Singapore Local News, 2011-09-08

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Director jailed, fined for illegal dumping of woodchips The director of a building company was, today, jailed two weeks and fined for allowing his subcontractor to illegally dispose industrial waste at a construction site. In 2006, ANA Contractor was engaged by the Animal Concerns........     Couldn't sleep, so man diverts loanshark calls to cops Annoyed that loansharks kept interrupting his sleep, a food distributor diverted their phone calls to the hotline number of the Sengkang Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC). As a result, an innocent policeman bore the brunt of a........ SGX denies special treatment for Man Utd's listing Singapore Exchange (SGX) CEO Magnus Bocker has clarified that the exchange will "ensure equality among all players" and "will never treat anyone special". He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of symposium in Singapore........ Why Aljunied lost: Zainul Abidin Rasheed The People's Action Party (PAP) has taken its defeat in Aljunied GRC seriously, says Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed, one of the losing candidates there. In an article in Petir reflecting on the reasons for the GRC's loss, he says there........ PAP needs to adjust policies, reflect on May GE: PM Lee Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says the People's Action Party (PAP) needs to adjust its policies to serve the people better. And the party also needs to improve on its engagement and outreach to involve Singaporeans much more on the........ Former cop charged with accepting bribes for smuggling items into lockup A former police officer attached to the Subordinate Courts has been charged with accepting bribes to smuggle items into the facility's lockup. Sulaiman Firdaus, who was a Special Constable performing his National Service, allegedly........ Man charged with grabbing cop's gun A 44-year-old man has been charged with pulling a policeman's revolver out of his holster on Tuesday. Rosli Ibrahim is believed to have committed the offence in a flat at Block 508, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 at around 9pm that day...... The smuggler who lost count of the number of illegals he brought into S'pore Law Song, 63, had been smuggling so many illegal immigrants by boat from Malaysia into Singapore for nearly 10 years that he had lost count of the number of people he had brought in, said the prosecution. Between mid-2007 and........ Muis to help Somali drought victims Special boxes will be set up at all 69 mosques in Singapore to collect donations for Somali drought victims. The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) says although famine was officially declared a few weeks ago in Somalia, not much........ New online portal for primary school kids to improve their Chinese Primary school students can look forward to a more interactive way of learning Chinese through a new online portal. The Chinese Language Oracy eLand portal targets Primary 1 to 3 students to enhance oral communication...... Ex-girlfriend gets to keep dog The Court of Appeal ruled this morning that cross-terrier, Sasha, will stay in the care of senior specialist in professional development, Connie Tan. Ms Tan, 30, has been embroiled in a law suit with her ex-boyfriend, Dr Tan Kok........

Foreigners, Expat teenagers, including 13-year-old boy, among 17 arrested for allegedly using drugs A 13-year-old expatriate boy was one of several foreign teenagers arrested by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) yesterday for allegedly using drugs. The teenager was the youngest of 17 people nabbed. The oldest was 37. Several other teenagers,......     DPM Tharman on official visit to Berlin and Moscow Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam will represent Singapore at the 2nd Russia-Singapore Inter-Governmental Commission in Moscow from September 13 to 14...... Govt to boost social media usage Singapore's government agencies are set to get more structured training in the use of social media...... Man who diverted telephone calls to police jailed Annoyed that loansharks kept interrupting his sleep, a food distributor diverted their phone calls to the hotline number of the Sengkang Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC). As a result, an innocent policeman bore the brunt of a loanshark's wrath and g..... Suspected drug trafficker charged A man who allegedly sold drugs to several students from international schools has been charged in a District Court on Thursday...... 39 immigration offenders caught Thirty-nine immigration offenders were arrested in a series of islandwide operations spanning three days...... S'pore, Cambodia in training tie-up Singapore has been conducting a multi-agency training programme for Cambodian government officials in land management, urban planning and building control...... PAP needs to reflect on General Election: PM Lee Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the People's Action Party needs to adjust its policies to serve the people better, and that the party also needs to improve on its engagement and outreach to involve Singaporeans much more on the issues affecting t..... Why PAP lost Aljunied GRC Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has taken its defeat in Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) seriously, said Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed, a candidate who contested in the GRC for the PAP and lost...... Teen serial sex offender pleads guilty A teenage serial sex offender admitted in the Juvenile Court, Thursday, that he had molested three girls and insulted the modesty of two others between April and June, this year...... NEA & RI bag AARP Best Employers for Workers over 50 Award Two Singapore organisations - the National Environment Agency (NEA) and Raffles Institution - have won the AARP Best Employers for Workers over 50 Award this year...... Ex-NS policeman charged with accepting bribes A former police officer attached to the Subordinate Courts has been charged with accepting bribes to smuggle items into the facility's lockup...... Man charged with pulling policeman's gun out of holster A 44-year-old man has been charged with pulling a policeman's revolver out of his holster on Tuesday...... Ex-girlfriend wins dog custody battle The Court of Appeal ruled Thursday morning that cross-terrier, Sasha, will stay in the care of senior specialist in professional development, Connie Tan...... MUIS raises funds for Somali drought victims Special boxes will be set up at all 69 mosques in Singapore to collect donations for Somali drought victims...... New online portal for kids to learn Chinese Primary school students in Singapore can look forward to a more interactive experience while learning Chinese...... Leader of human smuggling syndicate convicted A Malaysian man was convicted Wednesday of smuggling illegal immigrants by boat from Malaysia into Singapore on countless occasions......