Singapore Local News, 2012-03-25

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Increased differentiation between citizens and PRs for Primary One registration exercise There will be increased differentiation between citizens and permanent residents (PRs) for this year's Primary One (P1) registration exercise, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat announced today after a community visit to Ayer Rajah. PRs will........

S Iswaran appointed to represent Eurasians Singapore - His "formal association" with the Eurasian Association began some 20 years ago, when he was the chief executive of Indian self-help group SINDA and was approached to collaborate on various projects and education programmes......     Lim Hwee Hua & Cynthia Phua to step down as grassroots advisers Former PAP MPs for Aljunied GRC Mrs Lim Hwee Hua and Mdm Cynthia Phua will step down as grassroots advisers to Aljunied grassroots organisations on 30 April...... IPTO to enhance online bankruptcy platform The Insolvency and Public Trustee's Office (IPTO) will launch an enhanced version of its 24-hour online platform to give bankrupts and their creditors to access information on the bankruptcy estate...... Diabetes is major risk factor for chronic kidney disease: study A study conducted in Singapore shows that people with diabetes are much more likely to have chronic kidney disease...... HPB aims to stub out shisha smoking 12 local and international youth volunteers prowled the lanes of Kampong Glam on Friday evening to spread the word on the harmful effects of shisha smoking...... S'poreans to get priority for P1 places during balloting: MOE From this year, Singaporeans will get absolute priority over permanent residents when it comes to balloting for primary school places......