Singapore Local News, 2011-12-08

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STB launches new campaign to lure China tourists BEIJING - Singapore's tourism authorities have launched a new campaign to attract more Chinese tourists to the island republic. This is mainly to target more experienced and well-heeled travellers. The Singapore Tourism Board's new........     Workers in water industry to benefit from new WDA course To develop the capabilities of the water industry workforce, the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), national water agency PUB, and the Singapore Water Association (SWA) have collaborated on a new training programme - the Singapore........ Former STTA president and MP charged for graft Former Member of Parliament Choo Wee Khiang was charged this morning with three counts of corruption, allegedly committed while he was president of the Singapore Table Tennis Association. The former Jalan Besar GRC MP, who resigned........

Online gaming industry: To regulate or not? It would be better for governments to license and regulate the online gambling industry than to turn a blind eye to the growing number of online punters worldwide, a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report released yesterday argued......     Man who vandalised taxis at RWS charged in court SINGAPORE : A 73-year-old retiree who was caught vandalising 16 taxis at Resorts World Sentosa was charged in court on Thursday...... Food poisoning cases at Home Team Academy SINGAPORE : A spate of food poisoning cases has been reported at the Home Team Academy at Old Chua Chu Kang Road...... Changi Museum marks 70th anniversary of World War II Seventy years ago on December 8, the first World War II bombs fell on Singapore, just before the break of dawn...... Thai PM in S'pore for introductory visit SINGAPORE : Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is in Singapore for a one-day introductory visit...... 30 art installations for i Light Marina Bay 2012 SINGAPORE : Thirty art installations will light up the night at Marina Bay in March next year...... NTUC elects first woman president The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) has elected Diana Chia Siew Fui as the new president of its top decision-making body, the Central Committee...... Director fined for accident that claimed 4 lives A director of a cleaning company, Tay Kah Heng, was fined S$50,000 for not acquiring a correct understanding of materials to be used in a chemical cleaning process...... HSA appoints new chairman A new chairman has been appointed to the Board of the Health Sciences Authority...... Singer wants to run as NMP for the arts Another person has stepped forward as an 'independent' Nominated MP candidate to represent the arts community...... Singapore lures more tourists from China BEIJING: Singapore's tourism authorities have launched a new campaign to attract more Chinese tourists to the island republic...... Skills upgrading programme for workers in water industry To develop the capabilities of the water industry workforce, the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), national water agency PUB, and the Singapore Water Association (SWA) have collaborated on a new training programme - the Singapore Workforc..... Former table tennis president charged with corruption The ex-president of the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) and former MP Choo Wee Khiang has been charged in court with corruption......