Singapore Local News, 2011-08-02

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Newly-married project manager jailed, caned for setting fire outside flats A newly-married project manager, who became a loanshark runner, was jailed seven years and given 24 strokes of the cane after harassing 31 households and setting fire outside seven flats. Soh Hann Kwang, 36, was almost broke after splurging on.......     500 more LRT trips for Sengkang and Punggol SBS Transit will be adding 492 more trips per week to the Sengkang and Punggol LRT systems to cater to the increase in ridership demand. These will be implemented from next Monday (8 Aug), resulting in shorter waiting times for commuters...... Filipino maid jailed over illegal moneylending For giving out unlicensed loans totalling more than S$3,000, a Filipino maid was fined S$130,000 and jailed three months, today. Melanie Jacalan Munar, 28, had been working for Koh Suat Lay, 47, since 2004. Koh had hired........

Punggol to test-bed smart energy solutions Ten HDB households will be fitted with new air-conditioners and smart meters - at no cost to the households - as part of a test-bed project in Punggol. Electronics company Panasonic Corporation will install at least 15 30-kilowatt........     Shop uses Facebook to nab candy thief One candy shop at Clarke Quay decided to put an end to candy snatchers with a little help from social media...... Several rules on Presidential Election gazetted The government has gazetted several rules and regulations ahead of the Presidential Election which has to take place by the end of this month...... 8,000 residents come together to create mural of love Getting into the National Day spirit and bringing the different fabrics of society together...... 19-year-old youth arrested for robbery, assault Police have arrested a 19-year-old youth who lured a woman to a multi-storey carpark on the pretext of offering her a lift home...... Project manager jailed, fined for loanshark harassment A project manager was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years jail and 24 strokes of the cane for loanshark harassment...... Jessie Phua named Singapore's Chef de Mission for London Olympics Singapore Bowling Federation president Mrs Jessie Phua has been selected as the Chef de Mission for the Singapore contingent at the upcoming London 2012 Olympics...... SAF conducts operational readiness exercise The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) conducted a readiness exercise at Pulau Sudong on Tuesday...... SBS Transit to add 492 more trips on Sengkang, Punggol LRT SBS Transit will be adding 492 more trips per week to the Sengkang and Punggol LRT systems to cater to the increase in ridership demand...... MediaCorp announces radio fellowship exchange MediaCorp and Commercial Radio Australia have announced an international fellowship...... Largest human flag of 13,000 for National Day Young NTUC will attempt to set a new record with the largest human flag of 13,000 people on National Day...... Maid jailed, fined S$130,000 for illegal moneylending activities A Filipino maid wanted to help her employer who hired her despite her epilepsy and who also paid for her medical bills...... New gastric cancer findings promise to improve treatment Researchers in Singapore have identified two new sub-types of gastric cancer. This is based on a new way of classifying stomach cancers, using the patients' genetic make-up...... SAF suspends grenade live-firing training The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has suspended all 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher (AGL) live-firing training exercises until investigations are completed on an accident last Sunday in which a full-time national serviceman was injured......