Singapore Local News, 2011-12-03

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Accidents cause massive jam on the PIE Two separate accidents along a one-kilometre stretch of the Pan-Island Expressway happened Saturday morning, causing a massive traffic jam. Police said both happened near the Eng Neo exit in the direction of Changi Airport......

Archer-class submarine enters active service The Republic's first of two Archer-class submarines - the RSS Archer - entered into active service yesterday, following three months of sea trials in local conditions. Acquired from the Royal Swedish Navy in 2005, and launched in........     New "kindness fund" for schools The Singapore Kindness Movement has launched a new funding initiative for school-led projects. Targeted at primary and secondary schools, the aim is to inculcate the spirit of kindness early among students...... Schwarzeneggar to come to S'pore for Arnold Sports Festival Hollywood action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger could be coming to Singapore. If plans go smoothly, the 64-year-old former governor of California will be here to promote the Arnold Sports Festival...... Low-income students from South West district receive help from CDC Amid rising costs of living, low-income students from the South West district will start the new school term with more help from the Community Development Council (CDC)...... 21 HDB blocks in Redhill Close chosen for SERS Twenty-one blocks of HDB flats in Redhill Close have been chosen for the government's Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS)...... CDAC set to raise budget to meet requests for help The Chinese Development Assistance Council is likely to increase next year's budget by 10 to 15 per cent. It is expecting more requests for help as the global downturn reaches Singapore's shores...... Parents have role to play in children's educational success: Halimah Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Halimah Yacob has stressed the important role parents play in ensuring their children's success in education...... S'pore fencers get Olympian mentor Twelve young fencers will take one more step towards achieving their Olympic dream when they join the Singapore Sports School next year...... Looking to older workers to fill manpower demand Demand for non-medical home care services, such as housekeeping, cooking and companionship for the elderly, is increasing...... S'pore, Indonesia armies hold bilateral exercise The armies of Singapore and Indonesia are conducting their annual bilateral exercise, code-named Safkar Indopura...... Accidents along PIE cause massive jam Two separate accidents along a one-kilometre stretch of the Pan-Island Expressway happened Saturday morning, causing a massive traffic jam...... Changi Airport flight operations back to normal after runway incident Flight operations have returned to normal at Changi Airport, after a runway was closed for inspection when a Singapore Airlines cargo plane skidded off the runway on Friday afternoon......