Singapore Local News, 2011-07-07

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Shaun Seow named MediaCorp CEO The Republic's leading media company, MediaCorp, has appointed Mr Shaun Seow (picture) as its new chief executive officer. The company said the appointment took effect from yesterday.It followed an intensive executive search, both........

GPs suspended from practice for professional misconduct Three general practitioners have been suspended from practice between three and six months for professional misconduct. Dr Wong Choo Wai, of Bedok Day & Night Clinic, was suspended for six months and fined $5,000. He had failed to........     Lim Hng Kiang to attend ASEAN-Japan dialogue in KL SINGAPORE : Minister for Trade and Industry, Lim Hng Kiang, will be in Kuala Lumpur, from July 8 to 9 to attend a private sector dialogue with the ASEAN economic ministers (AEMs) and the Japanese minister of economy, trade and industry...... Two men charged with cheating banks Two men from a former private business school were charged in court on Thursday with cheating four banks - POSB, DBS, Citibank and RHB Bank of a total amount of S$2.4million...... NTU, NUS win cash awards for sustainability research Antibiotics, which are among the world's most widely prescribed medicines, can easily find their way into rivers and lakes because they tend not to be removed through the normal sewage process...... Man jailed 9 months for breaching wife's protection order A man was jailed nine months on Thursday for abusing his wife on several occasions despite her personal protection order against him...... Presidential hopefuls Tony Tan and Tan Kin Lian submit papers Both former deputy prime minister Dr Tony Tan and former NTUC Income chief Tan Kin Lian have submitted their applications for a Certificate of Eligibility to run for the upcoming Presidential Election......