Singapore Local News, 2012-03-21

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HPB uses peer pressure to get smokers to quit The health promotion board (HPB) will be tapping on the power of community in its fight to get smokers to quit the habit. At the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health at Suntec today, HPB CEO Mr Ang Hak Seng elaborated on the........     COE prices cross S$80,000 mark in big car, open categories Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices have mostly risen across the board, breaching S$80,000 in the latest bidding exercise today. Premiums for big cars rose by S$2,699 to reach a high of S$82,003, while premiums for the open........ Passenger traffic at Changi Airport up 11.2% in Feb Passenger traffic at Changi Airport increased 11.2 per cent year-on-year to 3.77 million last month. According to the Changi Airport Group (CAG) today, there was "strong travel demand across all regions" last month. In........ 25,000 people to participate in Singapore's World Water Day activities Singapore's commemoration of World Water Day this year will see a record 25,000 people gathering at 15 locations islandwide in support of water this Saturday. 10,000 of these participants will walk, cycle and paddle across........ New mall orchardgateway stretches across Orchard Road A new 500-room hotel with six floors of retail space as well as office space will open in Orchard Road in the second half of next year. Called orchardgateway, the development will straddle the sites formerly occupied by Hotel........ Man charged with ill-treating toddler A man has been charged with ill-treating a child. The 24-year-old man is the boyfriend of the victim's aunt. He allegedly abused his position while the two-year-old child was under his care. The man, who........ New York City awarded LKY World City Prize The City of New York has been awarded the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize this year, beating out more than 60 nominations received from all over the world. The prize was awarded to the mayor of New York City Michael........ Skilled Singaporeans core to companies' competitive advantage: Tharman Companies must actively look out for and groom local talents, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said yesterday night. He said companies can build lasting competitive advantage, an advantage that rests on a skilled and........ Govt unveils measures to tackle human trafficking The Government will be setting up specialised enforcement teams to combat sex and labour trafficking.It will also train 10,000 police officers over the next four years to identify trafficked persons. These were some of the........

Time to move forward on Bukit Brown: Tan Chuan-Jin A proverbial line has been drawn in the sand on the Bukit Brown issue. Minister of State (National Development) Tan Chuan-Jin - the Government's point man on the matter - signalled yesterday that it was time to move on with the redevelopment,........     UN chief Ban to visit Singapore United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is making an official visit to Singapore...... Suspected loanshark runner arrested Police have arrested a 43-year-old man for suspected involvement in loansharking activities...... Four nabbed for suspected loanshark activities Police have arrested four men, aged between 19 and 45, for suspected involvement in loansharking activities...... Almost 6 million people died from tobacco use in 2011 Tobacco use killed almost six million people in 2011, and nearly 80 per cent of these deaths occurred in low and middle income countries...... COE prices cross S$80,000 mark in big car, open categories Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices have mostly risen across the board in the latest bidding exercise, with premiums for big cars reaching S$82,003...... WHO pushes for global support in fight against tobacco industry Galvanising global support and solidarity from all sectors including civil society, researchers, experts, advocates to fight the tobacco industry...... National Plan of Action launched to combat human trafficking Singapore has launched its National Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons aimed at taking a more holistic fight against human trafficking...... Man charged with ill-treating toddler A man has been charged with ill-treating a child...... New York City awarded LKY World City Prize The City of New York has been awarded the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize this year, after beating more than 60 nominations received from all over the world...... 25,000 people to participate in Singapore's World Water Day activities Singapore's commemoration of World Water Day this year will see a record 25,000 people gathering at 15 locations islandwide in support of water this Saturday......