Singapore Local News, 2011-06-20

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To turn a spectre into opportunity Picture this: Marquee international law firms bountiful on our shores and snapping up all the legal work involving mega-transactions between major institutions, reducing local firms to picking up cases for local businesses or the man on the street......

New Malay MPs called on to bring community forward The two new People's Action Party Malay Members of Parliament from this year's General Election will be expected to build on the foundation laid by their predecessors and Malay/Muslim organisations in Singapore. At a reception organised on........     LTA awards contracts to widen PIE The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded two contracts worth S$77.96m to widen the stretch of the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) between Clementi Avenue 6 and Adam Road...... Football: Bidding for Euro 2012 TV rights set to benefit fans Telco giants SingTel and StarHub could be set for another bidding war over next year's European Football Championships, which will be jointly hosted by Ukraine and Poland...... Winston Hodge is ACS (Independent) new principal Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) has appointed Mr Winston James Hodge as its new principal. The appointment takes effect on Tuesday...... Half a body found floating in Bedok Reservoir SINGAPORE : A decomposed partial body was found floating in Bedok Reservoir on Monday morning...... Mover jailed 9 months after punching man for being 'too noisy' A noisy drinking session led to an assault on a man and 9 months jail for his attacker, 31-year-old Thibakar Sockalingam...... Singapore govt hops on social media bandwagon Information, Communication and the Arts (MICA) Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said on Monday the prevalence of social media and increasing volume of online engagements have transformed the way governments conduct their business...... Man jailed 12 months for punching and kicking taxi driver A 42-year-old man was jailed Monday for 12 months, for punching and kicking a taxi driver's face and body several times...... E2i aims to help 50,000 workers this year Singapore's Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) said it aims to help 50,000 workers this year to upgrade their skills so that they get good jobs...... Primary One registration starts June 29 The registration of children for admission to Primary One classes in 2012 will open from June 29...... New primary school in Jurong West opens for registration on July 18 A new primary school in Jurong West will take in its first intake of primary one students next year...... What's the buzz over Haixun 31? Singapore's Foreign Ministry said recent incidents over claims in the South China Sea involving China, Vietnam and the Philippines are the reasons for the great interest in the port call in Singapore by Chinese maritime surveillance vessel, Haixun 31..... Get connected to govt data with new online platforms SINGAPORE : Singapore's e-government masterplan for the next five years aims to bring government services and information closer to the people...... Train finally arrives at Woodleigh MRT station Its been an eight-year wait for commuters who have been waiting for MRT trains to stop at the Woodleigh Station along the North-East Line (NEL)...... Why electing a President is different from electing an MP Another Cabinet minister has given his take on the role of the Elected President ahead of the coming polls......