Singapore Local News, 2011-06-22

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Singapore, a regional natural gas hub? Abundant enough to sustain world production for over 250 years and available all over the world, natural gas produces one of the lowest levels of carbon emissions when burnt for electricity production. And Singapore is........     Roadshows at migrant workers' dorms A series of dormitory roadshows is being held by the Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) to promote workplace harmony through the integration of migrant workers within their living and working environments. Some 12,000 foreign workers are........

Thomson Medical Centre fined S$20,000 Thomson Medical Centre was yesterday slapped with the maximum fine of S$20,000 for breaching a condition of its Ministry of Health (MOH) licence. It had failed to comply with directives that require it to ensure suitable practices........     KTM station braces for goodbye The food stalls at Tanjong Pagar Railway Station will be moving out by Sunday, as the station prepares for its final week of operations...... MCYS to increase eldercare staff The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) is studying ways to increase the number of caregivers in the labour-intensive eldercare sector...... From F&B diploma to degree Workers in the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector in Singapore can now pursue related degree courses after they complete their Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) diplomas with At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy...... COEs mixed in latest open bidding exercise COE premiums ended mixed in the latest open bidding exercise...... MOH monitoring scarlet fever outbreak in HK closely The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Wednesday it's monitoring the scarlet fever outbreak in Hong Kong closely...... Marriage rate sees first decline since 2003 Marriages registered in Singapore last year suffered their first annual decline since 2003...... Man charged with maid abuse A 30-year-old man accused of two counts of maid abuse on Wednesday is believed to have kicked his domestic helper's forehead, punched her left eye and even stepped on her upper back after she was pushed onto the floor...... Suicidal man placed on probation Instead of being jailed, a man has been placed on six months' probation for attempting suicide twice at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH)...... More than S$75,000 worth of drugs seized The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested five suspects and seized about 490 grammes of heroin and some five grammes of 'Ice' worth over S$75,000, in an operation launched Tuesday......