Singapore Local News, 2011-05-24

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It takes more than courses to know thy neighbour Getting to know your neighbour is important. When you need advice or they need assistance, knowing your neighbour helps a lot. And when there is an emergency, it is even more crucial. Although the latest version of the Emergency Preparedness........

GP suspended, fined A general practitioner has been suspended for five months for professional misconduct. The Singapore Medical Council's (SMC) disciplinary committee also fined Dr Kong Sin Ming S$5,000. Dr Kong, 64, practised at Kong........     Chief of Royal Australian Navy conferred Meritorious Service Medal SINGAPORE : Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Tuesday conferred the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (tentera) or Meritorious Service Medal (military) on Chief of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Vice Admiral (VADM) Russell Crane...... Iceland ash cloud no impact on S'pore travellers Travel agents in Singapore said there has been no impact on Singaporeans travelling to, and in Europe, as a result of the recent Iceland volcanic eruption...... Education Minister Heng Swee Keat won't make changes in haste Newly-appointed Education Minister Heng Swee Keat has said he "would not be hasty" in making changes to the system just for the sake of change...... Shanmugam to make 1st official overseas trip Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam will be in Bali on Wednesday for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Meeting...... Men, girls to be charged with loansharking activities Twelve men and two 14-year-old girls will be charged on Wednesday in court with loansharking activities...... Changi Airport registers 13.7% growth in passenger traffic SINGAPORE : Singapore's Changi Airport registered a 13.7 per cent growth in passenger traffic to over 3.73 million for the month of April...... New ministerial pay package "should also look at average man's pay" It may be a while before the committee set up to review salaries for political appointment holders completes its report, but views on the subject continue to be debated...... Man jailed, fined for money-lending offences A former part-time lecturer at Republic Polytechnic was on Monday jailed 39 months and fined S$300,000 for illegal money-lending offences...... M1 says sorry for disruption Telecommunications company M1 has apologised to its customers after it encountered a technical failure last Wednesday...... Malaysian man escapes the gallows One of two men from Sarawak convicted of murder has escaped the gallows...... S'pore underscores commitment on countering proliferation of WMD Singapore underscored its commitment to counter the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) when it played host to the 12th International Export Control Conference beginning Tuesday till Thursday......