Services takes over hospital Facing problems in providing the required level of care to its patients, the Bright Vision Hospital (BVH) will become a subsidiary of Singapore Health Services from today. The Health Ministry (MOH) said the hospital in Lorong........     GE: Shut out the noise and focus on task, Lui tells PAP's youngest candidate Shut out the noise and focus on the task at hand. That is the advice Information, Communications and the Arts Minister Lui Tuck Yew has for Ms Tin Pei Ling, a new candidate of the People's Action Party...... Penta-Ocean wins contracts for hospitals & medical centre SINGAPORE : Work on a medical centre and two hospitals in the west of Singapore has moved into the next stage of development...... Cricket: World Cup final will be close, say local fans Before they catch the India-Sri Lanka finals on Saturday, Singapore's National Cricket Team has its own little battle, hosting Papua New Guinea for two practice matches this week, one on Friday and the other on Sunday...... Two more schools to spearhead tech-savvy teaching methods SINGAPORE : Two more schools in Singapore have joined a programme to develop tech-savvy educators...... GE: Political parties need diversified team for next-gen leadership, says Khaw Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said it is important for political parties to have a diversified team to prepare for the next generation of leadership. This means fielding both young and older candidates...... Recycle your books at the Book Exchange 2011 Refresh your book collection and do your part for the environment at the same time. That is what the upcoming Book Exchange hopes to encourage...... LTA awards contracts for Downtown Line stations The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded two contracts totalling S$361.56 million for the Downtown Line Stage 3 (DTL3) project...... Old-world charm of Balestier Road to be enhanced with improvement works The old-world charm of Balestier Road will be further enhanced when environmental improvement works are completed...... Heartbeat molester jailed 10 years, caned 21 strokes A 48-year-old man, believed to be Singapore's worst serial molester, was sentenced on Friday to ten years' jail and 21 strokes of the cane...... GE: SM Goh confirms Heng Swee Keat is entering politics Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said he is glad that the Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Heng Swee Keat, who is stepping down on April 2, is prepared to take the rough and tumble of politics......