Friday, March 2, 2012

Singapore Local News, 2012-03-02



    More BTO flats for second-timers, help for retirees and multi-generation families
Second timers applying for a Build-To-Order (BTO) flat, retirees looking to age-in-place, and multi-generation families have received a housing boost from the Ministry of National Development. National Development Minister Khaw........

    Yaacob calls for Internet code of conduct
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, has called on the online community to develop an Internet code of conduct. It is an area being looked at by the Media Development Authority (MDA) to build a........

Govt sets aside S$274m for arts & culture initiatives
The government has set aside about S$274 million for arts and culture initiatives over the next five years. Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, said the government agrees, in principle, with the........

S$905 million to boost Singapore's tourism
Singapore's tourism industry will receive a S$905 million shot in the arm from the government over the next five years to prepare the sector for the next stage of growth. Responding to MPs questions in Parliament on Friday, Second........

MOF to help firms to upgrade: Minister Teo
The Ministry of Finance will help more businesses gain access to schemes to help them upgrade and improve productivity. Minister of State for Finance Josephine Teo said the process for claiming under the Productivity and Innovation........

Govt's role relating to Temasek Holdings, GIC clarified
Minister of State for Finance Josephine Teo on Friday clarified the government's role in relation to the state's sovereign wealth funds. Mrs Teo said the government does not decide how Temasek Holdings and the Government of........

MediaCorp undergoes organisational changes
Singapore - MediaCorp has announced a few key management and structural changes to better align itself to changing business needs. The streamlining affects mainly the company's media operations, and will take place from Apr 2. The network........

2011 A-level pass rate similar to year before
The percentage of school students obtaining A-level passes for 2011 remained the same as 2010. 90.8 per cent (12,943) of the cohort (14,262) obtained at least three H2 passes with a pass in General Paper or Knowledge and Inquiry in........

S'pore must urgently restructure economy: Trade Mininster Lim
Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang said the country must urgently restructure its economy, so that growth is anchored in productivity and innovation in the medium to long term. Speaking in Parliament on........

Teacher faces theft, trespassing charges
A secondary school teacher has been charged in court with stealing three SD cards from the operation manager's office on Feb 15, 2012. This brings the total number of charges Ngien Wen-Tseah Bertrand faces, to four......

Director jailed for tax evasion
The director of a metal stamping firm has been sentenced to two weeks' jail for tax evasion. Fifty-nine-year-old Lim Bee Hua was convicted of assisting Global Harvest Precision Private Limited, a firm he headed, in evading more than........

    Three JI members arrested under ISA
Three individuals have been arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for their involvement in terrorism-related activities. Two have been issued with detention orders, while the third is still being investigated, said the........

    More BTO flats for second-timers, help for retirees and multi-generation families
Second timers applying for a Build-To-Order (BTO) flat, retirees looking to age-in-place, and multi-generation families have received a housing boost from the Ministry of National Development......

NLB's Libraries for Life to nurture knowledgeable society
The National Library Board (NLB) embarked on its next long term strategic plan - Libraries for Life......

Wildlife Reserves Singapore appoints new CEO
Wildlife Reserves Singapore Pte Ltd has appointed Mr Lee Meng Tat as its new Chief Executive Officer......

Yaacob calls for Internet code of conduct
SINGAPORE : Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, has called on the online community to develop an Internet code of conduct......

Public Service Broadcast Review panel's ideas to improve programmes
SINGAPORE : The Public Service Broadcast (PSB) Review Panel has completed its review to enhance the delivery of PSB programmes and submitted its recommendations to the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA)......

Suspected loanshark runner nabbed
SINGAPORE : Police have arrested a 50-year-old man for his suspected involvement in loansharking activities......

Government sets aside S$274m for arts and culture initiatives
SINGAPORE : The government has set aside about S$274 million for arts and culture initiatives over the next five years......

6 men nabbed over "rioting"
Police have arrested six men, aged between 19 and 23 years old, for alleged rioting at Raffles Boulevard......

Rise in the number of donations in Singapore
Charitable giving has been growing steadily in Singapore......

S$905 million to boost Singapore's tourism
Singapore's tourism industry will receive a S$905 million shot in the arm from the government over the next five years to prepare the sector for the next stage of growth......

Govt to ensure fair procurement system
Helping Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and lower-wage workers are among the issues that dominated Friday's Committee of Supply debate for the the Ministry of Finance......

9 students aced 2011 A level exams
Nine students scored a perfect score of nine distinctions in the 2011 Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level Examination......

Govt's role relating to Temasek Holdings, GIC clarified
Minister of State for Finance Josephine Teo on Friday clarified the government's role in relation to the state's sovereign wealth funds......

Insurance deal launched to help lower income
NTUC Income has launched a special medical and term insurance package for lower-income Singaporeans and permanent residents (PRs)......

Teacher faces theft, trespassing charges
A secondary school teacher has been charged in court with stealing three SD cards from the operation manager's office on February 15, 2012......

S'pore to host joint judicial conference
Singapore will be hosting the second Joint Judicial Conference among the judiciaries of Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore......

Director jailed for tax evasion
The director of a metal stamping firm has been sentenced to two weeks' jail for tax evasion......

MediaCorp unveils management changes
Singapore's leading media company MediaCorp has announced a few key management and structural changes to better align itself to changing business needs......

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