Singapore Local News, 2011-04-13

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SMS can be deadly - and bosses, enforcers need to act The lookout on a tugboat in Philadelphia was texting away on his mobile phone when his vessel ran into a stationary tour boat and killed two people, according to the United States National Transportation Safety Board. And in Seattle, grieving.......

MPA pledges S$100m to clean and green shipping The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has pledged up to S$100 million to encourage more environmentally friendly shipping in Singapore for the next five years. Singapore-flagged ships that adopt energy-efficient ship........     SSC to call for bids to operate Singapore's first Olympic-sized ice skating rink SINGAPORE : The Singapore Sports Council (SSC) is expected to call for interested parties in August to operate Singapore's first Olympic-sized ice skating rink...... PM Lee to answer more questions in Mandarin TV forum A cross-section of 12 Singaporeans will be meeting Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a Mandarin television forum to discuss a wide range of topics and long term issues facing Singapore...... S'pore conducts multi-agency chemical spill exercise A multi-agency exercise, showing Singapore's readiness to respond to major chemical spills, was carried out Wednesday, observed by over 60 delegates at the International Chemical and Oil Pollution Conference and Exhibition...... Finance Minister Tharman in Washington for IMF and G20 meetings Singapore's Finance Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, will be in Washington from Thursday till Saturday to chair the 23rd Plenary Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), held in connection with the Spring Meetings of the..... NEA releases first official Clean and Green Singapore music album The National Environment Agency (NEA) has released the first official Clean and Green Singapore music album...... URA property information on the iPhone and iPad From Wednesday, home-buyers will have easy access to property market information on the go from their iPhones and iPads. Developed by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), it can be downloaded from the Apple's App Store...... Woman fined for harassing Straits Times journalist A freelance interior designer was fined S$4,000 on Wednesday for sending insulting and threatening messages to a Straits Times journalist...... S'pore collaborates with Japan, S.Korea against cyber threats Singapore has signed agreements with Japan and South Korea to share information early about cyber threats, said the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) at a seminar to mark the first Cyber Wellness Day here...... S'pore not affected by Japan nuclear emergency rating change The government said that Singapore is not directly impacted by the change in emergency rating by Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA)...... Superyachts new status symbols for Asia's mega-rich Forget about limousines, penthouse apartments, private jets and other trappings of newfound wealth...... MediaCorp bags slew of international awards for TV in NY Singapore broadcaster MediaCorp has bagged a slew of international prizes at the New York Festivals Television and Film Awards......