Singapore Local News, 2011-06-17

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'Joint development' is key Amid rising tension in the South China Sea, former Senior Minister S Jayakumar yesterday called on the countries concerned to consider the option of joint development. Territorial disputes and disputes over maritime delimitation are highly........

Elderly woman dies after being hit by train at Yio Chu Kang About 680 passengers were affected by train service disruptions after an elderly woman was hit by a south-bound train at Yio Chu Kang MRT Station on Wednesday night. The SMRT said the incident occurred at about 11.20pm......     IBM celebrates centenary by giving back to community Computer giant IBM plans to give back to the community through volunteer work and grants as part of its centennial celebrations...... Private education watchdog cancels ALG's registration A private school, ALG Education Centre (ALG), will no longer be able to offer private education programmes in Singapore...... South West CDC rolls out healthy lifestyle programmes for families The South West Community Development Council (CDC) will be rolling out a series of programmes to help families, beginning with low income families, adopt a healthy lifestyle...... Two men charged with GST fraud Two men were charged in a district court Friday with Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud...... Suspected loanshark runner arrested Police have arrested a 43-year-old man for his suspected involvement in loansharking activities...... Lorry driver arrested for trying to bribe traffic cop A 26-year-old lorry driver who was booked for inconsiderate driving thought that he could get away by offering a bribe to a traffic police officer...... Female teens arrested for suspected motorcycle theft An alert police officer who was on his way to work helped nab two female teenagers suspected of stealing a motorcycle...... Cabby accused of impersonating police superintendent to cheat A 48-year-old taxi driver has been charged with pretending to be a police superintendent attached to the Volunteer Special Constabulary (VSC) to cheat a man of S$24,000...... S'pore and Australia strengthen partnership in casino regulation The Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore (CRA) Friday inked a Memorandum of Understanding with Queensland's Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation...... Donations to charities up 13% to S$776m in 2010 Organisations as well as members of the public contributed more to charitable causes last year in tandem with the recovering economy......