Thursday, December 29, 2011

Singapore Local News, 2011-12-29



    Committee of Inquiry appointed for SMRT disruptions
The Minister for Transport has appointed a three-man Committee of Inquiry (COI) to look into the cause of the recent MRT service disruptions. Chief District Judge of the Subordinate Courts, Mr Tan Siong Thye, has been appointed as........

    Police smash prostitution ring
The police smashed a prostitution ring here on Wednesday. The Criminal Investigation Department and Police Intelligence Department had investigated the syndicate, which had openly advertised their services online on several........

Extended public transport services on New Year's Eve
SMRT has announced that selected train, LRT and bus services will be extended on New Year's Eve. Some bus services will also be diverted due to the Marina Bay Countdown. Notices will be put up at the relevant MRT stations and bus interchanges........

Quan Yifeng sentenced to 15 months' probation
District Judge Low Wee Ping granted MediaCorp artiste Quan Yifeng a 15-month probation sentence this morning on the basis of her probation report. Ms Quan was charged with mischief after she pulled out the taxi fare meter and........

    Police warn of Internet and social website scams
Think twice - or even thrice - before you make bank transfer payments to persons whom you have met only on the Internet. The police caution came after at least three such cases were reported recently. On Sept 21, a woman........

    New Year's Eve traffic arrangement
Several roads will be closed to traffic between New Year's Eve and early New Year's Day for the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown......

Get ready to count down at Marina Bay
This year's Marina Bay Singapore Countdown -- into its seventh year -- looks set to entertain party goers, with more fringe activities lined up......

MRT breakdowns: Committee of Inquiry appointed
Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew has appointed a Committee of Inquiry (COI) to look into the two major MRT breakdowns earlier this month......

Online vice ring suspects nabbed
Police have arrested 23 people for suspected involvement in an online vice syndicate, after an eight-hour island-wide operation......

Casket owner fined for corruption
An owner of a casket company was fined S$3,000 on Thursday for bribing an undertaker from a rival company to provide him addresses of deceased......

Social change in S'pore under way
More Singaporeans this year have spoken up and acted on a slew of social causes from heritage conservation and environmental protection to animal welfare......

MinLaw announces moves to streamline conveyancing workflow
From 1 January, the Singapore Land Authority's Electronic Payment Instruction (ePI) service will allow lawyers to electronically notify banks of details of conveyancing money paid into conveyancing accounts, instead of using hard copy forms......

Suspected armed robber nabbed
Police have arrested a 42-year-old man believed to be behind a series of armed robberies targeting victims who advertise their mobile phones for sale at an online marketplace......

S'pore High Commission in KL moving to temporary premises
KUALA LUMPUR: The Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur will be moving to make way for the building of a new premises on the existing site......

SMRT extends train, bus service operations on New Year's Eve
SMRT is extending trains and bus service operation hours on New Year's Eve......

Unused parking coupons can be exchanged from Jan 3
Motorists are reminded that parking coupons valid up to December 31, 2011 can no longer be used from January 1, 2012......

Board appointment changes at IE S'pore, JTC Corp and STB
The Ministry for Trade and Industry (MTI) has announced board appointment changes at International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore), JTC Corporation (JTC) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB)......

SPH says Yahoo! plagiarised content
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), which is suing Yahoo! for copyright infringement, has accused the US Internet giant of plagiarising its works......

Fifteen months probation for TV host
Television host Quan Yifeng was sentenced to 15 months probation on Thursday for damaging a taxi meter and the receipt printer of a cabbie last year......

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