Singapore Local News, 2011-10-08

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Motoring body calls for stable COE quota system The Motor Traders Association (MTA) is keen to hold discussions with the Land Transport Authority by the end of this year, on how to have a more stable COE quota system. This comes amidst high prices for Certificates of Entitlement and ahead of........     10 new hawker centres to be built The government will resume the building of hawker centres to meet the needs of the community in new population centres. It'll build its first hawker centre after 26 years in Bukit Panjang. About 10 more will be built over the next........ Flood control system put to stress test as rainy season starts Environment and Water Resources Minister, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan said he's confident that with intelligent use of technology and a more informed public, the flood problem can be resolved. He said this when asked about the flood........ Ang Mo Kio residents mark World Mental Day Residents in Ang Mo Kio marked World Mental Health Day today with a carnival. This year's theme is "Investing in Health, Engaging the Elderly". The event was organised by the Singapore Association for Mental Health, Ang........ Traffic police to use unmarked patrol cars on the road Traffic police will use unmarked patrol cars in addition to their normal fleet of marked cars to conduct enforcement patrols. Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs & Trade and Industry, S........ Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall re-opens Relive the days spent by Dr Sun Yat Sen at the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (SYSNMH), as the revamped museum re-opens after a year of redevelopment. It has five new galleries, original artefacts never displayed before, creative........

Ex-PKMS president jailed, fined for cigarette smuggling Former president of Opposition party Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) Ali Asjadi was yesterday fingered by the Singapore Customs as a "key player" of a contraband cigarette smuggling syndicate operating in the eastern part of........     Semakau Run raises S$280,000 for environmental, charitable groups This year's Semakau Run has received support from 24 donors that have pledged a total of S$280,000 to support environmental and charitable groups...... MTA calls for stable COE quota system The Motor Traders Association is keen to hold discussions with the Land Transport Authority by the end of this year, on how to have a more stable COE quota system. This comes amidst high prices for Certificates of Entitlement and ahead of an expected..... S'pore team to participate in Red Bull Tri-Nations Futsal Cup Brunei will be hosting the first Southeast Asian Red Bull Tri-Nations Futsal Cup on Sunday, and a team from Singapore will be participating...... Flood control system put to stress test in December Environment and Water Resources Minister, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan said he's confident that with intelligent use of technology and a more informed public, the flood problem can be resolved...... Ang Mo Kio residents mark World Mental Health Day Residents in Ang Mo Kio marked World Mental Health Day on Saturday with a carnival...... Look out! Unmarked patrol cars on the road Traffic police will use unmarked patrol cars in addition to their normal fleet of marked cars to conduct enforcement patrols...... 10 new hawker centres to be built after 26 years The government will resume the building of hawker centres to meet the needs of the community in new population centres...... Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall re-opens Relive the days spent by Dr Sun Yat Sen at the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (SYSNMH), as the revamped museum re-opens after a year of redevelopment...... Circle Line now open for boarding Singapore's Circle Line rail network got off to a start on the first day of full operations, with the remaining 12 train stations from HarbourFront to Caldecott opening on Saturday morning......