Singapore Local News, 2011-07-12

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Body of man found at Serangoon Reservoir The body of a man has been found at Serangoon Reservoir near Block 122, Sengkang East Way. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the incident at 3.12 pm. A fire engine, two fire bikes and an........     Great Singapore Sale rang up S$831m in MasterCard purchases Official card for the Great Singapore Sale saw a rise in spending with MasterCard shoppers spending US$676.6 million (S$831 million) or 49 per cent more in the first month of the Great Singapore Sale (GSS) this year compared to last year...... Another S$195m funding for R&D in energy sector Another S$195 million will be allocated to promote research and development in the energy sector in Singapore over the next five years. The inter-agency Energy Innovation Programme Office (EIPO) said today that the additional........

High-end credit card segment expands Despite the economic downturn, the high-end credit card segment has managed to expand by a third over the last two years. The number of affluent cardholders in Singapore grew by 30 per cent from 2008 to last year, and by 27 per cent........     Govt to provide staff support to ex-MM Lee and Emeritus SM Goh Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has decided that former Minister Mentor Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Emeritus Senior Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong will be provided staff support by the govern­ment...... Woman arrested over decomposed body found at Clementi Police arrested a 36-year-old Singaporean woman on Monday night at East Coast Park in connection with the decomposed body found off Clementi Road, last week...... Temasek Defence Systems Institute marks 10th anniversary The Temasek Defence Systems Institute (TDSI), an alliance between the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the US Naval Postgraduate School, celebrated its 10th anniversary on Tuesday...... Body of man found at Serangoon Reservoir The body of a man has been found at Serangoon Reservoir near Block 122, Sengkang East Way...... PA's Family Life Champions to focus on inter-generational bonding The People's Association's (PA) Family Life Champions want to reach out to more people next year, and to focus on inter-generational bonding...... More environmental control officers for construction industry An additional 900 environmental control officers (ECO) will be trained over the next three years to keep construction sites here free of environmental health problems...... Another S$195m funding for R&D in energy sector SINGAPORE : Another S$195 million will be allocated to promote research and development in the energy sector in Singapore over the next five years...... Fire breaks out at Tuas electroplating factory A fire broke out at an electro-plating factory in Tuas Avenue 8 Tuesday morning......