Singapore Local News, 2011-12-21

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Singaporeans likely to tighten their belts in 2012: survey Increasingly concerned about the state of the economy, Singaporeans are likely to tighten their belts further in the next 12 months, a survey has found. According to insurer Aviva's latest Consumer Attitudes to Savings (CAS) study, released on......     LTA, SMRT to consider raising speed limit of trains The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and SMRT will consider raising the speed limit along the city stretch of the North-South Line from the current 40km/h to 60km/h. This, however, will depend on train trial runs SMRT will be conducting on the........ Tiger to fly direct to Dhaka from March Singapore low-cost carrier Tiger Airways will start direct service between Singapore and Dhaka in Bangladesh. The first flight will take off on March 9 2012. It will be the first regional low-cost carrier to fly from........

4G speeds on mobile, with limits From tomorrow, SingTel consumers could be among the first in Singapore to experience 4G speeds on their mobile devices. Yesterday, the telco launched its 4G, or long term evolution (LTE) plan for consumer and business customers.........     MRT trains may travel at faster speed of 60kmh MRT trains may be able to travel faster - at 60 kilometres per hour - depending on the results of trial runs of trains on the floating slab tracks at different speeds over the next few days...... MOH says bird flu risk in Singapore "very low" SINGAPORE : Singapore's health ministry has said the risk of bird flu in the country is very low, as no human cases have been reported in Hong Kong...... Manage your smartphones, data plans properly when overseas: CASE A picture of a mobile phone bill showing a staggering amount of about S$350,000 has gone viral on Facebook, prompting Singapore's consumer watchdog to advise smartphone users to better manage their data roaming plans...... 13 nabbed for suspected loansharking activities SINGAPORE : Nine women have been arrested for suspected involvement in loansharking activities...... Researchers use recycled glass to filter raw water SINGAPORE : A team of researchers from Ngee Ann Polytechnic has found a cheaper and more environmentally-friendly way to filter raw water - using recycled glass...... New English radio station to cater to women, families SINGAPORE : A new English radio station, which caters to women and families, will hit local airwaves in nine months' time...... SMU business school earns EQUIS accreditation The Singapore Management University (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) has become one of the youngest institutions in the world to be conferred the prestigious EQUIS accreditation...... COE prices down across the board Premiums for certificates of entitlement (COEs) fell across the board at the end of the open bidding exercise on Wednesday...... Cleaner gets 10 months' jail for hitting wife A 45-year-old cleaner with a string of brushes with the law for violent behaviour has been sentenced to 10 months' jail for hitting his wife even though she has a personal protection order against him...... Prices of FairPrice rice to hold till end-Feb Prices of housebrand rice from Thailand at NTUC FairPrice will remain the same until after the Chinese New Year celebrations, at the end of February 2012...... Share-a-Gift hits target of over 29,000 wishes The Boy's Brigade has ended its annual gift collection drive on a high note, by meeting the full target for the Share-a-Gift project...... Man jailed for stealing bus & taking friends on joyride A jobless man stole a private bus and took his friends on a three-hour spin...... SMRT peak-hour service "very close" to pre-disruptions: Lui Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew said SMRT is now able to operate its trains during peak hours at intervals very close to what they were before the two major disruptions last week...... Subordinate Courts opens on Dec 26 There will be a special sitting of the Criminal Mentions Court at the Subordinate Courts next Monday in Court 26......