Singapore Local News, 2011-06-01

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As supply of new flats is ramped up ... The flurry of housing announcements in recent days has increased optimism among home-seekers, especially those who have been unsuccessful in their house-hunting efforts. Property analysts who spoke to Today noted, however, that the........

Acquittal of man accused of oral sex upheld The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld the acquittal of a man who had been cleared of performing oral sex on a four-year-old boy in 2005. Former taxi driver Peter Lee, 45, had faced a total of five charges of sexual abuse against the........     Managing director jailed for bribery The managing director of a company dealing with ship parts was jailed on Wednesday for 14 weeks after giving out bribes totalling S$78,500...... Unregistered property agent charged A 45-year-old man has become the first person to be charged in court with representing himself as a property agent without being registered with the Council of Estate Agencies (CEA)...... Boy feared drowned after drain fall A 15-year-old Indonesian boy was swept away after falling on Wednesday afternoon, into a drain swollen with rain water off Balestier Road...... Privatisation of Eunosville HUDC Estate The Eunosville HUDC Estate was privatised on Wednesday...... George Yeo running for President? Former minister for foreign affairs George Yeo said he is thinking hard about running for the Presidential Election...... Not possible for all mature estates to have BTO projects, says Khaw National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Wednesday said while he has asked HDB to put up more Build to Order (BTO) projects in mature estates, it will not be possible for many of them to benefit from this development, certainly not in the short..... PAP appoints Khaw Boon Wan as chairman Singapore's National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan has been appointed chairman of the ruling People's Action Party's new central executive committee (CEC) on Wednesday...... Former OCBC manager charged with cheating A former relationship manager with OCBC was charged on Wednesday with 31 counts of cheating involving nearly S$4.9 million...... NTUC to focus on better employment for Singaporeans Singapore's Labour Chief Lim Swee Say said on Wednesday that the Labour Movement is reshaping itself to be more pro-worker and will strive for better employment for citizens...... Singaporeans turning into workaholics The line between work and personal life is fast blurring, with increasing workplace connectivity and higher expectations from bosses keeping more workers connected to work at all times...... Traffic arrangements for Shangri-la dialogue Delegates from 27 countries will be in Singapore from June 3 to discuss issues on defence and security in the Asia Pacific region...... Ooi Boon Ewe intends to run in presidential election The man who failed in his bid to contest as an independent candidate at the recent general election now intends to run in the presidential election...... Tin Pei Ling resigns from Ernst & Young Newly elected MP for Marine Parade GRC Tin Pei Ling has resigned from accounting firm Ernst & Young...... Does Somapah Station get your vote? The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced the shortlisted names for the 13 Downtown Line 3 (DTL3) stations for public voting...... New shopping mall to be built in Jurong East A new shopping mall and office block will spring up next to the Jurong East MRT station......