Singapore Local News, 2011-11-08

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To FiT or not to FiT? For many countries, the means to encourage a shift to renewables is the Feed in Tariff (FiT). FiTs are agreed higher prices per kilowatt-hour given to renewable energy investors for wind and solar, because these renewables currently cost higher compa.....

Help make their Xmas wishes come true Christmas has come early for five children at the Rainbow Centre whose wishes came true on Tuesday as part of the annual Boys' Brigade's Share-a-Gift Project......     Sensory peripheral neuropathy affects over 1,000 in S'pore a year SINGAPORE : Experts have said that every year, over a thousand people in Singapore suffer from sensory peripheral neuropathy, a nerve disease...... Liposuction death inquest enters last day An expert witness said during an inquest into the death of a property management firm CEO that Franklin Heng was so heavily sedated he could not adequately maintain his own airway...... Confederation of Indian Industry Core Group in S'pore SINGAPORE : The Confederation of Indian Industry Core Group met Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law K Shanmugam, and Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang on Tuesday...... "Terribly wrong" to send workers to gamble Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Halimah Yacob took some employers to task for encouraging their workers to gamble...... Plans underway for 2012's LNY festivities SINGAPORE : It is not even Christmas yet but plans are well underway for next year's Lunar New Year festivities...... Infocomm registry launched Singapore's first registry for the information communications sector was launched Tuesday by the Singapore Computer Society...... Singapore, NZ navies participate in bilateral exercise SINGAPORE : The navies of Singapore and New Zealand are participating in a bilateral exercise codenamed Lion Zeal...... SEA Games: Team S'pore athletes leave for Indonesia Team Singapore athletes taking part in the SEA Games left for Indonesia on Tuesday...... Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society pilots webcam project The Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society is rolling out a pilot project to allow its case managers to follow up with its beneficiaries on a daily basis by using webcams...... SRC sending inflatable boats to Thailand SINGAPORE : Red Cross Societies from Southeast Asia will meet later in the month to discuss how they can work more closely in areas of disaster response...... Hydraulic spreader used to extricate trapped van driver SINGAPORE : A van driver was trapped in the driver's seat after his vehicle banged into a wall on Tuesday afternoon...... SEA Games: Roller sports make SEA Games debut Rollers sports might be new to the SEA Games but it is a familiar sport to many in Singapore...... Singaporeans heaviest Internet users in Southeast Asia Singaporean digital consumers are the heaviest Internet users in the region, averaging 25 hours online per week...... Police seeking help over Hougang harassment case Police are looking for a man to assist with investigations into a case of loanshark harassment reported at Hougang Avenue 8 last month...... Sole proprietor jailed for GST fraud A wholesaler of car and vehicle parts was sentenced to eight months and two weeks jail for Goods and Services (GST) Tax Fraud...... Halimah Yacob to lead delegation on visit to Beijing Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Madam Halimah Yacob, will be leading a delegation to the International Forum on Women and Sustainable Development in Beijing, China...... MOE develops tool kit for character education The Ministry of Education (MOE) has developed a resource package to help schools create their own curriculum for Character and Citizenship Education (CCE)......