Singapore Local News, 2011-06-02

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Supect in motorcycle thefts nabbed The police have arrested a 43-year-old man believed to be responsible for a series of motorcycle thefts. Three motorcycles were reported stolen, last Friday and Saturday, from car parks in Hougang and Ang Mo Kio......

They think about work even when on holiday With technology making work all too accessible on mobile devices, Singaporeans are finding it hard to tune out work while on leave, a survey has found. Consequently, the majority of Singapore's employers have also come to expect........     S'pore receives 3.12m visitors in Q1 SINGAPORE : Singapore welcomed 3.12 million visitors in the first quarter of this year, up 15.7 per cent compared to the same period last year, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said...... Response for new BTO projects "within expectation", says Khaw The six new Build-to-Order (BTO) projects by the Housing and Development Board have seen a strong response, one week after their launch. As of 5pm, over 13,000 applications have been received for 4,000 units in four towns...... PUB to enhance safety in flood prone areas SINGAPORE : National water agency PUB has engaged workers to put up additional railings along a 15-metre stretch of drains at the junction of Mandalay Road and Minbu Road...... South Sulawesi governor in S'pore for two-day visit Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam hosted a lunch for South Sulawesi Governor Syahrul Yasin Limpo on Thursday...... Man arrested for breaking into office Police have arrested a 26-year-old man who is believed to have broken into an office along Jurong East Street 13...... Former postal officer jailed for mail theft SINGAPORE : An ex-postal officer who stole eleven envelopes with credit cards inside to buy Rolex watches was sentenced on Thursday to 33 months' jail...... StanChart announces continued support for StanChart Marathon Singapore The Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) has announced their continued support of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS) with a S$9.75 million sponsorship deal for the event and a three-year partnership with event organiser Singapore Sports Counci..... Hospitals put on E. coli alert SINGAPORE : The Ministry of Health (MOH) has alerted all medical practitioners and hospitals to be vigilant and to notify it immediately of any suspected cases of E. coli infection linked to the outbreak in Germany...... Man believed to be responsible for motorcycle theft arrested The police have arrested a 43-year-old man believed to be responsible for a series of motorcycle thefts. Three motorcycles were reported stolen, last Friday and Saturday, from car parks in Hougang and Ang Mo Kio...... S'pore is largest tourist market for Malaysia in 2010 Malaysia saw about 13 million tourists from Singapore last year - an increase of 2.4 per cent compared to 2009...... Ex-auxiliary policeman jailed for cheating colleague of over S$125,000 A former auxiliary police officer, who pretended to be 19 public servants and law enforcement officers to cheat his ex-colleague of S$125,917, was jailed four years Thursday...... ACRES continues pressure on RWS to free dolphins The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) has once again called on Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) to retract its calls for more dolphins to be collected...... Germany for speedy conclusion of proposed EU-S'pore FTA Germany supports a speedy conclusion of the proposed free trade agreement between the European Union and Singapore......