Singapore Local News, 2011-08-25

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Questions remain in boy's traffic accident death After five days of hearing in the Coroner's Court, it was still not determined how a nine-year-old boy was hit by a tipper truck in January 2009. China national, Li Yun, a Primary 4 student from Pei Tong Primary School, was crossing........     Serangoon interchange opens next Saturday The new bus interchange at Serangoon will open next Saturday. The S$18.8 million fully air-conditioned bus interchange is directly linked to the Circle Line and North East Line Serangoon MRT stations via nex shopping mall. It is........ Teen terror of Tampines given probation A teen serial molester who terrorised residents of Tampines for two months was punished in court today. Jeremy Yeo Ming Che, 16, was, today, given three years' probation for attacking children and adults aged between 11 and 41 years old...... Peeping Tom fined A 23-year-old man was fined S$2,200 in court, today, for entering a female toilet and peeping at a woman urinating. Xu Weilong pleaded guilty to one charge of criminal trespass and another charge of intending to insult the modesty........ Home-based work possible solution to manpower shortage: Hawazi Daipi Companies facing a manpower shortage could consider implementing flexible work arrangements, such as home-based work, to tap the pool of economically inactive Singapore workers. Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower and........ Tony Tan's sons respond to NS allegations The sons of presidential candidate Dr Tony Tan have issued a statement to refute allegations about their National Service record. The trio - Peter, Patrick and Philip Tan - said they have fulfilled all obligations in accordance with........

Tan Kin Lian described as a 'man of courage' by daughter Presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian cut short his speech yesterday to ensure that his daughter had enough time to make the last speech at his rally. And Ms Tan Su Ling, 35, duly took the limelight as she recalled how her father was........     Resale flat demand falls Demand for resale flats has fallen by about 20 per cent since the raising of the income ceiling for Build-To-Order (BTO) flats...... Boy's 2009 death unclear: Coroner's Court After five days of hearing in the Coroner's Court, it was still not determined how a nine-year-old boy was hit by a tipper truck in January 2009...... PE: Tan Jee Say "not confrontational" Singapore Presidential candidate Tan Jee Say said the objective of an elected president was to ask questions, adding he was not confrontational...... PE: Tan Kin Lian to propose S$1,500 NS pay, if elected Presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian on Thursday shared that if he were elected into office, he will propose a salary of about S$1,500 per month for men undergoing national service...... PE: Second Presidential Candidate Broadcast to air on Aug 26 The second Presidential Candidate Broadcast will be aired on Friday, August 26, which is the Cooling-off Day for the Singapore Presidential Election...... Ho Ching only S'porean in Forbes' list Temasek Holdings executive director and chief executive officer Ho Ching is the only Singaporean this year to get into Forbes' list of the world's most powerful women...... PE: Tan Jee Say being granted eligibility cert was Tan Kin Lian's low point SINGAPORE - Presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian, asked about his high and low points in his campaign so far, said there were two low points - and both involved fellow candidate Tan Jee Say...... PE: Voters advised to walk or take public transport to polling stations Polling day for the Presidential Election is this Saturday, August 27, and voters have been advised to take public transport or where possible, walk to their polling stations...... Teen molester in Tampines gets 3 years probation A teen molester who terrorised Tampines residents for two months was punished in court on Thursday...... YourSingapore Guide app for tourists The Singapore Tourism Board launched a mobile application to help travellers explore Singapore on the go...... Serangoon bus interchange to open Sept 3 The new bus interchange at Serangoon will open on September 3...... Peeping tom fined S$2,200 A 23-year-old man was fined S$2,200 in court on Thursday for entering a female toilet and peeping at a woman who was urinating...... PE: Tony Tan hits out at "baseless allegations" made against his sons On the final day of the Presidential election campaign, candidate Dr Tony Tan has hit out at allegations made against his family, in particular, his sons...... Flexi work enables more Singaporeans to join workforce Companies facing manpower shortage could consider implementing flexible work arrangements such as home-based work, to tap the pool of economically inactive Singapore workers...... PE: Tony Tan's sons refute online allegations on NS record as lies The sons of presidential candidate Dr Tony Tan on Thursday have issued a statement to refute allegations about their National Service (NS) record......