Singapore Local News, 2011-09-17

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Helping the needy, elderly get IT-savvy The government is stepping up efforts to get more senior citizens and low-income Singaporeans to embrace Infocomm Technology (ICT). It's raising the income cap for needy households to own computers and introducing more programmes to........     Strong scientific base will give Singapore advantage: Lawrence Wong Minister of State for Defence and Education Lawrence Wong said a strong scientific base will give Singapore the technological edge to stay ahead. Mr Wong said this at a science competition for schools, The Amazing Science-X........ ISA still relevant, crucial to security: MHA Singapore - The Internal Security Act (ISA) "continues to be relevant and crucial as a measure of last resort for the preservation" of Singapore's national security, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said. Following the Malaysian........ Bilingualism is possible, says Lee Kuan Yew Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said he is convinced bilingualism is possible in Singapore, with English as a master language, and it would be a bonus if Singaporeans could have a third language. "It's best (for the Chinese)........ Bankrupt doctor again claims he cannot pay ex-wife maintenance The general practitioner who has been jailed five times between 2005 and last year for refusing to pay maintenance to his ex-wife and children has been hauled to court for failing do so again. Dr Andrew Chee Weng Kheong, 56, who is........ Changes in Permanent Secretary appointments The Ministry of Trade and Industry will get a new Second Permanent Secretary from next month, the Public Service Division announced yesterday, along with other changes to several Permanent Secretary appointments. In a statement........

Contraband cigarettes case: Ex-PKMS president faces S$4 million in fines, jail The former president of the Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) has been slapped with 12 charges for allegedly dealing with contraband cigarettes worth more than S$255,000. Ali Asjadi, 54, had been stripped of party........     'Greening' old buildings increases their value Retrofitting energy inefficient commercial buildings can lead to an increase in their property value, said a joint study by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the National University of Singapore's Department of Real Estate...... Hit-and-run driver still at large after a year More than a year after a retiree was killed in a hit-and-run accident at Pasir Ris Drive 4, the driver is still at large. As the police gave an account of the investigation during the inquiry into the death yesterday, State Coroner........ Two youths arrested for alleged robbery with hurt Two youths, aged 17 and 18, have been arrested for allegedly committing robbery with hurt at the void deck of Block 692, Hougang Street 61. On May 20, two victims, also aged 17 and 18, were confronted and assaulted by three unknown........ 87 nabbed in four-day crackdown on drugs Eighty-seven people have been arrested in a four-day operation by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) that ended yesterday. Drugs worth about S$36,400 were seized in the raids. Eighty of the arrested are suspected drug abusers, while seven are........ Nose cancer on the decline in Singapore It was just a tiny lump at the back of his neck, but instinct told 57-year-old Teo Thiam Chye that something was amiss. After checking with a ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeon, he was diagnosed with early-stage nasopharyngeal cancer...... Movie on F1 legend Aryton Senna premieres in S'pore Many consider him the best Formula One driver and now, in honour of legendary Brazilian F1 driver Ayrton Senna, a movie has been made about his short but successful life, as he died at the age of 34 in 1994...... Teen wins SingTel Grid Girls 2011 An 18-year-old student has beaten about 500 hopefuls to win the SingTel Grid Girls 2011 competition...... Strong scientific base will give S'pore edge to stay ahead: Lawrence Wong Minister of State for Defence and Education Lawrence Wong said a strong scientific base will give Singapore the technological edge to stay ahead...... Tao Li to train under S'pore Swimming Club's Ian Turner Singapore's top swimmer Tao Li will train under Ian Turner of the Singapore Swimming Club (SSC)...... Helping the needy & elderly get IT-savvy The government is stepping up efforts to get more senior citizens and low-income Singaporeans to embrace Infocomm Technology (ICT)......