Singapore Local News, 2011-09-05

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WikiLeaks claim is 'false': Lee Kuan Yew Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said the claim in a cable released by WikiLeaks, in which he had "characterised Islam as a 'venomous religion'", is false. Mr Lee this morning issued a statement following the release by Wikileaks........

A record-setting Bay run The SAFRA Singapore Bay Run and Army Half Marathon yesterday made it to the Singapore Book of Records for having organised the largest father-and-child race.A total of 614 pairs took part in the "Dads For Life 800m Father and........     ASEAN can help maintain stability in Northeast Asia: ESM Goh SEOUL: At the J-Global Forum in Seoul, Singapore's Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong warned of instability, which could derail economic growth...... S'pore to get first maritime museum next month Singapore will get its first maritime museum on October 15. Called the Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium (MEMA), it'll form the latest attraction at the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) waterfront...... SAF HIMARS battery now operational The Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF) first High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) battery is now operational...... Licensed moneylender fined S$31,000 A director of automobile company, City Car Leasing, has become the first licensed moneylender to be sentenced in court for breaching regulations laid down by the Registry of Moneylenders...... S'pore to help China in toll-road management A deal has been signed to share Singapore's experience in toll-road related transactions with a state-owned conglomerate in Shandong, China...... English Language Institute of Singapore opens Tuesday The English Language Institute of Singapore (ELIS) will be officially launched by former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on Tuesday...... Former pharmacy technician jailed for misappropriating sleeping tablets A former pharmacy technician with the National University Hospital was sentenced on Monday to three weeks' jail for misappropriating 3,500 sleeping tablets worth nearly S$2,400...... Freelance forex trader jailed for misappropriation of funds A freelance foreign exchange investment trader who misappropriated S$106,986 of her clients' money was sentenced on Monday to seven months' jail...... More firms making counter offers when employee resigns Making counter offers to retain staff who have offered to resign is on the rise...... A*STAR invents world's smallest molecule-sized gears A research institute of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) has put Singapore into the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's smallest molecule-sized gears...... NUS develops new technology to treat ballast water A new more compact and environmentally-friendly technology developed locally to disinfect ballast water in ships may soon be used on vessels plying international shipping routes...... Lee Kuan Yew rejects Wikileaks cable claim Singapore's former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said the claim in a cable released by Wikileaks in which he had "characterized Islam as a 'venomous religion'", is false...... More companies taking up CSR More companies in Singapore are taking up Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)...... ArtScience Museum offers complimentary programmes Visitors to the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands can enjoy complimentary programmes, movies and lectures that revolve around the three blockbuster exhibitions on show during the months of September and October......