Singapore Local News, 2011-09-29

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Rotavirus top cause of stomach flu in children The rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis (GE) in children below the age of five in Singapore, according to a hospital-based study by KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH). It accounted for close to 40 per........     Three accused of over-declaring workers' salaries Three people are facing a total of 74 charges related to the over-declaration of salaries in applications for Employment and S Passes. This followed investigations by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) into complaints in June this year by S Pass........ Woman charged with stabbing hubby, attempting suicide A 37-year-old woman has been charged with stabbing her husband while he was warded at the Singapore General Hospital. Quek Chin Fern allegedly used a knife to hurt Lim Peng Kiang in the neck and shoulder at Ward 43 Room 24 of the........ Banks warn about new computer virus The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) has issued a warning against a new computer malware dubbed, SpyEye, that targets local Internet banking applications. It says there have been a few such cases. It said whenever........ Shell still trying to contain Bukom fire Shell is still working with the........ Pulau Bukom refinery blaze 'under control', says SCDF A chemical fire which broke out at 1.15pm yesterday and had spread to other parts of the Royal Dutch Shell refinery on Pulau Bukom burned long into the night, as 100 Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers and 250 of the company's........

A report card that's more than just grades Parents will soon be privy to a lot more information about their children, beyond grades and generic comments by teachers on their school report cards. In the report cards of the future, teachers will also provide parents with a........     No review into detention of ex-ISA detainees: MHA Singapore's Home Affairs Ministry said it sees no reason to conduct a review into the detention of the 16 ex-ISA detainees via a Commission of Inquiry...... Former SBC news director Ananda Perera dies Ananda Perera, former news director of then-Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), has died...... Mersing search to end Friday Malaysian maritime officials have announced search efforts for the two missing Singaporeans would continue on Friday, but with fewer resources...... Young kids to benefit from govt boost The government is giving the early child care and development sector a boost...... My Waterway@Punggol to open from Oct 23 Singapore's longest man-made waterway will be open to visitors from October 23...... S'pore defence minister makes introductory visit to M'sia Singapore's defence minister, Dr Ng Eng Hen, and his Malaysian counterpart, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, have reaffirmed the good cooperation between the countries armed forces...... Nationwide well-wishing campaign for Team Singapore The Singapore Sports Council (SSC), in partnership with NTUC FairPrice, has launched a drive to gather well-wishes for Team Singapore...... Electricity tariffs to drop from Oct to Dec Electricity tariffs will decrease by an average of 1.2 per cent from October to the end of the year...... Three face charges over salary scam Three people are facing a total of 74 charges related to the over-declaration of salaries in applications for Employment and S Passes...... Man fined for committing obscene act inside nightspot An Australian man was fined S$1,500 on Thursday for committing an obscene act in a Prinsep Street nightspot at around 11pm on Tuesday...... Jalan Besar Stadium to get more seats The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) is looking to increase the seating capacity of Jalan Besar Stadium...... Woman charged with stabbing husband A 37-year-old woman has been charged with stabbing her husband while he was warded at the Singapore General Hospital...... SUTD introduces new entry criterion Singapore's fourth university, the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), will be making provisional offers from next month, to GCE 'A' Level students based on their preliminary results...... Reward for finding S'porean increased Family members and friends of 31-year-old Keith Peck, one of the Singaporeans still missing after an accident at sea at Pulau Aur, off Mersing, have increased the reward money for his return...... Rotavirus the top cause of severe stomach flu in children The rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis (GE) in children below the age of five in Singapore...... Foreign-qualified lawyers' exams to start 2012 The Singapore Institute of Legal Education said the first examinations for foreign-qualified lawyers would be conducted in the first half of next year...... Explosions heard at Pulau Bukom refinery Fresh explosions were heard at the Pulau Bukom Shell refinery around noon on Thursday...... New malware threat to Internet banking applications The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) has issued a warning against a new computer malware dubbed "SpyEye" that targets local Internet banking applications...... Enhancing care and development of young children Some 25,000 children aged three years and under are expected to benefit from the Early Years Development Framework introduced on Thursday...... Fire fighting efforts continue on Pulau Bukom The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said fire fighting operations are still under way at Shell's Pulau Bukom refinery, but the situation is under control...... Haze not caused by Pulau Bukom fire: NEA The National Environment Agency (NEA) said it has not detected the presence of any toxic gases on the mainland as a result of the fire at the Shell Refinery in Pulau Bukom......