Singapore Local News, 2011-07-25

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Singapore's inflation quickens to fastest pace since January Singapore's inflation accelerated to the fastest pace since January as food and housing costs increased, sustaining pressure on the central bank to allow the currency to appreciate and contain price gains. The consumer price index........

Romance on the move Forty couples celebrated love and marriage on four SBS Transit buses yesterday. Called "Love is 24/7" to symbolise love all year round, the event was organised by the Family Life Champions of Boon Lay, Clementi, Pioneer and West Coast divisions. Mini.....     Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan to visit Singapore SINGAPORE : Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan will lead a delegation of Ministers and senior officials to Singapore on a three-day visit starting Tuesday, at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean...... Two-thirds of NTU fresh grads secured jobs before convocation A record 9,066 students are graduating from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) this year...... Online registry launched for casual workers in hotel industry SINGAPORE : An online registry is now available for the hotel industry's casual workers...... 4,200 Honda cars in Singapore affected by recall Some 4,200 Honda cars sold by Kah Motor in Singapore are affected by a global recall involving 200,000 passenger cars...... 23 of 30 injured S'poreans to return home Twenty-three of the 30 Singaporeans involved in the sand dune accident in Perth will be heading home...... Man dies in road accident along PIE Two accidents along Singapore's expressways killed one and injured another early Monday morning...... Man jailed 8 weeks for sex with underaged girl A 23-year-old man made his underaged girlfriend pregnant after having sex with her on three separate occasions between May 2009 and April 2010...... Nurses' pay to be reviewed Health Minister Gan Kim Yong has said his ministry is currently undertaking a review of salaries for nurses in Singapore...... Man dies in road accident along PIE A man in his forties died in a road accident Monday morning...... Ex-casino dealer jailed 2 years for CBT A former casino dealer has been sentenced to two years' jail for criminal breach of trust, after pleading guilty to the offence...... Safety of workers on lorries to be enhanced From August 1, heavy lorries transporting workers on the cargo deck must be fitted with higher railings and canopies, to better enhance the safety of workers...... ERP rates to be adjusted at 3 gantries The Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates at three gantries will be adjusted from August 1, following a quarterly review of traffic conditions...... Tour bus rolls down Australia dune, S'poreans hurt PERTH, Australia: A four-wheel-drive tour bus carrying mostly Singaporeans has rolled down a sand dune north of Perth in Australia, leaving five injured people in hospital on Monday, police said......