Singapore Local News, 2011-06-06

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Flood waters shut Tanglin Mall It looked like a scene straight from the movies. Water cascading down escalators, filling every nook and cranny, then pouring onto the floor below like a waterfall. By 10.30am yesterday, the basement and car parks of Tanglin Mall were in........

Income gap to widen as productivity grows? Economists divided As the Government plans to boost labour productivity growth, one economist has warned that Singapore's income gap may widen further if the Government does not do more to help lower income workers. Swiss bank Credit Suisse research........     S'pore tops air quality survey Singapore's air quality has come out tops in Asia, beating business powerhouses like Hong Kong and Shanghai...... MND looking at solutions to inconveniences of HDB living National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan is roping in members of the public and market players for solutions to some of the inconveniences of HDB living...... 'We're disappointed with PUB' The Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA) has said it is disappointed with national water agency PUB over the Orchard Road flood on Sunday...... Chong Pang stops cat culling Chong Pang constituency has said it will no longer cull stray cats in the area...... ROM & ROMM to shift back to upgraded facility The Registry of Marriages (ROM) and Registry of Muslim Marriages (ROMM) will resume operations at their newly renovated building at Canning Rise from 14 June...... WSQ framework for clinical research launched Minister of State for Manpower and National Development said the launch of the workforce skills qualifications (WSQ) framework for clinical research on Monday marked a significant milestone for the clinical research industry...... S'pore, UK hold defence talks Singapore and the United Kingdom on Monday held their 5th Defence Policy Dialogue at the Ministry of Defence (Mindef)...... Youths charged with robbing taxi drivers Three youths, aged between 17 and 20, were charged in a district court Monday with robbing and attempting to rob taxi drivers...... Woman jailed 59 months for forgery A former personal secretary was sentenced Monday to 59 months' jail for forging her ex-boss' signature on cheques to embezzle over S$1.3 million to go shopping...... George Yeo's reps pick up forms for presidential bid Representatives of former foreign affairs minister George Yeo collected forms on Monday for a certificate of eligibility for him to contest the Presidential Election...... CommunicAsia set to be bigger The CommunicAsia 2011 event -- Asia's largest knowledge-based information and communications technology platform -- will see a seven per cent increase in the number of exhibitors this year...... George Yeo still thinking whether to run for President Former foreign affairs minister George Yeo said running for President is a big decision which he hopes to make two weeks from now, after taking in views and advice from many people......