Singapore Local News, 2012-02-22

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Police arrest man suspected of molesting boy in shopping centre The police have arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of molesting a nine-year-old boy in the toilet of a shopping centre. He was caught about four hours after the police report was made. The police said the report was........     Ex-youth coordinator at VWO jailed for sexual penetration of a minor A former youth programme coordinator has been sent to jail for 20 months for sexually penetrating a minor with his fingers. The incident between the 31-year-old man and the 14-year-old girl took place on Dec 27 2010 at his house in........ Eight suspects nabbed for illegal gambling The police have arrested eight men suspected of illegal gambling at a hawker centre in Ang Mo Kio. The suspects, aged between 35 and 58, were nabbed during a four-hour operation from midnight on Wednesday. The police........ S'pore appoints new ambassadors to Thailand & the Philippines Singapore has appointed new ambassadors to Thailand and the Philippines. Mrs Chua Siew San will be Ambassador to Thailand from March 5. Mr V P Hirubalan will be Ambassador to the Philippines from March 12...... COE prices end higher Certificates of Entitlement (COE) premiums ended higher in all categories in the latest bidding exercise which ended today. The highest increase was seen in the big car category, jumping S$4,299 to S$78,189. The COE........ One pleads guilty to Downtown East murder The first of the group involved in the Downtown East murder has pleaded guilty. Jason Chew Wei Beng, 21, admitted to three charges today. The prosecution is proceeding on two of the three charges - rioting and........ CBD taxi rule hours to be shortened from March From next month, operational hours for the Central Business District (CBD) taxi rule will be shortened and aligned with the full-day bus lane operational hours. With the revision, the CBD taxi rule - where taxis can only pick up and........ Yaw Shin Leong not appealing against expulsion: Speaker of Parliament Hougang MP Yaw Shin Leong has informed the Clerk of Parliament on Monday that he will not be appealing against his expulsion from the Workers' Party, said Speaker of Parliament Michael Palmer in a press statement today. The Clerk of........ Former BreadTalk manager charged with cheating A former manager at bakery chain BreadTalk has been charged with criminal breach of trust. Or Zhi Xian, 24, was accused of misappropriating cash amounting to S$14,539 between Jan 7 and Jan 18 this year. He allegedly........ Temasek Review Emeritus publishes apology to PM Lee Socio-political website TR Emeritus (TRE) today published an apology to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for an article that made a false allegation about the appointment of Madam Ho Ching as the chief executive officer of Temasek Holdings......

Scoot to fly to China, Japan by end of the year Singapore Airlines' (SIA) new long-haul, low-cost carrier Scoot plans to fly to at least five cities by the end of the year, including destinations in China and Japan, its CEO, Mr Campbell Wilson, said. Scoot, which had earlier........     Hand, foot and mouth disease on the rise There has been a significant increase in the cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD)...... Social workers update elderly on govt policies Some social workers have said many senior citizens are not aware of the government's policies for the elderly...... CNB foils bid by African syndicate to traffic 'Ice' through S'pore Singapore's anti-drug enforcement agency, the Central Narcotics Bureau has foiled an attempt by an African syndicate to traffic 2.3 kilogrammes of 'Ice' through Singapore...... Police arrest molest suspect Police have arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of molesting a nine-year-old boy in the toilet of a shopping centre...... Ex-youth coordinator jailed for having sex with minor A former youth programme coordinator has been sent to jail for 20 months for having sexual relations with a minor...... Eight suspects nabbed for illegal gambling Police have arrested eight men suspected of illegal gambling at a hawker centre in Ang Mo Kio...... S'pore appoints new ambassadors to Thailand & the Philippines Singapore has appointed new ambassadors to Thailand and the Philippines...... COE prices end higher Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums rose across the board at the close of bidding at 4pm on Wednesday, with prices for commercial vehicles hitting another new high...... One pleads guilty to Downtown East murder The first of the group involved in the Downtown East murder has pleaded guilty...... CBD taxi rule hours to be shortened from 1 March From 1 March, operational hours for the Central Business District (CBD) taxi rule will be shortened and aligned with the full-day bus lane operational hours...... Yaw Shin Leong not appealing against expulsion Former Hougang Member of Parliament (MP) Yaw Shin Leong will not appeal against his expulsion from the Workers' Party (WP)...... Cisco collaborates with polys & ITEs to develop industry content Local networking company Cisco has launched the region's first community-led professional development initiative for instructors at the five polytechnics, as well as Institutes of Technical Education...... Contest for creative video works depicting use of Mandarin The Promote Mandarin Council is looking for creative works that depict the use of Mandarin in daily life through a contest...... Ex-BreadTalk manager charged with cheating A former manager at a confectionery - BreadTalk - has been charged with criminal breach of trust...... TR Emeritus publishes apology to PM Lee Socio-political website TR Emeritus (TRE) on Wednesday published an apology to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for an article that made a false allegation about the appointment of Ms Ho Ching as the chief executive officer of Temasek Holdings......