Singapore Local News, 2011-07-04

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SMC censures houseman The Singapore Medical Council (SMC) has censured a houseman, who was provisionally registered as a medical practitioner when he was convicted of theft. Dr Quah Weiren Charles Abraham was convicted of the offence by the Subordinate........     SCDF to hold exercise at refinery The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will be conducting an exercise at ExxonMobil's Singapore Refinery at Pioneer Road on Tuesday. The four-hour exercise will start at 10 am. The exercise is part of the SCDF's........

Image of nursing needs to change Filipino nurse Jonelyn Gallego Tanalgo (picture), 27, has been working in the National University of Hospital (NUH) for the past three years. She had chanced upon a recruitment ad back home and decided to give it a shot. The staff nurse said........     Italians to construct Tampines West and Bedok Reservoir train stations The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded two contracts totalling S$423.38 million for the Downtown Line Stage 3 (DTL3) project...... SR Nathan to step down as NUS chancellor President SR Nathan will step down as chancellor of the National University of Singapore (NUS) when his term of office ends on August 31...... Bicultural taskforce formed A taskforce has been formed to engage the Chinese community to nurture the next generation of bi-cultural talent and community leaders...... Rote learning of Mandarin still has a place: Lui Tuck Yew SINGAPORE : Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew has cautioned about the danger of moving too far away from rote learning when it comes to Mandarin...... Houseman receives censure instead of suspension for theft The Singapore Medical Council (SMC) has censured a houseman, who was provisionally registered as a medical practitioner when he was convicted of theft...... MND reiterates it is reviewing HDB's DBSS SINGAPORE : The Ministry of National Development (MND) has reiterated that it is reviewing the Housing and Development Board's (HDB's) Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS)...... Singapore Kindness Movement survey findings SINGAPORE : A survey conducted by the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM) has found an unhealthy level of self-centeredness and self-absorption among Singaporeans...... SCDF to conduct exercise at Pioneer Road on Tuesday The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will be conducting an exercise at ExxonMobil's Singapore Refinery at Pioneer Road, Tuesday......