Singapore Local News, 2011-07-27

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Contractor jailed six years for housebreaking A contractor was jailed six years, today, for breaking into newly-completed flats over a four-year period and stealing cash and valuables worth nearly S$44,000. Tan Zhen Kwang, a Malaysian national, faced 35 charges of housebreaking and theft........     New flyover opens Sunday The new flyover spanning the Woodsville junction will open to traffic at 10am on Sunday. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) says the 400-metre flyover will connect motorists directly from Jalan Toa Payoh to Jalan Kolam Ayer leading to Kallang........ Green corridor master plan sought The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), today, said there will be a competition for architects and design planners to come up with a master plan for the green corridor. The corridor refers to the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway........ Man allegedly licked molest victim's face A 54-year-old man was charged today with using criminal force and molesting two women, including allegedly licking the face of one of his victims. Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahim, who is unemployed, allegedly committed the offences on two separate........ Man accused of molesting his two maids A 43-year-old man was charged today with seven counts of molesting his two Indonesian maids on various occasions in March, last year. Ahmad Basiron, who is self-employed, allegedly outraged the modesty of the two maids, aged 24 and 25, at........ Andrew Kuan collects forms Presidential hopeful, Mr Andrew Kuan, turned up at the Elections Department, this morning, to collect the forms in his bid for the presidency. He arrived before 11am with two friends - one a 63-year-old retiree and the other in his 40s......

Presidential hopeful Tan Jee Say's email account hacked His email has been hacked but presidential hopeful Tan Jee Say is taking it in his stride. An email, purportedly originating from Mr Tan's Yahoo account, was sent to various recipients claiming that he needed a loan because he had........     China key to S'pore diversifying risks in globalised economy: DPM Teo SINGAPORE : Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on Wednesday said China is key to Singapore diversifying its risks in a globalised economy, and that is why Singapore also supports China's intention to make more use of the renminbi for greater stabili..... Two men charged with having sex with underaged girls Two men were charged separately in court on Wednesday with allegedly having sex with underaged girls...... Man jailed for housebreaking and theft A 39-year-old contractor was jailed six years on Wednesday for breaking into newly-completed flats over a four-year period and stealing cash and valuables worth S$43,946...... S'pore-made games set to enter Chinese market SINGAPORE : Singapore-made games are set to enter the Chinese market of 60 million gamers...... Academy launched to enhance professionalism of art & music teachers SINGAPORE : The Education Ministry (MOE) has launched an academy to enhance the professionalism of art and music teachers...... Green corridor master plan sought The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said a competition will be organised for architects and design planners to come up with a master plan for the green corridor...... SLA to work to boost supply of geospatial professionals The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) will work with the Ministry of Education (MOE), industry and training institutions to boost the supply of geospatial professionals in Singapore...... Lim Hng Kiang to attend Sumatra Governors' Forum Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang will be in Palembang to attend the Sumatra Governors' Forum on Thursday...... Woodsville junction flyover to open on July 31 The new flyover spanning the Woodsville junction will open to traffic on Sunday at 10am...... 43-year-old man charged with molesting maids A 43-year-old man was charged on Wednesday with molesting his two Indonesian maids on various occasions in March last year...... Man charged with committing outrage of modesty A 54-year-old man was charged on Wednesday with using criminal force and committing outrage of modesty of two women...... China's vice-premier in S'pore to discuss bilateral cooperation Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan is in Singapore to attend the 13th Suzhou Industrial Park and the 4th Tianjin Eco-city Joint Steering Councils, along with the 8th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation meetings...... Andrew Kuan picks up forms for presidential bid The former chief financial officer of JTC Corp, Andrew Kuan, has embarked on his second attempt to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility to run for the upcoming Presidential Election due by the end of next month...... S'pore shoppers becoming more price-sensitive Singaporean shoppers are becoming more price-sensitive and value-conscious as they deal with the impact of rising costs of living...... NTU could test new type of solar cells in China The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is exploring the possibility of testbedding a new type of solar cells with Singbridge in Guangzhou Knowledge City in China......