Thursday, February 16, 2012

Singapore Local News, 2012-02-16



    Airport police to deploy stand-up electric vehicles for police officers
The police will soon have a new tool to help them maintain security and law enforcement at the airport. The Airport Police Division is scheduled to deploy T3 Electric Stand-up Vehicles by April this year. Costing........

    NUS tells student group to remove posters with "disrespectful and insensitive remarks"
The National University of Singapore has told a student group, the Campus Crusade for Christ, to remove posters and online comments it had put up which contained "disrespectful and insensitive remarks about other religions and communities"......

Downtown East set for a facelift
Downtown East at Pasir Ris will soon get a facelift, with the former Escape Theme Park to make way for a new resort. The Costa Sands Resort meanwhile will make way for a bigger, "more exciting" Wild Wild Wet. NTUC Club........

CAD investigating potential breaches by China Sky
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has received a report from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on potential breaches of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289, by China Sky Chemical Fibre and its directors. MAS has referred........

MRT disruptions: COI hearing on April 16
The Committee of Inquiry (COI) appointed to investigate the causes of the MRT service disruptions last December has announced that its public hearing will commence on Monday, April 16, at the Subordinate Courts. The hearing will be........

Economy grew 4.9% in 2011
Singapore's economy shrank less than initially estimated last quarter as a surge in pharmaceutical production supported manufacturing at the year end. Gross domestic product fell an annualised 2.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of........

    Budget to be delivered at 3.30pm tomorrow
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam will deliver the 2012 Budget Statement in Parliament at 3.30pm tomorrow. His speech will be broadcast "live" on Channel NewsAsia, with Chinese translation in dual sound mode,......

    Expectations for Budget 2012
Singapore will be announcing its budget on Friday and analysts are not expecting many big surprises......

PM Lee meets Minister-President of German's Federal State of Saxony
The Minister-President of German's Federal State of Saxony, Stanislaw Tillich, met Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana on Thursday......

Firms help nursing homes review safety measures
The Workplace Safety and Health Council has announced a new "adopt-a-nursing-home" initiative......

No notice yet from WP on Yaw Shin Leong matter: Parliament
The Workers' Party announced on Wednesday that its MP for Hougang, Mr Yaw Shin Leong had been expelled from the Party and thus vacating his Parliamentary seat......

S'pore aviation sector set to benefit from luxury jet demand
Singapore's aviation industry is set to benefit from an increasing demand for luxury jets, fuelled by the growing number of tycoons in the region......

Anti-money laundering steps unveiled
Singapore said it will tighten safeguards against money laundering and terrorist financing, in line with recommendations by the Paris-based agency, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)......

Employers, unions concerned slowdown will hamper best sourcing
Raising low-wage workers' productivity is likely to be a theme that will continue in this year's Budget......

Singapore's Defence Minister meets Sri Lankan President
Singapore's Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen called on Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday......

Man gets probation for theft, cheating
An unemployed 21-year-old man has been given 30 months' probation for theft and cheating, involving S$11,330.57......

Airport police to deploy T3 electric vehicles by April
The police will soon have a new tool to help them maintain security and law enforcement at the airport......

Brunei Sultan visits Airshow 2012
The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, visited the Singapore Airshow 2012 on Thursday......

Man arrested for obscene act
Police have arrested a 40-year-old man who had exposed himself in the vicinity of West Coast Lane......

Sex brings partners closer emotionally: survey
The latest Global Sexual Wellbeing survey shows sex brings partners closer emotionally......

New licensing scheme for approved crane and scaffold contractors
The Ministry of Manpower on Thursday announced a new licensing scheme for approved crane and scaffold contractors......

MOM reminds Employment Agency Personnel to get certified
More than 85 per cent of key appointment holders in Employment Agencies (EA) have been certified as required by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)......

MRT service disruptions inquiry hearing to start in April
Court hearings on the two train breakdowns last December will start on April 16......

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