Singapore Local News, 2011-05-18

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PM Lee announces new Cabinet PM Lee Hsien Loong announced his new Cabinet in a press conference today. Eleven of the 14 ministries will have a new minister in charge. Wong Kan Seng, Mah Bow Tan and Raymond Lim will step down from the Cabinet, along with Goh Chok Tong and Lee Kua.....

1,600 passengers affected by LRT disruption An electrical fault caused a train disruption for more than an hour in the Bukit Panjang LRT system yesterday evening at around 5.30pm, affecting 1,600 passengers. Twenty passengers on a train that had stalled before Choa Chu Kang Station had.......     Direct admission exercise for JCs, Polytechnics begin from Wednesday Students can apply for direct admission to junior colleges and polytechnics...... RWS fined S$530,000 for four breaches under Casino Control Act The Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore (CRA) has fined Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) S$530,000 for four breaches under the Casino Control Act and its regulations...... PM Lee announces changes to Cabinet Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced changes to his Cabinet line-up, which he said reflects the urgency of the need to prepare for leadership succession...... M1 network experiencing technical difficulties Channel NewsAsia received calls from M1 subscribers that their mobile network has been down since Wednesday morning...... IMDEX Asia opens in Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean has spoken of the global ramifications of piracy at the opening of the International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEX) Asia...... Fandi Ahmad Academy hopes to send youth abroad to turn professional Singapore football legend Fandi Ahmad has just signed a deal which will allow him to identify talented local players and then send them to Europe for a chance to play on a professional basis...... Bangladeshi cleaner charged with murder A Bangladeshi cleaner has been charged with the murder of a 30-year-old Indonesian maid, who was found dead in a rooftop water tank at Block 686B Woodlands Drive 73...... Man charged with dangerous driving A man was charged Wednesday with dangerous driving after allegedly causing the death of a five-year-old girl along Punggol Field Road on December 1, 2009...... More services, more info on OneMap The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) said two new services have been added to OneMap, an integrated map platform for the public to access government agencies' location-based services and information...... Stem cell research breakthrough could aid treatment development for diseases A team of scientists from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore has discovered a switch to speed up stem cell production to facilitate development of treatments for diseases...... Children's Season returns for fourth run this school holiday The young and the young-at-heart are in for a treat this school holiday as the fourth run of Children's Season returns - bigger, bolder and better...... Ex-St James bookkeeper jailed 4 months A former assistant accountant with entertainment company, St James, was sentenced today to four months' jail after misappropriating S$11,663.05 of the firm's money for her own use...... Relocation of Tanjong Pagar Railway Station from July 1 The Tanjong Pagar Railway Station will be relocated to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint with effect from July 1......