Singapore Local News, 2012-02-06

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MBS, RWS fined for not complying fully with social safeguard requirements The Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore (CRA) has fined Marina Bay Sands (MBS) and Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) for breaching the Casino Control Act.MBS has been fined $255,000 for breaches from Oct 28, 2010 to April 30 last year and RWS has........     AWARE calls for Budget to address women's issues The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) has submitted a position paper with recommendations for an inclusive Budget to address women's issues. This is in response to the government's call for public feedback for........ Salary increases to average 3-6%: survey Singapore's workforce can expect an average salary increase of between three and six per cent this year, with half the employers surveyed for the 2012 Hays Salary Guide saying they would offer salary increases in that range. A........ MacPherson residents to get help with medical fees Low-income residents living in MacPherson will soon have a new fund to help them cover medical costs. To be launched on Feb 26, the MacPherson CARE fund aims to help the estate's needy elderly residents. The fund came........ Four in hospital after taking illegal sexual enhancement products Four men have been hospitalised the past week with "dangerously low" blood sugar levels after they consumed illegal sexual enhancement health products. Two of them were unconscious when brought to the hospitals while the other two........ Late Dr Toh a "kind-hearted person", says S R Nathan Former President S R Nathan has described the late founding chairman of the People's Action Party Dr Toh Chin Chye as a kind-hearted person who was very firm in his views. Mr Nathan was at Dr Toh's residence at Greenview Crescent........ Number of immigration offenders caught fall; rise in contraband smuggling cases The number of immigration offenders arrested continues its steady decline, as the number of overstayers and illegal immigrants caught last year fell. However, attempts at smuggling in contraband items at checkpoints reached a........

A 'Speakers' Corner' for the arts? Calling for rules and regulations - such as the need for busking licences and measures to control lighting and noise - to be reviewed in certain precincts, the Arts and Culture Strategic Review Steering Committee recommended that the idea of........     Rise in feedback calls to LTA hotline SINGAPORE : The number of hotline calls received by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has increased by 57 per cent, from 647, 897 in 2007 to almost 1.02 million calls in 2010...... MBS, RWS fined for breaching social safeguard requirements SINGAPORE : The Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore (CRA) has fined Singapore's two casino operators for breaching social safeguard requirements...... AWARE calls for Budget to address women's issues SINGAPORE : The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) has submitted a position paper with recommendations for an inclusive Budget to address women's issues...... Three suspects nabbed for loansharking activities SINGAPORE : Police have arrested three men for suspected involvement in loanshark harassment and loansharking activities in different parts of Singapore in the last two days...... More help for low-income elderly in MacPherson A S$150,000 fund to help low-income elderly residents of MacPherson will be launched later in February...... Medical experts meet in S'pore for diabetes workshop Leading international experts in type 2 diabetes are in Singapore to address specific challenges and opportunities of bariatric or metabolic surgery for Asian patients and health care systems...... Average salary increase of 3-6% this year: Hays Singapore's workforce can expect an average salary increase of between three and six per cent this year, according to the 2012 Hays Salary Guide...... Four hospitalised after taking illegal sexual drugs Four men aged between 30 and 78 years have been admitted to hospital after they apparently consumed illegal sexual enhancement products...... Late Dr Toh a "kind-hearted person", says S R Nathan Former Singapore President S R Nathan has described the late founding chairman of the People's Action Party Dr Toh Chin Chye as a kind-hearted person who was very firm in his views...... Number of immigration offenders arrested drops 35% The number of immigration offenders arrested dropped by 35 percent to 930 last year, from 1,430 in 2010...... Vote for new Geylang Serai civic centre name Members of the public can now cast their votes for the name for the civic centre in Geylang Serai......