Singapore Local News, 2011-11-22

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Bukit Batok doctor suspended for prescribing drugs irresponsibly A 54-year-old doctor from Bukit Batok has been suspended for three months for inappropriately prescribing the benzodiazepine and codeine-containing cough mixtures which may result in addiction in the long term. The Singapore Medical........

Supporting the elderly and their caregivers Public housing estates already allow for "naturally occurring retirement communities", said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong yesterday, as he stopped short of saying "no" to having retirement villages here. And to provide more support........     Charity Council to conduct monthly visits to promote professionalism The Charity Council hopes to promote good governance practices and professionalism in the charity sector by making monthly visits to non-profit organisations...... 42 nabbed in Sembawang forest Police have nabbed 42 people in a forested area along Admiralty Road West and Sembawang Drive...... President Tony Tan visits MUIS President Tony Tan Keng Yam on Tuesday visited the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore...... New pill for advanced lung cancer patients Lung cancer is the second most common form of cancer in Singaporean men, and the third most common in women...... 130,000 persons granted S'pore citizenship over last 10 years On average, 13,000 persons were granted Singapore citizenship (SC) annually from the period of 2001 to 2010...... Blogger under investigation for racially offensive posting A blogger is currently under investigation for allegedly publishing racially offensive posting on the Internet...... Most students get first choice CCA: Hawazi Daipi Sports as a Co-Curricular Activity (CCA) at school was an area of discussion in Parliament on Tuesday...... Ex-offenders find jobs through SCORE The government has been helping ex-offenders find jobs through the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE)...... Mat Yoyo returns to local TV screens Singapore's leading media company, MediaCorp, will be producing a new TV programme for pre-schoolers in four languages...... Parliament approves changes to Income Tax Bill Parliament has approved changes to the Income Tax Bill to give legislative effect to tax changes announced in the 2011 Budget statement...... Hearing impaired students given structured learning assistance: Hawazi There was debate in the house on whether there is sufficient help given to hearing impaired students studying in institutions of higher learning (IHLs)...... NEA reviewing hawker stall rental policy Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, said the practice of Cash-over-Valuation (COV) transactions among hawkers when transferring over stalls is why the government should not go into pegging stall rental rates &quo..... Govt subsidies for patients in public hospital amounted to S$2.2b in 2010 Government subsidies for patients in public hospitals amounted to some S$2.2 billion last year...... Access ECP via Nicoll Highway without paying ERP from 2012 From next year, motorists can access the East Coast Parkway via Nicoll Highway without having to pay Electronic Road Pricing (ERP)...... S'poreans should decide for themselves if they need CDCs help: MCYS Singaporeans who fall in the category of the bottom 20 per cent of households should be allowed to take ownership of their lives, said Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Halimah Yacob...... Action plan against human trafficking ready by mid-2012: S Iswaran A National Plan of Action to deal with incidences of human trafficking in Singapore is expected to be ready by the middle of next year, said Second Minister for Home Affairs, S Iswaran...... MPs argue for removal of weekend ERP charges The topic of Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges on weekends sparked a lively exchange in Parliament on Tuesday, with several MPs arguing for its abolishment...... Flat buyers believe govt will cool housing market Nearly 57 percent of home buyers in Singapore believe the government is either on track or will likely exceed expectations to cool the public housing market in five years...... MediaCorp to launch new interactive service Singapore's leading media company MediaCorp will launch a trial involving a new interactive service delivered over broadband, in the first quarter of 2012...... 8,800 PRs served NS over last 5 years Over the last five years, about 8,800 males who had become permanent residents under the sponsorship of their parents were enlisted for and served National Service (NS)...... Agents pay students to queue outside Bedok Residences The appointed marketing agent for Bedok Residences, ERA, said as many as 500 people have formed a queue outside Bedok Residences since Sunday...... Tunnel crawl welcoming activity removed since May 2009 The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has reviewed all the components of its welcoming activities following the death of an RSAF serviceman in April 2009...... M'sia Chief of Army in S'pore Malaysian Chief of Army General Zulkifli Zainal Abidin is in Singapore for a two-day introductory visit...... MOE to review kindergarten curriculum The Ministry of Education is reviewing its Kindergarten Curriculum Framework to refresh key teaching and learning principles...... Bukit Batok doctor suspended for prescribing drugs irresponsibly A 54-year-old doctor from Bukit Batok has been suspended for three months for inappropriately prescribing the benzodiazepine and codeine-containing cough mixtures which may result in addiction in the long term...... Executive Chairman of Shangri-La Hotel chairs Yale-NUS College Singapore's first liberal arts college has announced the members of its founding governing board......