Singapore Local News, 2011-12-28

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Man fined and jailed for employee exploitation An operations manager of a cleaning company was jailed three months and fined S$45,000 on Wednesday in what was referred to in Court as "one of the worst case of employee exploitation". Forty-four-year-old Lee Kwee Heong pleaded........     SMRT to resume operations of Service C on Bukit Panjang LRT From Dec 30, the Ten Mile Junction LRT Station will re-open with the soft launch of the newly redeveloped Junction 10 shopping mall. SMRT said with the re-opening of the station, Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) Service C - which operates........ Police warn of social website scams Police have asked members of the public not to fall for scams where they can be asked to make bank transfer payments for persons they have met only on the Internet. The caution comes after at least three such recent cases...... 6 youths arrested for rioting after staring incident Six male youths, aged between 15 and 17, have been arrested for rioting following a staring incident on Christmas Eve. An 18-year-old was also assaulted in the incident. Police said they received a call on December 24........ 20 buses diverted on New Year's Day Fifteen SBS Transit bus services and five SMRT bus services will be diverted on New Year's Day from 2pm to 11pm because of road closures for the Chinatown Chinese New Year Light Up. The affected SBS Transit bus services are 2, 12,........

More expensive to drive into Sentosa on New Year's Eve, Day Singapore - Sentosa Island has raised its admission charges for vehicles entering the island between New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Cars and taxis entering between 5pm on Dec 31 and 7am on Jan 1 will pay S$7, instead of the usual S$3......     Family jailed for abusing boy Members of a family who repeatedly tortured a 10-year-old relative over two years and left him permanently disfigured have been sentenced to jail...... More food firms get safety certification More food companies in Singapore have put in place a universally recognised food safety management system known as the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points system (HACCP)...... Two arrested for suspected loanshark harassment Police have arrested a 76-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman for suspected involvement in loanshark harassment...... Treat people with mental illness fairly The public and employers should try to look at people with mental illnesses in a positive light, especially in the workplace...... Animal lovers save Punggol stray dogs The effort to save the stray dogs in Punggol is growing into one that involves not just the authorities but also animal welfare groups and animal lovers...... Police nab snatch theft suspects Police have arrested two men, aged 30 and 34, suspected of snatch theft. Police said the men approached a 23-year-old woman from behind and snatched her purse on 3 December...... MFA unveils new Caribbean Community post The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Wednesday said Mr Kemal Siddique was appointed Singapore's first Plenipotentiary Representative to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...... Highlights of S'pore climate issues in 2011 More agencies are communicating environment-related messages to the public via social media and engaging in public consultations this year...... Students develop "The Personal Tracker" Four Ngee Ann Polytechnic students have devised a mobile phone application that is able to track one's whereabouts in real time...... Bus services affected by New Year parties' road closures Several SBS Transit bus services will be affected by road and lane closures for the year-end countdown celebrations at Boon Lay Place and the Marina Bay area...... 6 youths arrested for rioting Six male youths, aged between 15 and 17, have been arrested for rioting following a staring incident on Christmas Eve...... Man fined and jailed for employee exploitation An operations manager of a cleaning company was jailed three months and fined S$45,000 on Wednesday in what was referred to in Court as "one of the worst case of employee exploitation"...... Police warn of social website scams Police have asked members of the public not to fall for scams where they can be asked to make bank transfer payments for persons they have met only on the Internet...... SMRT to resume operations of Service C on Bukit Panjang LRT From December 30, the Ten Mile Junction LRT Station will re-open with the soft launch of the newly redeveloped Junction 10 shopping mall...... Bobby Chin re-appointed Board Chairman of Tote Board Mr Bobby Chin has been re-appointed Board Chairman of the Singapore Totalisator Board (Tote Board) for another year...... 20 bus services to be diverted on New Year's Day Fifteen SBS Transit bus services and five SMRT bus services will be diverted on New Year's Day from 2pm to 11pm because of road closures for the Chinatown Lunar New Year Light Up...... Cheaper festive postage rates at SingPost in January SingPost is offering festive postage rates for the festive period from January 2-23 in 2012......