Singapore Local News, 2011-06-15

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OMG, the news is making itself new! Standing on the shifting sands of media, I am constantly reminded of what the late Tuli Kpuferberg once said: When patterns are broken, new worlds can emerge. The truism of changing paradigms becomes starker once you consider Kpuferberg's life......

Still business as usual for PAP grassroots members in Aljunied The Workers' Party's (WP) announcement that it had set up its own grassroots committee in Aljunied did not come as a surprise to the People's Action Party (PAP) grassroots leaders. "I see them as parallel importers. But I would have........     Thumbs up for Singapore's tennis academy plans PARIS: Singapore recently announced plans to set up a tennis academy to groom future champions in the sport...... Badminton: Hidayat's outburst at Singapore Open SINGAPORE - Top seed Taufik Hidayat endured some harrowing moments before reaching the last 16 of the US$200,000 Li-Ning Singapore Open 2011 badminton championship's men's singles event on Wednesday...... Badminton: S'pore pair enter last 16 of Singapore Open SINGAPORE - Defending women's doubles champions Shinta Mulia Sari and Yao Lei are through to the last 16 of the US$200,000 Li-Ning Singapore Open 2011 badminton championship...... CRA reviewing potential casino junket operators Singapore's Casino Regulatory Authority says it is reviewing "more than a handful'' of junket operators to see if they can be given licences to work with the casinos here...... Thomson Medical Centre charged with breaching licence condition Thomson Medical Centre has been charged with breaching a condition of its Health Ministry licence...... S'pore unemployment rate falls to three-year low Singapore's overall unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 1.9 per cent in March amid healthy economic growth and a tight labour market......