Singapore Local News, 2011-11-19

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Young PAP leaders stress importance of multi-racialism The leadership of Young PAP (YP) visited Huda Kindergarten on Saturday morning in what it described as a "reconciliatory move" over a racist Facebook posting by a member. In a post on YP's Facebook, it said chairman Teo Ser Luck and........

Tots connect to outside world With just over a hundred dollars, one pre-school in Singapore has brought the world into its classrooms. Using video conferencing tool Skype, PCF Punggol East is connecting with counterparts in India and Spain, so that children can........     Story of S'pore-M'sia Causeway told in coffee-table book The story of the Causeway that links Singapore to Malaysia will be told in a coffee-table book produced by the national archives of both countries...... Average of five foreign workers go missing each week in S'pore Over the last three years, about five foreign workers go missing each week on average...... Workers' Party youth wing proposes youth parliament Is there space for a youth parliament in Singapore to represent those who are too young to vote?..... SEA Games: Shuttler Fu Mingtian wins gold in women's singles Singapore's Fu Mingtian has beaten Indonesia's Firdasari 2-1 to win gold in the women's singles badminton final at the SEA Games in Jakarta...... DPM Tharman warns of severe slowdown in global economy Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has warned of a possible severe slowdown in the global economy due to the debt crisis in Europe...... SEA Games: S'pore wins silver in men's single snooker INDONESIA: Singapore's Ang Boon Chin has secured a silver medal in the men's singles snooker at the SEA Games...... Universal Studios ready to unveil Transformers 3D ride After more than two months of non-stop tests, Universal Studios Singapore is finally ready to unveil its multi-million dollar Transformers 3D ride on December 3...... Maintenance Support Central sees good response since opening The opening of Maintenance Support Central, located at the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO), has prompted more divorced women to seek help...... SEA Games: S'pore wins first medal in wushu INDONESIA: Singapore has won its first medal for wushu at the SEA Games in Jakarta...... SEA Games: S'pore sailors clinch four golds INDONESIA: Team Singapore has clinched an impressive four gold medals in sailing at the SEA Games on Saturday...... Peace cannot be taken for granted, says PM Lee Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged Southeast Asian leaders to manage potential flashpoints carefully to preserve regional peace and stability...... Young PAP leaders stress importance of multi-racialism The leadership of Young PAP (YP) visited Huda Kindergarten on Saturday morning in what it described as a "reconciliatory move" over a racist Facebook posting by a member...... South West District steps up effort to cut energy consumption Residents in the South West District can now be environmentally and socially responsible simply by reducing home energy consumption through the iContribute - South West Energy Challenge......