Singapore Local News, 2011-07-28

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Former Burger King worker jailed, caned for bread knife hold-up A former Burger King employee who held up a former colleague with a bread knife, and made off with S$6,000, was severely dealt with in court, today. Charlie Cabo Perez, 32, a Filipino, used to work as an assistant manager at the restaurant's........     Housebreaker nabbed after 14 years A serial housebreaker who targeted schools and eluded the authorities for 14 years was, today, jailed five years for his crimes. Alexander Paul Danker, 40, had broken into nine schools and a childcare centre. They include the........ UOB chairman is the richest person in Singapore SINGAPORE, July 28 (Reuters) - The chairman of United Overseas Bank , Wee Cho Yaw, is the richest individual in Singapore with a fortune of $4.2 billion, an increase of $600 million compared with last year, according to the latest rich list published..... Singapore billionaires richer than last year Singapore's 40 richest are now collectively worth US$54.4 billion, up 19 per cent compared with last year, according to the latest rich list published by Forbes Asia. The better numbers achieved by the country's wealthiest come despite a........ S'pore, M'sia conduct chemical spillage exercise The National Environment Agency (NEA) and Johor's Department of Environment (DOE) are conducting an emergency exercise at the Tuas Second Crossing. The exercise simulates the spillage of hazardous chemicals on both land and sea at the........ Bukit Panjang LRT to be upgraded The Bukit Panjang light rail transit (LRT) system will receive an upgrade after over a decade of service. Transport Minister, Lui Tuck Yew, announced this morning that the Land Transport Authority will be working with operator SMRT to buy 13........

SMRT expects profits to fall Public transport operator SMRT Corporation said yesterday that it was expecting profits to fall in the coming months, citing increasing cost pressures such as energy and staff expenses. In a statement, SMRT said that due to higher........     SingPost reports break-in at Mail Transit Room in Choa Chu Kang There has been a break-in at the Mail Transit Room of the SingPost office in Choa Chu Kang (CCK)...... Two men charged with transporting and buying contraband cigarettes A Malaysian and a Singaporean were charged in court on Thursday with transporting and buying contraband cigarettes from Malaysia to Singapore...... Former auxiliary officer jailed, fined for assisting loanshark A former auxiliary police officer was sentenced on Thursday to 10 weeks' jail and fined S$30,000 for helping a loanshark with his business...... Tuas Power launches lighting solutions programme for small businesses Energy provider Tuas Power has launched a "Lighting Solutions" programme to help smaller businesses save on energy bills. The initiative is aimed at encouraging companies to undergo audits to improve energy efficiency...... Liberalising bus services may lead to "cherry-picking": Lui Tuck Yew Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew has shot down the opposition National Solidarity Party's (NSP's) proposal to introduce more competition among public bus operators here...... Centre of gravity for economic, strategic weight shifting towards AsiaPac: Ng Eng Hen Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said the centre of gravity for both economic and strategic weight is shifting towards the Asia Pacific...... Man sentenced to five years' jail for housebreaking Serial burglar Alexander Paul Danker did not just break into homes. He also broke into nine schools and a childcare centre where he managed to steal items such as computers and cameras...... STTA celebrates 80th anniversary To mark the Singapore Table Tennis Association's (STTA) 80th anniversary, STTA Thursday launched a coffee table book celebrating the achievements of its former and present sportsmen and women...... S'pore, M'sia conduct chemical spill exercise at Tuas The National Environment Agency (NEA) and Johor's Department of Environment (DOE) conducted an emergency exercise at the Tuas Second Crossing on Thursday morning...... More train cars for Bukit Panjang LRT to reduce waiting time Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew on Thursday announced measures to address the issues of overcrowding and frequent disruptions of the Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit (LRT) system......