Monday, March 12, 2012

Singapore Local News, 2012-03-12



    SMU graduates' salary at record high: Survey
The Education Ministry has published the results of the 2011 Graduate Employment survey, which polled 12,998 graduates from the three public-funded universities. Graduates from the Singapore Management University's (SMU) class of........

    Refunds to be made more convenient: Report
Commuters made 36,500 refund claims on public transport fares last year. The refunds were a result of errors made by bus systems in calculating distances travelled and mistakes made by commuters when paying fares with their travel........

Noise barriers to be installed along East-West MRT line
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will install noise barriers at three stretches of elevated train tracks along the East-West MRT line as part of its trials to assess the effectiveness of noise barriers. Noise barriers will be........

ITE, NTUC ink agreement to help students develop entrepreneurial skills
More students from the Institute of Technical Education will have the chance to develop entrepreneurial skills even before leaving school. ITE and the junior membership arm of the National Trades Union Congress, nEbO, signed a........

Goyard store to open at Takashimaya next year
Singapore-listed fashion and lifestyle group F J Benjamin Holdings plans to open Goyard, a French luxury brand, at Takashimaya Shopping Centre along Orchard Road next year. In a filing with the Singapore Exchange, F J Benjamin said........

URA to unveil winning ideas for Rail Corridor
The winners of the "Journey of Possibilities" ideas competition for the Rail Corridor will be unveiled on March 30. The Urban Redevelopment Authority said the winners will share their ideas at a presentation which will be held at........

Man fined S$8,500 for inciting violence online
An unemployed man has been fined S$8,500 for inciting violence online. In what's believed to be the first trial of its kind in Singapore, the court heard that 36-year-old Gary Yue Mun Yew posted a video clip depicting the........

Over S$78m in Medifund aid given to needy in FY2010
The government gave out more than S$78 million in Medifund aid to needy patients in the financial year ending March last year. This is S$14 million more than 2009, or an increase of 22 per cent. The Health Ministry........

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine releases admission requirements
Students vying for a place at the new Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine will have to sit for an aptitude test and undergo a series of eight mini interviews. The school, a partnership between Nanyang Technological University and........

Sentosa to hold evacuation drill
Sentosa is holding an evacuation drill tomorrow evening at one of its attractions on Siloso Beach. About 1,800 people will participate in the inaugural Community Resilience Day exercise which will be held at Songs Of The Sea......

SMRT buses affected by Fashion Steps Out @ Orchard this Saturday
Public transport operator SMRT has announced that seven bus services will be affected by the Fashion Steps Out @ Orchard event this Saturday. Services 77, 106, 167, 171, 190 and 700A will be diverted from 8pm to 10pm on March 17 due........

HFMD trial vaccine "100 per cent" successful
The prospect of a vaccine for Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) received a boost today when every participant in a vaccine trial had "significantly increased enterovirus 71 immune responses", according to its developer, Inviragen......

    Former A-G Tan Boon Teik dies aged 83
Former Attorney-General Tan Boon Teik, the longest-serving A-G in post-independence Singapore, died on Saturday, aged 83. Mr Tan took over from Professor Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim on Feb 1, 1967, as acting A-G, before receiving the full........

    Indonesian army chief of staff receives prestigious military award
Indonesian army chief of staff General Pramono Edhie Wibowo was conferred Singapore's prestigious military award, the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) or Meritorious Service Medal (military) by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Monday......

Customers report unauthorised charges on iTunes
Credit card customers in Singapore have reported suspicious transactions charged to them through the digital media portal, the App Store, on iTunes......

PM Lee to meet Indonesian President in Leaders' Retreat
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be in Bogor, Indonesia on Tuesday for a Leaders' Retreat with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono......

DPM Teo to visit Doha
Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean is making a four-day visit to Doha, Qatar from March 12 to 15......

Class of 2011 SMU graduates' salary at record high: survey
The Education Ministry has published the results of the 2011 Graduate Employment survey, which polled 12,998 graduates from the three public-funded universities......

More convenient to collect fare refunds in future
Commuters made 36,500 refund claims on public transport fares last year......

SIAC pays tribute to former AG Tan Boon Teik
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has paid tribute to former Attorney-General Tan Boon Teik, who died on Saturday at the age of 83......

Noise barriers to be installed at 3 stretches along East-West MRT line
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will install noise barriers at three stretches of elevated train tracks along the East-West MRT line as part of its trials to assess the effectiveness of noise barriers......

ITE, NTUC ink agreement to help students develop entrepreneurial skills
More students from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) will have the chance to develop entrepreneurial skills even before leaving school......

URA to unveil winning ideas for Rail Corridor
The winners of the "Journey of Possibilities" ideas competition for the Rail Corridor will be unveiled on March 30......

Scouts help out at TTSH as part of Job Week movement
It was all in a day's work for 20 scouts from Yangzheng Primary School, who filled in for Tan Tock Seng Hospital staff as part of the Scouts' Job Week movement......

Sentosa to hold evacuation drill
Sentosa is holding an evacuation drill Tuesday evening at one of its attractions on Siloso Beach......

Teo Ser Luck to attend international energy forum in Kuwait
Minister of State for Trade and Industry Teo Ser Luck will attend the 13th International Energy Forum in Kuwait from March 12 to 13......

Man fined S$8,500 for inciting violence online
An unemployed man has been fined S$8,500 for posting a video clip and a doctored photograph online which incited violence......

Over S$78m in Medifund aid given to needy in FY2010
The government gave out more than S$78 million in Medifund aid to needy patients in the financial year ending March 2011......

Admissions requirements for Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Students vying for a place at the new Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine will have to sit for an aptitude test and undergo a series of eight mini interviews......

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