Singapore Local News, 2011-09-01

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Man to be charged with murder A man will be charged in court, tomorrow, with murder. The police said in a statement, today, that at about 4pm, yesterday, they received a call about an emergency at a unit at Block 441B Fernvale Road. The body of a........     Molester's cowardly acts After molesting a teenager, this waiter compounded his offence by assaulting her female family members who had rushed to her aid. Hamzah Hambali, 26, molested the 17-year-old girl in a lift of an apartment block as she was on her........ PM Lee congratulates new Japanese PM Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says he is confident that under new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's leadership, Japan will be able to overcome its challenges and emerge stronger as a nation. In a letter to congratulate the........ WDA makes fashion-able investment The Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) is setting aside a total of S$6.8 million to grow manpower capabilities in the textile and fashion industry. WDA is collaborating with the Textile and Fashion Federation (TaFf) to........ Teen who killed brother given probation The family of a teen, convicted of killing his mentally unstable brother, were relieved at the punishment he received in court, today. The district court sentenced student, Umar Othman, 19, to three years' probation when he could........ Advertising fictional properties most serious: CEA One month after issuing new guidelines on ethical advertising, the Council for Estate Agents (CEA) said it was investigating 20 cases for possible infringement. CEA's director for regulatory control, Mr Lee Say Kee, said dummy ads,........ Free rides on Circle Line for a day All 12 new Circle Line stations will be open to the public for one day on Oct 2, ahead of the official opening on Oct 8. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) says it's holding the full day open house to give a sneak preview of the........ Male bosses dominate private sector Men continue to predominantly hold leadership roles in Singapore's private sector. This is according to the Randstad Workmonitor Report which tracks gender diversity and job trends. A recent survey of 405 employees in........ Remembering blackboards and typewriters at heritage centre for teachers Some S$1.2 million has been pumped into a new heritage centre by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to chronicle the history of Singapore's education system. At the MOE Heritage Centre's official opening, this morning, Education........

Discourage practice of COV, industry body urges in letter Supporting National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan's decision to stop releasing the median cash-over-valuation (COV) data, the industry body representing property valuers here has urged the authorities to go a step further and "discourage"........     Motorists have new e-payment option at iNETS kiosks The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has a new self-service payment channel for motorists...... Man charged with Fernvale Road murder A man will be charged with murder in court on Friday...... Motor Racing: S'pore F1 night race set to return this month The Singapore Formula One night race returns this month for the fourth edition...... Molester who assaulted victim's family members jailed, caned He molested a 17-year-old girl in a lift outside her home and later assaulted her family members who came to her rescue when they heard her screams. For this, Hamzah Hambali will now spend 39 months behind bars and receive six strokes of the cane...... Dr Tony Tan equipped to advance Singapore's interest globally: SICCI The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SICCI) and the Indian business community said they firmly believe that Dr Tony Tan is well equipped with the knowledge, understanding, expertise and experience to advance the interest of the local ..... Mooncakes for needy, hand-made by CEOs and management teams 17 chief executives from private and public sector companies helped spread Mid-Autumn festive cheer to the needy through mooncakes...... PM Lee congratulates newly-appointed Japan PM Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he is confident that under the new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's leadership, Japan will be able to overcome its challenges and emerge stronger as a nation...... Teenager who caused brother's death given probation Hari Raya is sweeter for Umar Othman and his family after the district court sentenced him on Thursday to three years' probation...... WDA sets aside $6.8m to train workers in fashion industry The Workforce Development Agency (WDA) is setting aside $6.8 million to grow manpower capabilities in the textile and fashion industry...... STTA runs jersey design competition for national team The Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) is inviting Singaporeans to design a jersey for the National Table Tennis team which the team will wear in all international tournaments next year...... Sneak preview of Circle Line stations on Oct 2 All 12 new Circle Line stations will be open to the public for one day on October 2, ahead of the official opening on October 8...... MOE Heritage Centre launched Some S$1.2 million has been pumped into a new heritage centre by the Education Ministry to chronicle the history of Singapore's education system......