Singapore Local News, 2011-08-01

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Man sentenced to 18 years of detention for theft, sexual assault A 46-year-old man who committed theft and sexual assault offences was sentenced to 18 years of preventive detention in the High Court this morning. This means Lim Chee Cheong will undergo a stricter regime, as well as receive 24 strokes of the.......

Presidential hopefuls out and about, on a mission Some of the presidential hopefuls were out and about yesterday, hoping to reach out to various groups of Singaporeans ahead of the Presidential Election. Dr Tan Cheng Bock met young Singaporeans at SCAPE where he visited a flea market........     9.2m visitors to Sentosa in first half of 2011 The number of people visiting Sentosa rose to some 9.2 million in the first half of this year...... Man sentenced to 18 years of detention for theft, sexual assault The High Court has sentenced a 46-year-old man to 18 years of preventive detention, for theft and sexual assault offences...... Book on Dr Goh Keng Swee launched by President Nathan A book commemorating the life and work of Singapore's first Finance and Defence Minister, Dr Goh Keng Swee, was launched on Monday...... Man jailed ten weeks for cheating By posing as an investigating officer, a part-time tutor managed to cheat a young man of his money after accusing him of various offences including child pornography...... AVA's Food Fund 2nd tranche open for application The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has launched a second tranche of S$10 million under its Food Fund programme, which aims to maximise local farm productivity...... Singapore's 12th Parliament to start on 10 October The first session of the 12th Singapore Parliament will start on 10 October...... Channel NewsAsia's breakfast show gets a revamp Singapore's regional broadcaster Channel NewsAsia has revamped its breakfast show...... NUS UTown opens its doors to pioneer batch of students More than 1,000 students participated in a symbolic walk across the link bridge from Kent Ridge Campus to the new NUS University Town (UTown)...... Jennifer Marie appointed Deputy Chief District Judge A new Deputy Chief District Judge has been appointed on Monday...... Final 12 stations of Circle Line to start operating on 8 October The final twelve stations of the Circle Line running from Marymount to HarbourFront will start operating on 8 October...... Preventive detention for man who sexually assaulted victim A 46-year-old man who committed theft and sexual assault offences was sentenced to 18 years of preventive detention in the High Court on Monday morning...... NSP rebuts "cherry picking" comment by Lui Tuck Yew The National Solidarity Party (NSP) has responded to Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew's argument that its proposal for more competition in bus services would lead to "cherry-picking" of lucrative routes by multiple operators and hence be neg..... Punggol eco-town to test-bed energy solutions for public housing One block of public housing in Singapore's Punggol eco-town will be a test-bed for environmentally-friendly energy solutions...... Executive level jobs continue to be in high demand Jobs at the management and executive levels are expected to continue to be in demand......