Singapore Local News, 2011-06-27

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Who pays for whom, in a greying world MY father-in-law fell ill recently and although not life-threatening, it led my wife and I to consider for the first time that one day, our families might have to take priority over our careers. It is an issue hundreds of thousands of........

S'pore to house regional office to top travel site Skyscanner, one of Europe's leading travel search sites, will open a new regional operation here in September, in a nod to the strong demand for online travel services in the Asia-Pacific. The announcement was made yesterday as the........     Woodlands Train Checkpoint all set The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said it expects a smooth transition when the Woodlands Train Checkpoint begins operation on Friday...... Drowned NSF was drunk: Inquest An inquest into the death of a man who drowned early this year in a river near Great World City revealed that the alcohol level in his blood was nearly three times the permitted limit for driving...... S'pore-Johor rapid transit link by 2018 The Singapore and Malaysian governments plan to open a rapid transit link between the city-state and the neighbouring city of Johor Bahru in Malaysia's south by 2018, both governments said in a joint statement on Monday...... Ex-cabby charged with molest A former taxi driver was charged on Monday with molesting an 18-year-old girl in broad daylight on September 27, last year...... Foreigner jailed for credit card fraud For a reward of about S$11,000, a jobless Turkish national had been tempted into coming to Singapore so that he could make use of counterfeit credit cards to buy luxury items...... MediaCorp to fund creative projects Singapore's leading media company MediaCorp will launch a S$5 million fund to search for the best creative entertainment ideas and concepts for all its media platforms...... HSA's warning on two TCM products The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has warned the public against taking two health products sold as traditional Chinese medicines, after three elderly women developed adverse reactions to them...... Man Utd star Nani surprises Northlight students Students at Northlight School got a surprise on the first day of the new term when Manchester United star Nani visited them for a talk on Monday morning...... Job seekers need to keep realistic salary expectations Recruitment firm Hays said candidates need realistic salary expectations or risk pricing themselves out of the jobs market...... SBS Transit, SMRT made improvements to 17 bus services The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said SBS Transit and SMRT have made improvements to 17 bus services between April and June this year...... ComfortDelgro introduces contactless credit card payment Taxi operator, ComfortDelgro, is making it easier for passengers to make payments by credit cards...... Government to commit S$400m on urban sustainability R&D The government will commit S$400 million to spearhead research and development (R&D) in urban sustainability......