Singapore Local News, 2011-04-14

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Singapore's Q1 economic growth gains momentum Singapore - Singapore's economy grew at the fastest pace in three quarters, an expansion that prompted the central bank to tighten its monetary policy. Gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 23.5 per cent last quarter from the........

GE: A whole new experience for some For new citizens who are going to cast their votes for the first time since getting their red passports, the lead-up to the coming General Election (GE) is proving to be a whole new experience for some of them. IT consultant........     Suspension on import of fruits, vegetables from Ehime Prefecture lifted SINGAPORE : The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has lifted the suspension on import of fruits and vegetables from the Ehime Prefecture...... Impersonator jailed for cheating six people of over S$20,000 A man was jailed on Thursday for cheating six people of S$21,525, after convincing them he was the managing director of Chan Brothers Travel Agency...... Construction of Lucasfilm's production facility underway SINGAPORE : It's all systems go for the construction of Lucasfilm's first overseas production facility at Singapore's Fusionopolis...... Indian ethnic communities celebrate New Year The many ethnic communities of the Indian Sub-continent are celebrating their New Year this week, including the Sikh and Tamil communities...... DPM Wong Kan Seng to visit China SINGAPORE : Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng will visit China from April 15-16...... Airline worker fined for accepting bribes A passenger service assistant with Changi International Airport Services (CIAS), was on Thursday fined S$8,400 for accepting bribes to allow four passengers to check in excess baggage without cost...... GE: PAP introduces final batch of candidates SINGAPORE : The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) named its final batch of three candidates on Thursday, bringing the total number of new candidates being fielded for the coming polls to 24...... GE: NSP unveils third batch of candidates SINGAPORE : The opposition National Solidarity Party (NSP) has introduced its third batch of candidates that will be fielded at the upcoming General Election (GE)...... CNB seizes S$150,000 worth of heroin Heroin with a street value of S$150,000 has been seized by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a 24-hour operation targeted at drug abusers...... More homes to be built in Central and West areas: Mah Bow Tan More housing will be injected in the Central and West Regions, where there are currently proportionately more jobs than homes, said National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan...... GE: NCMP system not set up to change government policy, says PAP chairman Chairman of the People's Action Party Lim Boon Heng has defended the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament scheme. Mr Lim said the scheme is not set up to change government policy...... Man jailed for engaging services of underaged prostitute A quality control technician was on Thursday jailed a year for engaging the services of a 14-year-old prostitute...... Negligent driver fined S$5,000 A driver was fined S$5,000 for failing to keep a proper lookout while driving, resulting in the death of a 45-year-old pedestrian...... NTUC's social enterprises aiming to deepen social impact NTUC's 12 social enterprises, which currently serve about two million customers, want to grow their pool of customers in a bid deepen their social impact over five years...... More S'poreans give public healthcare institutions thumbs up Public hospitals, polyclinics and national speciality centres continued to score favourably with the public, with a strong showing in overall satisfaction level......