Friday, November 25, 2011

Singapore Local News, 2011-11-25



    Tighter advertising & promotion guidelines for casinos
Singapore authorities have tightened advertising and promotions guidelines for the country's two casinos to ensure that they do not target the domestic market. With immediate effect, the scope of the Casino Control (Advertising)........

    12 projects to receive R&D funds
Twelve projects have received up to S$250,000 each under the National Research Foundation (NRF) today. One of the 12 projects aims to develop a microchip that can detect and collect cancer cells from blood for analysis, thus........

Eye surgeon charged for cheating healthcare provider
An eye surgeon was charged today with cheating a healthcare provider of more than S$474,000. Fifty-one-year-old Marc Tay Tze-Hsin allegedly cheated integrated healthcare provider, Pacific Healthcare Specialist Services (PBSS), on........

Man jailed for indecent act
A pervert was sentenced to four weeks jail today for masturbating publicly in ladies underwear and flashing at his neighbours in the Ang Mo Kio vicinity. Forty-five-year-old Hui Sai Mun pleaded guilty today to one count of causing........

Singapore manufacturing outperforms expectations
Singapore's manufacturing picked up in October 2011 after slowing in the previous month. Industrial production climbed 24.4 per cent from a year earlier, and rose 14.2 per cent from September, the Economic Development Board said in........

Section of law that can discredit sex assault victim to be repealed: Shanmugam
The Ministry of Law plans to repeal Section 157(d) of the Evidence Act, says Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law, Mr K Shanmugam. Mr Shanmugam announced this during his speech at the official launch of AWARE's Sexual Assault........

149 MND officers recognised for their contributions
149 officers from the Ministry of National Development were recognised for their contributions at the Ministry's National Day Awards ceremony today. Thirteen of them were presented the Commendation Medal for their exemplary........

Public feedback on smoking ban wanted: NEA
The National Environment Agency (NEA) is asking for public feedback on extending the smoking ban via an e poll.Some common places that have resulted in calls for a smoking ban include housing estates corridors, void decks and........

Tip off on identity of cat dumper received: Report
Good news for pet lovers enraged over video footage of a man dumping a cat into a rubbish bin. The veterinary centre where the cat was dumped had received a tip-off on the identity of the Mercedes driving man, said a report in The........

    Murder accused's tale of love and infidelity ...
Learning that she was a married woman whom he also suspected of seeing other men while they were dating did not snuff out his feelings for her. And even after Madam Zhang Meng's family beat him up and threatened to kill him after........

    Cleaner charged with Jurong East MRT murder
SINGAPORE : A 55-year-old cleaner was charged on Friday with the murder of his 62-year-old colleague at Jurong East MRT interchange on Thursday......

Tighter advertising & promotions guidelines for casinos
SINGAPORE : Singapore authorities have tightened advertising and promotions guidelines for the country's two casinos to ensure that they do not target the domestic market......

Road closures this weekend for PAP Convention at NUS
SINGAPORE : Several roads and lanes leading to the University Cultural Centre at the National University of Singapore will be closed this weekend for nearly 24 hours, from 4.30pm on Saturday to 3pm on Sunday......

Facebook post helps police track down loanshark suspects
Police have arrested two loanshark suspects based on a lead that came from a photo that was posted on the police Facebook page in July 2009......

12 projects awarded NRF funding
Twelve projects have received up to S$250,000 each under the National Research Foundation (NRF) on Friday......

Lasik eye surgeon charged with cheating healthcare provider
An eye surgeon was charged on Friday with cheating a healthcare provider of more than S$474,000......

S'pore agencies' counter-terrorism readiness tested in Exercise Northstar
Co-ordination among 18 agencies in Singapore was put to the test on Friday at the finale of an ongoing counter-terrorism exercise - Northstar VIII......

Cross-dressing pervert jailed for flashing
A pervert was sentenced to four weeks jail on Friday for masturbating publicly in ladies underwear and flashing at his neighbours in the Ang Mo Kio vicinity......

NEA, HPB launch e-poll on smoking prohibition
SINGAPORE : Smoking may be banned in more public places if there is strong support for this......

Section of Evidence Act that can discredit sexual assault victim to be repealed
The sexual history of a victim of sexual assault soon may no longer be used against her in court......

166 MND officers recognised for contributions
One hundred and sixty-six officers from the Ministry of National Development (MND) were recognised for their outstanding performance and contributions......

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