Singapore Local News, 2011-11-14

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M1 fined S$300,000 for mobile service disruption, intends to appeal The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has fined M1 S$300,000 for the service disruption on 18 May which caused subscribers in the western part of Singapore to experience difficulty in making and receiving calls......     More eyes on the ground at HDB estates The police is beefing up its presence on the ground: additional officers will be deployed at its 33 Neighborhood Police Centres island-wide and there will be dedicated crime-fighting teams at each centre. Each NPC will also have a team of........ Singapore Q3 GDP to be released next Monday Singapore will release a report on third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) next Monday, Nov 21, at 8am, according to a statement by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). This will include detailed information about the........ Tampines doctor fined for prescribing Subutex inappropriately The Singapore Medical Council imposed a S$3,000 fine on a general practitioner, Dr Foo Yew Sin Patrick, for inappropriately prescribing Subutex. Subutex is a drug that can become a substitute for heroin if injected into the body........ Elephants on show defaced Barely 36 hours have passed and one of the 162 elephant statues on exhibit around town have fallen prey to vandals. The damaged pachyderm sits outside the Asian Civilisations Museum ini Empress Place and had its 'skin' peeled and........ SCDF to conduct exercise at West Mall About 150 Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel will be participating in a ground deployment exercise shortly after midnight tonight, Nov 15 Nov at 12am, at the West Mall. The SCDF exercise, at the mall near Bukit Batok........

Spreading the kindness message Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts and Adviser to the Singapore Kindness Movement Dr Yaacob Ibrahim celebrated the World Kindness Day yesterday with over 500 volunteers, giving out 30,000 yellow gerbera daisies to shoppers along Or.....     SEA Games: Darren Low secures first silver for cycling in games Darren Low snapped up Singapore's first silver for cycling in the men's 50-kilometre Individual Time Trial at the SEA Games in Indonesia...... Let's build a "city in a garden" home together Former minister mentor Lee Kuan Yew said Singapore's vision of a city in a garden needs innovation, ownership and dedication from all levels of society...... SEA Games: Singapore swimmer Arren Quek clinches gold Singapore swimmer Arren Quek won the gold medal in the men's 50m freestyle at the SEA Games in Indonesia on Monday...... Conservation guideline upsets shophouse owners Owners of four rows of Tanjong Katong shophouses are up in arms over building conservation guidelines from Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)...... CNB nets largest haul of "Ice" in its history Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau on Sunday netted 5.2 kilogrammes of crystal meth (Ice), its biggest haul of the drug in history...... SEA Games: S'pore get bronze in billiards doubles INDONESIA: Singapore's Men's English Billiards Doubles team has won a bronze medal in cue sports...... SEA Games: Five bronze for Singapore on day 3 of games Team Singapore has picked up five bronze medals on day 3 of the SEA Games in Indonesia...... More barrier-free ramps in estates Most housing estates in Singapore now enjoy barrier-free environments, with easy access to ramps and walkways that link to traffic crossings and public transportation...... Social worker recognised again for outstanding work A social worker who works with dying patients is this year's Outstanding Social Worker Award winner...... CDAC starts tuition enrolment Registration opens this week for the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) Tuition Programme for next year...... New WSQ diplomas for media professionals There will soon be more upgrading opportunities for media professionals in Singapore...... Singapore family books S$1m Virgin space flight A Singaporean businessman, his wife and two children have paid $1 million to become the first Asian family to fly together on space-tourism airline Virgin Galactic, the company announced Monday...... SUTD breaks ground for new campus at Changi The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore's fourth publicly-funded varsity, has broken ground for its permanent campus at Changi...... ERP rates down at 16 gantries from Saturday Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates will be down by S$1 at 12 gantries for the morning rush hour during the December school holidays...... NPC to get crime-fighting team More police officers will be recruited and trained as part of the Singapore Police Force's (SPF) new frontline policing revamp...... SEA Games: Skater Emily Kwek bags bronze for Singapore Singapore's Emily Kwek Wei Wei bagged another bronze for roller sports at the SEA Games in Palembang on Monday...... Tampines doctor fined for prescribing Subutex The Singapore Medical Council has imposed a S$3,000 fine on a general practitioner, Dr Foo Yew Sin Patrick, for inappropriately prescribing Subutex...... Masagos Zulkifli visits Bangalore, India Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr Masagos Zulkifli, will be in Bengaluru, India for two days from 14 to 15 November...... SCDF exercise at West Mall About 150 Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel will be participating in a ground deployment exercise shortly after midnight Monday, 15 November, at the West Mall...... Call to promote growth, jobs HONOLULU, Hawaii: Asia-Pacific leaders have pledged to further free up trade as a way to achieve sustainable world recovery in the aftermath of the 2008 global recession......