Singapore Local News, 2011-07-29

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Poly student jailed, caned for raping girl, 13 A 24-year-old polytechnic student was sentenced to 13 years' jail and given 15 strokes of the cane, this morning, for raping a 13-year-old girl. The High Court heard that Wang Jianbin, a Chinese national who obtained citizenship........     Singapore unemployment rises Singapore's unemployment rate rose to 2.1 per cent in June from 1.9 per cent in March as employment growth slows and graduates enter the job market. The Manpower Ministry (MOM) says preliminary estimates showed that total employment........

Jail, caning for robbing Burger King A former Burger King employee who held up an employee with a bread knife and made off with S$6,000 was sentenced to five years in jail and ordered to be given 24 strokes of the cane yesterday. Charlie Cabo Perez, 32, a Filipino, pleaded guilty to arm.....     Swimming: Tao Li misses out on place in 50m butterfly world final Singapore's national swimmer Tao Li has failed to reach the final of the women's 50m butterfly at the World Championship in Shanghai...... ArtScience Museum revises ticketing structure Visitors to Singapore's ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands will no longer be denied same day re-entry...... More opportunities for young lawyers in Singapore Chief Justice (CJ) Chan Sek Keong said Singapore's role as a legal services hub in Asia will provide tremendous opportunities for young lawyers...... SMRT joins "Safe Roads Singapore 2011" initiative Public transport operator, SMRT, has joined the "Safe Roads Singapore 2011" campaign, an initiative in support of the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety...... Poly student jailed, caned for raping girl, 13 A 24-year-old polytechnic student was sentenced to 13 years' jail and given 15 strokes of the cane, on Friday, for raping a 13-year-old girl...... Swimming: Tao Li into 50m butterfly semi-finals in world championships Singapore's Tao Li has qualified for the semi-finals of women's 50-metre butterfly event, to be held later Friday, at the ongoing World Swimming Championships in Shanghai...... Jobless man charged with cheating A jobless man was charged on Friday with one count of cheating another man, Kwek Chye Hock, of more than S$2,000 earlier this month...... M1 suffers SMS glitch in south-western S'pore Mobile operator, M1, said some of its customers in the south-western region of Singapore experienced problems with its Short Message Service (SMS) service on Friday morning...... PLA's General Zhang calls on Singapore Defence Minister The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Deputy Chief of General Staff, General Zhang Qinsheng called on Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen at the Ministry of Defence on Friday...... Ong Yew Huat is new National Heritage Board chairman Mr Ong Yew Huat has been appointed the new chairman of the National Heritage Board (NHB)...... Former director jailed for GST offences A former company director was sentenced to four months' jail on Friday for Goods and Services Tax (GST) offences...... Serial rental scammer surrenders to police A 41-year-old man, believed to be involved in at least five rental scams has surrendered himself to the police and arrested...... Singapore's jobless rate rises 2.1% in June Singapore's unemployment rate rose to 2.1 per cent in June from 1.9 per cent in March as employment growth slows and graduates enter the job market......