Singapore Local News, 2011-06-09

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Expanding the cultural realm in Singapore On a balmy Saturday evening last summer in the Dhoby Ghaut neighbourhood of Singapore, a few hundred people - residents and in-the-know tourists - stood or sat in rows of plastic chairs taking swigs of Tiger beer retrieved from an ice-filled........

She is country's first woman Parade RSM A woman will be, for the first time, issuing the commands for the 29 contingents at the National Day Parade (NDP) this year as the Parade Regimental Sergeant Major. Master Warrant Officer (MWO) Jennifer Tan (picture), 45, will be........     PC Show is back! SINGAPORE : Singapore's longest-running IT and consumer electronics show is back to entice tech-savvy shoppers with the latest gadgets...... Gaming house operator jailed, fined It was for a 500-dollar reward that an operator of an illegal gaming house permitted somebody else to use his particulars to fraudulently apply for an OCBC car loan...... Jayakumar launches book Former senior minister S Jayakumar launched on Thursday his 316-page book, "Diplomacy - A Singapore Experience"...... Jayakumar rules out contesting in Presidential Election SINGAPORE : Former senior minister S Jayakumar has said he will not be contesting in the forthcoming Presidential Election...... Sharp fall in property prices "possible" Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan has sounded an alert on a possible sharp fall in property prices...... Singapore youths go "hungry" for 30 hours Close to 2,000 youths will get a taste of hunger from June 17 to 18 when they go without food for 30 straight hours...... Fourth presidential hopeful collects forms A 50-year-old businessman, Mohammed Raffi, turned up at the Elections Department on Thursday to collect forms to contest the Presidential Elections...... Hawker food remains affordable in April: CASE survey According to a survey by the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE), hawker food remains affordable in April......