Saturday, October 29, 2011

Singapore Local News, 2011-10-29



    SPF to conduct emergency preparedness exercise
The Singapore Police Force will be conducting an emergency preparedness exercise codenamed "Exercise Heartbeat" on Monday, Oct 31, at Shenton Way, Marina Bay Link and Bayfront Avenue areas from 9am to 12pm. The police said the........

    MediaCorp's Subaru Impreza Challenge kicks off
MediaCorp's Subaru Impreza Challenge - an annual endurance event into its 10th year - kicked off today at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza. Four hundred contestants from 10 territories including Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam - and for the........

SAF donates motor boats to Thailand
The Singapore Armed Forces has donated 45 motorised boats to the Royal Thai Army to help with the ongoing flood relief efforts in Thailand. The boats will be transported by two C-130 aircraft from the Republic of Singapore Air Force........

Clean and Green Singapore campaign launched
A nationwide initiative to increase awareness on environmental issues was launched today. The Clean and Green Singapore campaign, co-organised by the National Environment Agency (NEA) and North West Community Development Council,........

Weekly day off policy for maids must be flexible, say stakeholders
Advocacy groups have welcomed the Manpower Ministry's move to study a mandatory weekly day off for maids. But along with employers and maid agencies, they said the policy needs to build in a large degree of flexibility. Responding........

HDB's Pinnacle@Duxton wins global award
The Housing & Development Board's (HDB) Pinnacle@Duxton has won the 2011 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence. The prestigious award is open to real-estate developments from around the world. It........

Mutual support, fortitude vital in crises: DPM
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean has said mutual support and fortitude are key elements that will stand Singapore in good stead, in a crisis. Speaking at a Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) event, Mr........

Hawker centre 'feedback unit' formed
A public consultation panel will be set up to gather feedback on the 10 new hawker centres that will be built over the next decade. Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan said the panel will be headed........

Singapore urges UNESCO to review operations
Singapore has urged the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to review its operations and programmes in order for its work to be impactful. Speaking at the UNESCO's General Conference in Paris........

MHA thanks Home Team partners
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) held its annual appreciation lunch today to thank its Home Team Connection partners serving on the boards, councils and committees of MHA and the Home Team departments. During the event, 53........

Breakthrough discovery in lung regeneration
Scientists at the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) have made a breakthrough discovery in the understanding of lung regeneration. Their research showed that for the first time,........

    HDB resale flat prices up
In defiance of the expected economic slowdown, prices of the HDB resale flats and private residential properties continued to march upward. And while private home prices increased at a slower rate in the third quarter - compared to........

    New immigrants, S'poreans bond at Integration Carnival
More than 2,500 new immigrants and Singaporeans came together for the inaugural Integration Carnival at the Singapore Discovery Centre......

SPF to conduct "Exercise Heartbeat"
The Singapore Police Force will be conducting an emergency preparedness exercise codenamed "Exercise Heartbeat" on Monday, October 31, at Shenton Way, Marina Bay Link and Bayfront Avenue areas from 9.00am to 12.00pm......

SAF donates motor boats to Thailand
The Singapore Armed Forces has donated 45 motorised boats to the Royal Thai Army to help with the ongoing flood relief efforts in Thailand......

Clean and Green Singapore campaign launched
A nationwide initiative to increase awareness on environmental issues was launched on Saturday......

Weekly day off policy for maids must be flexible, say stakeholders
Advocacy groups have welcomed the Manpower Ministry's move to study a mandatory weekly day off for maids. But along with employers and maid agencies, they said the policy needs to build in a large degree of flexibility......

Hang in there - you can win a car!
MediaCorp's Subaru Impreza Challenge -- an annual endurance event into its 10th year -- kicked off on Saturday at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza......

Hawker centre 'feedback unit' formed
A public consultation panel will be set up to gather feedback on the 10 new hawker centres that will be built over the next decade......

S'pore urges UNESCO to review operations
Singapore has urged the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to review its operations and programmes in order for its work to be impactful......

Pinnacle@Duxton wins global award
The Housing & Development Board's (HDB) Pinnacle@Duxton has won the 2011 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence......

Mutual support, fortitude vital in crises
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean has said mutual support and fortitude are key elements that will stand Singapore in good stead, in a crisis......

Mrs Josephine Teo to visit Japan
Minister of State for Finance and Transport Josephine Teo will visit Tokyo, Japan from Sunday to Thursday......

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