Singapore Local News, 2012-03-27

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Housewife gets 13 months' jail for abusing maid A housewife has been sentenced to 13 months' jail for abusing her Indonesian domestic helper for more than four months, resulting in an ear deformity. Norhanita Sulaiman was found guilty of three charges of attacking her maid over........     HDB announces bumper launch of 8,000 flats The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will launch a bumper crop of 8,000 flats in Build-to-Order (BTO) and Sale of Balance Flats (SBF) exercises tomorrow, covering the full range of flats in mature and non-mature estates. The HDB........ National Art Gallery moves into next phase of development The National Art Gallery, Singapore has moved into its next phase of development, with Singapore's largest permanent display of local art. It is working on exciting programmes in preparation for its grand opening in 2015, where it........ SIA flight turns back after encountering engine problem Nearly three hours into the flight, a Singapore Airlines A380 plane bound for Frankfurt returned to Changi Airport this morning due to an engine problem. The flight, SQ26, departed early this morning at 12:05am. About 2 hours and 55........

Register of Electors to be updated The Elections Department of Singapore (ELD) will be updating the Register of Electors based on their latest NRIC address as of March 19 this year. It said the names and addresses of electors will be removed and transferred to the appropriate Register.....     Initiatives to promote volunteerism, social enterprises SINGAPORE : Two initiatives will be launched to encourage Singaporeans to use their time and talent, as well as their business acumen, to help the less fortunate...... NTU journalism school to get facility boost The journalism school at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is getting a new S$0.5 million training centre, to prepare students for newsrooms of the 21st century...... Engine problem forces Singapore Airlines A380 to turn back A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A380 superjumbo heading for Frankfurt was forced to turn back to Singapore on Tuesday due to a problem with one of its four engines, the carrier said...... Over 150 cheongsams featured at National Museum For the first time, the National Museum will present its own collection of cheongsams from the 1920s to present day...... Massive art display to raise awareness of Mother Nature Some 250 Singaporeans and residents from schools and community groups have created a massive land art display named "Beginnings"...... Housewife gets 13 months' jail for abusing maid A housewife has been sentenced to 13 months' jail for abusing her Indonesian domestic helper for more than four months, resulting in an ear deformity...... HDB announces bumper launch of 8,000 flats The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will launch a bumper crop of 8,000 flats in Build-to-Order (BTO) and Sale of Balance Flats (SBF) exercises on Wednesday...... New scheme makes continuing education compulsory for lawyers From 1 April, new lawyers will have to spend at least eight hours on learning activities by December before they can renew their practising certificates in 2013...... National Art Gallery moves into next phase of development The National Art Gallery, Singapore has moved into its next phase of development, with Singapore's largest permanent display of local art...... Table Tennis: S'pore men's paddlers lose to host Germany DORTMUND: Host nation Germany continued their perfect record in the 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships with a 3-0 win over Singapore......