Singapore Local News, 2012-01-21

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Flash floods hit parts of Singapore Flash floods have hit parts of Singapore due to heavy rain this afternoon. National water agency PUB said flash floods hit Jalan Turi off Sims Avenue, adding lanes there were not passable. However, some areas affected by........     En-bloc fever appears to be receding: Khaw Some 1,400 private housing units were sold through en-bloc activities last year. National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said this number is low compared to the peak in 2007. 5,862 units were sold for redevelopment........

Flash floods at certain areas yesterday afternoon Heavy rain caused flash floods at Veerasamy Road and Thomson Road yesterday. National water agency PUB issued a flood alert at about 2.30pm and urged motorists to avoid the affected roads. The flooding subsided at about 2.45pm. The........     Hindu temple hosts LNY lunch More than 100 senior citizens were treated on Saturday to an eight-course Chinese vegetarian lunch at the Sri Mariamman Temple...... S'porean's 217km charity race under way Singaporean ultra-marathon runner Lim Nghee Huat is more than halfway through his gruelling 217-kilometre race in Brazil...... Flash floods subside after heavy rain Flash floods -- which hit parts of Singapore due to heavy rain on Saturday afternoon -- have subsided...... Lawrence Wong "surprised" by WP's pay clarification Minister of State for Defence and Education Lawrence Wong said he is surprised to read the Workers' Party's (WP) clarification on the remarks by Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Gerald Giam in Parliament...... Flash floods hit parts of S'pore Flash floods have hit parts of Singapore due to heavy rain on Saturday afternoon...... Relatives, friends attend Alice Goh wake Relatives and friends paid their respects on Saturday afternoon to Alice Goh, the late former deputy prime minister Goh Keng Swee's first wife...... New clinic concepts reduce patients' wait time at public hospitals Hospitals in Singapore are testing out new concepts to reduce patient turnaround time...... En-bloc fever "appears to be receding" The en-bloc fever seen in the housing market a few years ago appears to be receding and Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan said it could be a sign of a more stable property market......