Singapore Local News, 2012-03-10

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More childcare centres by 2018: Mdm Halimah About 200 more childcare centres will be built by 2018 to cater to tremendous increase in demand for childcare services. This was announced today by Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Halimah Yacob......     NTUC sets goals for sustainable real wage rise The Labour Movement will set targets for real wage increase - salaries that have been adjusted for inflation - across various clusters. Labour chief Lim Swee Say said 10 to 12 clusters will be identified over the next three months........ Wanted: 2,100 officers for the Home Team The Home Team is looking to recruit over 2,100 officers to fulfil its manpower needs for new capabilities and expanded functions. Of these, about 1,800 positions will be for Junior Officers and 300 positions for Senior Officers......... Presidential Election ballot papers destroyed All sealed boxes containing ballot papers and other documents used in the Presidential Election last August were destroyed today morning at the Tuas South Incineration Plant. The ballot papers and other documents used in the........ MRT molester arrested Police have arrested a 57-year-old man for molesting a 25-year-old woman in an MRT train. On March 6, the victim reported to the police that she had been molested in a train at the Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station on Monday...... Hougang by-election will be called but no timing given Hougang residents will get the chance to vote for a new Member of Parliament, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday.But with several factors to consider, Mr Lee told the House that he has not decided on the timing. Mr........ Growing old, in a familiar surrounding At the St Luke's ElderCare centre in Hougang, Mr Ho Koon Chuan, 86, not only gets to interact with his peers but he also undergoes physiotherapy and maintenance therapy to lower his risk of falling.Such one-stop care services for the........

Speak less, impact more: Ng As the Committee of Supply (COS) debates drew to a close yesterday, Leader of the House Ng Eng Hen reminded Members of Parliament the "real work" is just beginning. "The real work for the fiscal year begins for the Government and us........     Handcycling picking up pace in S'pore Handcycling is the fastest growing disabled sports in the world, according to the Handcycling Association of Singapore (HAS)...... More childcare centres to be built About 200 more childcare centres will be built by 2018 to cater to tremendous increase in demand for childcare services...... PE ballot papers destroyed All sealed boxes containing ballot papers and other documents used in the Presidential Election last August were destroyed on Saturday morning at the Tuas South Incineration Plant...... NTUC sets goals for sustainable real wage rise The Labour Movement will set targets for real wage increase -- salaries that have been adjusted for inflation -- across various clusters...... MHA to recruit over 2,100 officers The Home Team is looking to recruit over 2,100 officers to fulfil its manpower needs for new capabilities and expanded functions...... Man arrested for molesting woman Police have arrested a 57-year-old man for molesting a 25-year-old woman in an MRT train......