Singapore Local News, 2011-11-12

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GIC responds to "Olympus losses" speculation The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) said it disposed of almost all its shareholding in the troubled Japanese electronics maker Olympus "on first suspicion of possible wrongdoing". GIC was responding to media........

Sofa fire killed drunk British architect A British architect fell asleep drunk on his sofa with a lighted cigarette and died after the sofa caught fire. The Coroner's Court heard yesterday that Mr Conor Henry Macginley, 50, died from inhalation of fumes and acute alcoholic........     PM Lee, Australia's Gillard meet on sidelines of APEC summit Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met his Australian counterpart Julia Gillard on the sidelines of the APEC summit...... Vivian Balakrishnan to attend India Economic Summit in Mumbai Singapore's Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, will be attending the 27th India Economic Summit in Mumbai from November 13-14...... APEC leaders expected to issue outline on TPP Leaders of some Asia Pacific economies are expected to issue a broad outline on Sunday on a multilateral free trade agreement...... Gardens by the Bay open to public for preview SINGAPORE : Some key features of Gardens by the Bay, including one of the two conservatories, are open to the public for a week-long sneak preview from Monday...... CAAS launches "charity platform" The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has launched Aviation Community Cares, an overarching platform for the aviation community to make a positive impact on society...... SR Nathan, wife honoured Singapore's former president SR Nathan and his wife have been honoured for their contributions to the country's scouts and girl guides movements...... Govt to re-home stray mongrels The government will launch a pilot project to re-home stray mongrels or cross-breed dogs in HDB flats to alleviate the stray dog issue...... Fewer myopic primary school kids in S'pore Singapore's National Myopia Prevention Programme against myopia -- which began in 2001 -- is seeing good results...... SEA Game: S'pore win 1st gold INDONESIA: Singaporean thrower James Wong has won the republic's first SEA Games 2011 gold medal with a throw of 51.32 metres in discus...... GE ballot papers, documents burnt Ballot papers and other documents used in the recent May General Election were destroyed at the Tuas South Incineration Plant on Saturday morning...... SEA Games: S'pore off to good start PALEMBANG, Indonesia: Singapore got off to a good start on Saturday morning at the 2011 SEA Games in Indonesia, beginning with the republic's first gold medal which was won by thrower James Wong...... S'pore will prosper with region: PM Lee HONOLULU: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Asia will do well in the next 10 years and beyond, provided China's development and relations with the rest of the world remain on track...... S'pore should "soften" urban landscape Singapore cannot avoid urbanisation, but it can soften the urban landscape with greenery and sensitive management of the environment......