Singapore Local News, 2011-09-24

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Self-storage business booming in Singapore Singapore's self-storage business is booming - and not just because home and office space is getting more expensive. Industry players said it's a young, but fast-growing market driven by the storage needs of individuals and........     More help for youths at risk The government is beefing up its Pods Youth Mentoring programme, an initiative where youths help to support their peers who're completing their rehabilitation programmes. Minister of State for Community Development, Youth & Sports,........ New network for nature lovers The National Parks Board (NParks) is starting a network for Singaporeans who are keen on nature conservation. It'll be similar to the successful Community in Bloom programme, which has nurtured some 400 gardening groups........ Train fault caused 8.5-minute delay at peak hour A train fault caused an 8-and-a-half minute delay for passengers at peak hour yesterday evening reported the Straits Times today. The report said about 2,880 passengers were affected by the delay on the East-West line towards Pasir........

Task force to look carefully at high number of first-time drug abusers An area of particular concern for the new committee tasked to take a fresh look at drug abuse in Singapore is the high number of first-time drug abusers. Responding to media queries a day after it emerged that drug arrests had been........     Senior Parliamentary Secretary Sam Tan to visit Italy for meetings Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Community Development, Youth and Sports Sam Tan will visit Italy from September 26 to October 1, as part of his attendance at the Second World Regions Forum...... North West CDC raises S$1.2m to help needy The North West Community Development Council (CDC) has raised S$1.2 million to help needy families in the district...... Self-storage business booming in Singapore Singapore's self-storage business is booming - and not just because home and office space is getting more expensive...... Independent bookstores bucking e-book trend When America's second largest bookstore chain Borders went belly up this year, some analysts predicted that the era of bookstores may be over, replaced by the emergence of e-books...... More help for youths at risk The government is beefing up its Pods Youth Mentoring programme, an initiative where youths help to support their peers who're completing their rehabilitation programmes...... Network and connect with nature The National Parks Board (NParks) is starting a network for Singaporeans who are keen on nature conservation...... K Shanmugam attends Green Group meeting Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law K Shanmugam, who is in New York for the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, attended the Green Group Ministerial Meeting on Friday......