Singapore Local News, 2011-05-10

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Obama's Abbottabad bounce may be short-lived The cardinal sin of political prognostication is static analysis. A short weekend ago, the emerging wisdom was that United States President Barack Obama's re-election was in peril. The House Republican whip, Mr Kevin McCarthy of........

Right policies not enough: Balakrishnan Better communications and dialogue with citizens. That is what the Government will do more of, said Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. Speaking to the media at the sidelines of........     CNA most visited site in lead-up to GE: Experian Hitwise SINGAPORE : Channel NewsAsia has secured the highest share of website visits in the 24 weeks leading up to this year's General Election...... NCMP seats offered to best-losing opposition candidates The Elections Department has offered three Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seats to the best-losing opposition candidates in the General Election...... MHA in touch with Malaysian authorities over arrest of S'porean SINGAPORE : Singapore's Home Affairs Ministry has said it is in touch with Malaysian authorities over the arrest of a Singaporean suspected to have "militant ties"...... PKMS names new Secretary-General The Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) - one of the component parties of the Singapore Democratic Alliance - has named Mr Mohd Az-Zahari Ahmad Kamil as its new Secretary-General...... Bus collision sends 8 passengers to hospital Eight bus passengers were sent to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital on Tuesday after the two buses they were travelling in collided on the Pan Island Expressway...... Elderly woman faces three counts of maid abuse A 79-year-old woman has been charged with three counts of maid abuse...... Foreign Minister George Yeo leaves politics Outgoing Foreign Minister George Yeo says he will not be contesting in the next General Election...... NEA signs MOU with UK Met Office SINGAPORE : The National Environment Agency (NEA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the UK Met Office's Hadley Centre to beef up its research into climate science......