Singapore Local News, 2012-03-13

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MP calls on residents illegally using state land to come forward Member of Parliament for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, Ms Sim Ann is calling on those who have been illegally using a plot of state land at Clementi Avenue 4 to come forward. She was speaking to reporters at the 1,800 square metre site........     Hotel rooms in Singapore the most expensive in Asia Hotel rooms in Singapore are the most expensive in Asia, according to the latest Hotel Price Index by Hotel.com. This despite a two per cent fall in average hotel room rates in the region. The latest index placed........ More customers report unauthorised charges on iTunes More credit card customers in Singapore are reporting unauthorised transactions charged to them on the App Store on iTunes. This follows Channel NewsAsia's exclusive story on March 12 about such cases. In the latest........ NUS to decide on disciplinary action against Sun Xu The National University of Singapore's Board of Discipline met today to decide on the disciplinary action against China national Sun Xu over an offensive online posting about Singapore earlier this month. Mr Sun, a Ministry of........ How the Lemon Law will apply to pets The newly-passed "Lemon Law" will apply to the sale of pets when it takes effect on September 1. The law allows consumers to return a defective product to the retailer within six months, and ask for repairs, a replacement or a........ SingTel warns of phishing scam SingTel has warned its customers not to respond to emails asking for their personal information and password, as the emails are part of an illegal phishing scam which the company is investigating. The telco posted on its Facebook........ Singapore is Asia's most competitive city, says Economist report Singapore is Asia's most competitive city and third globally after New York and London, according to a new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report, the "Global City Competitiveness Index". Singapore, which ranked highest in........ Supreme court to review application on Hougang by-election on March 30 The Supreme Court will review the application by a Hougang resident on the issue of a by-election in the single seat constituency on March 30. This comes after Mdm Vellama Marie Muthu, 42, filed an application on March 2 with the........ Asian breast cancer patients suffer from cognitive problems: study Asian breast cancer patients who received or are undergoing chemotherapy suffer from cognitive problems such as memory loss, difficulty in decision making and speech problems. That's according to a recent study by a team of........ Helping the needy elderly and youths-at-risk in Ayer Rajah In line with Singapore's aim to build an inclusive society, Adviser to Ayer Rajah grassroots organisation and MP for West Coast GRC Foo Mee Har has launched a community programme aimed at enhancing the lives of the needy elderly, youths-at-risk........ Infocomm sector to benefit from S$46m productivity roadmap Minister for Transport and second minister for foreign affairs Lui Tuck Yew today announced a S$46 million five-year plan to raise productivity in the local infocomm sector. The Infocomm Industry Productivity Roadmap will help local........

Man fined S$8,500 for posting video and photo online that contained incitement to violence In what is believed to be the first trial of its kind here, an unemployed man has been fined a total of S$8,500 for posting a video clip and a doctored photograph online - documents which the court found to have contained incitement to........     Singapore says world can learn from its water policies Marseille, France: Government policymakers, non-governmental organisations and campaign groups have gathered in Marseille for the 6th World Water Forum...... More customers report unauthorised charges on iTunes More credit card customers in Singapore are reporting unauthorised transactions charged to them on the App Store on iTunes...... MP calls on residents illegally using state land in Clementi to come forward Member of Parliament for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, Sim Ann is calling on those who have been illegally using a plot of state land at Clementi Avenue 4 to come forward...... 69 aspiring footballers gun to be among First XI Sixty-nine aspiring footballers are gunning to be among the chosen ones in Singapore's first reality football series, "First XI"...... Suspected loanshark runner arrested Police have arrested a 42-year-old man for his suspected involvement in loansharking activities...... "Lemon law" also applies to pets SINGAPORE : The newly-passed "Lemon Law" will apply to the sale of pets when it takes effect on September 1...... NUS to decide on disciplinary action against Sun Xu The National University of Singapore's Board of Discipline met on Tuesday to decide on the disciplinary action against China national Sun Xu...... Singapore ranked most competitive city in Asia: EIU report Singapore has been ranked the most competitive city in Asia, according to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit...... SingTel warns of phishing scam SingTel has warned its customers not to respond to emails asking for their personal information and password, as the emails are part of an illegal phishing scam which the company is investigating...... Supreme court to review on Mar 30 Hougang by-election application The Supreme Court will review the application by a Hougang resident on the issue of a by-election in the single seat constituency on March 30...... Asian breast cancer patients suffer from cognitive problems: study Asian breast cancer patients who received or are undergoing chemotherapy suffer from cognitive problems such as memory loss, difficulty in decision making and speech problems...... Helping the needy elderly and youths-at-risk in Ayer Rajah In line with Singapore's aim to build an inclusive society, Adviser to Ayer Rajah grassroots organisation and MP for West Coast GRC Foo Mee Har has launched a community programme aimed at enhancing the lives of the needy elderly, youths-at-risk as we.....