Singapore Local News, 2011-07-01

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Two Vietnamese charged with theft Two Vietnamese men were on Friday charged with theft, after allegedly stealing a circuit board worth S$10,000 from an excavator. Trinh Huu Chinh, 43, and Pham Quang Hanh, 35, allegedly committed the offence at a construction site........     President S R Nathan to step down Statement by President S R Nathan In a few days I will be reaching the age of 87 years. At this stage of my life, I do not believe that I can undertake indefinitely the heavy responsibilities and physical demands of the position of Head of........ Chen Show Mao 'retires' from law firm to focus on MP duties Mr Chen Show Mao, Member of Parliament for the Workers' Party team in Aljunied GRC, announced this morning that he will be retiring from active practice at his law firm this month. The MP in charge of the Paya Lebar ward is stepping........

Keep that fighting spirit alive Holding the Basic Military Training Graduation Parade at the Marina Bay Floating Platform and having recruits end their 24km route march in the heart of the Central Business District.These are some of the new ways of engaging the........     HPB serves bento-style healthy meals Only 25 per cent of children aged seven to 12 years in Singapore are served the recommended servings of vegetable and fruit daily, according to research by the Health Promotion Board (HPB)...... Suit involving S$7m Chancery Hill Road house enters fifth day The two sons of a psychiatrist disagree on how seriously their father had been affected by Alzheimer's disease, the High Court heard on Friday morning. They are testifying in a suit involving a S$7 million Chancery Hill Road house, which belongs to t..... Inter-agency committee proposes change in drainage design Crest levels at the basement entrances of commercial and residential buildings are to be raised from 15 to 30 centimetres, while the ground level of these buildings should be 60 centimetres above the road or highest-recorded flood levels...... Chug your way to the railway tracks at Tanjong Pagar Singapore: The Tanjong Pagar and Bukit Timah Railway Stations are now shuttered, but they are anything but quiet...... Singapore hotels to reduce, reuse, recycle To improve waste management in the hotel industry, the Singapore Hotel Association (SHA) and National Environment Agency (NEA) have jointly launched the 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Programme for Hotels...... President Nathan not seeking third term in office President S R Nathan says he has decided not to seek a third term in office...... HDB resale flats prices continue to rise Resale prices of HDB flats have increased 2.9 per cent in the second quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter...... Private home prices up 1.9% in Q2 Private home prices in the second quarter rose at a slower pace than the previous quarter indicating that the red-hot property market might be cooling down...... Chen Show Mao retires from active practice at law firm Aljunied GRC MP Chen Show Mao has retired as a partner of his law firm Davis Polk...... Smooth start for Woodlands Train Checkpoint It has been smooth first day so far at the new Woodlands Train Checkpoint......