Singapore Local News, 2011-10-05

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Meet Nash, Singapore's own humanoid robot SINGAPORE - Local manga fans have a new reason to celebrate. Unveiled today at the Nanyang Technological University is Singapore's first human-sized smart robot affectionately dubbed Nash. Unlike industrial robots, the makers of Nash has........     Temasek loses second president in 3 months as Hsieh leaves Temasek Holdings, Singapore's state-owned investment company, said Mr Hsieh Fu Hua stepped down as president, becoming the second executive to leave the post in three months. Mr Hsieh relinquished his executive position after 13........

Museums recognised for excellence, practices A private home museum featuring all things Peranakan and an educational programme inspired by the hit TV series CSI were among the four winners of the inaugural Museum Roundtable (MR) Awards yesterday. The Intan, which offers........     More hawker centres to be built The government has announced plans to build more hawker centres after a 26-year hiatus...... Mercy Relief to aid flooded Cambodia, Philippines Mercy Relief is deploying a five-man disaster response team on Friday morning to areas affected by the floods in Cambodia...... Malaysia sorry for "biometric jam" Malaysia's Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen has apologised for the inconvenience caused to travellers when it implemented the biometric system at its borders recently...... NTU unveils Singapore's first humanoid robot Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has developed a humanoid robot called NASH, which stands for Nanyang Technological University Advanced Smart Humanoid...... COE prices up only in 3 categories Contrary to expectations, COE prices in the first bidding exercise in October were higher in only three categories...... Man jailed for misappropriating firms' money A former salesman was jailed Wednesday for three-and-a-half years for misappropriating more than S$110,000 of his employers' money, to pay off his debts...... MPs weigh in on upcoming parliamentary session A new session of Singapore's Parliament will be opened by the country's new president, Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam on Monday...... NSman charged with having sex with minor A 22-year-old National Serviceman was charged in court on Wednesday with having sex with an underage student...... CDCs gear up to help those affected by downturn Singapore's Community Development Councils (CDCs) are gearing up to provide timely and holistic assistance to those affected by any downturn, due to the increasing economic uncertainties...... Dr Maliki to attend ASEAN meetings in Jakarta Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National Development and Defence, Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman, will be in Jakarta for a series of meetings to strengthen cooperation in food, agriculture and forestry...... Regional environment forum opens in Singapore A high-level meeting of international experts opens Wednesday in Singapore to promote the use of technology to reduce, reuse and recycle (3R)...... S'pore opens doors to top scientific talent Singapore will continue to welcome top international scientists to work here with local scientific talent......