Singapore Local News, 2011-09-18

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Record turnout for Yellow Ribbon Run A record number of runners took part in the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run on Sunday as part of efforts to help ex-offenders start afresh. About 9,000 took part, making it the highest number of runners since the event was started three........     Ride along the new Pasir Ris Town cycling path Cyclists and pedestrians in Pasir Ris Town can expect a safer cycling environment as plans to create a cycling network in the town take shape. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has completed a 1.1-kilometre stretch of cycling path........ Wildlife Reserves Singapore says sorry for event cancellation Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) CEO Isabella Loh has apologised to Singapore Polytechnic students for canning a popular Halloween event they spent seven months organising. In a Facebook post, Ms Loh also said she had not intended........ Helping the needy, elderly get IT-savvy In a bid to get more senior citizens and low-income Singaporeans to embrace infocomm technology (ICT), the Government is raising the income cap for needy households to own computers and introducing more programmes to teach IT skills...... Island of luxury

'Govt continues to support the progress of Malays' Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he is happy that the Malay community has moved forward with Singapore society and the Government will continue to support their progress. Speaking in both Malay and English at a Hari Raya........     Hello, it's Mio! Second runner-up Khoo Shu Yun, 25, winner Mio Lin, 18, and first runner-up Nadiah Binte Mohamed Halim, 20, at the SingTel Grid Girls 2011 Competition yesterday. Student Mio Lin beat more than 500 hopefuls to walk away with S$10,000 in cash. She will ..... SCGS, ACJC awarded School Excellence Award The Singapore Chinese Girls' School (SCGS) and Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) have been awarded the School Excellence Award...... Singapore Takeout makes its way to New York Some New Yorkers had a taste of Singaporean cuisine over the weekend as the travelling pop-up kitchen Singapore Takeout made its way to the Big Apple...... Hundreds take part in North West SwimSafer Carnival Some 250 participants made a big splash at this year's North West SwimSafer Carnival, held at Woodlands Swimming Complex...... Ride along the new Pasir Ris Town cycling path Cyclists and pedestrians in Pasir Ris Town where 70 per cent of its population are cyclists according to Citizens' Consultative Committee for Pasir Ris West can expect a safer cycling environment as plans to create a cycling network in the town take ..... Record turnout for Yellow Ribbon Run A record number of runners took part in the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run on Sunday as part of efforts to help ex-offenders start afresh...... S'pore, Malaysia come together to promote exchange Officials from the civil services of Singapore and Malaysia are taking part in the 5th Senior Executive Development Programme (SEDP) from September 12 to 23......