Singapore Local News, 2012-03-29

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Achieving better accessibility in Singapore's built environment Almost all public buildings in Singapore have achieved some level of basic accessibility, such as having a toilet on the first floor that can be used easily by a wheelchair-bound person. These include community clubs, government........     Teen gets reformative training for raping schoolmate An 18-year-old boy who raped his good friend four years ago has been sent for reformative training. He will spend between 18 months and three years at the reformative centre. The court heard that in February and March........ Baggage system fault causes flight delays at Changi Thirty outbound flights at Changi Airport's Terminal 2 were delayed this morning after a computer system fault disrupted the baggage sorting system. The affected flights had been scheduled to take off between 6am and 8.30am...... CCTV images now on PUB website to show road conditions during storms Singapore - From today, Singaporeans will be able to view images from 24 closed-circuit television (CCTV) installed in flood-prone areas and hotspots across the island, via the PUB's website.The CCTV images will be updated every five minutes, and........ Upgraded Eunos hawker centre re-opens in April From next month, Eunos residents could enjoy their meals at a more spacious and hygenic environment as the newly-refurbished Blk 4A Eunos Crescent Market & Food Centre re-opens for business. The centre was closed for nine months,........ SBS Transit extends bus, train services on Good Friday eve SBS Transit will extend the operating hours of its bus and train services on the eve of Good Friday, Apr 5. On the North East Line, the last train in the direction of HarbourFront will depart Punggol Station at 12.02am, Serangoon........ National Wages Council seeks views from public on wage guidelines The National Wages Council (NWC) will be meeting next month and in May to consider wage and wage-related guidelines for 2012/2013. The NWC today called for the public and relevant stakeholders to submit their views and suggestions........

Train disruptions report completed, submitted to inquiry committee The SMRT's internal investigation team has completed its investigation into the disruptions to train services in December, said the public transport operator yesterday. The SMRT Board has, in turn, submitted the team's report to........     Schools going beyond Earth Hour Singapore will be observing Earth Hour for the fourth time on Saturday, March 31st but students from 18 months to 18 years, are doing their bid for the environment beyond just 60 minutes...... Needy seniors gain from skipping project In the past month, schools and organisations in the South East district have been skipping for a good cause -- and their record three million skips has managed to raise S$60,000 worth of hampers for needy seniors...... Community Chest sees increase in donations from wills, estates, condolence money SINGAPORE : The Community Chest saw a three-fold increase in donations received from wills, estates and condolence money for the financial year ending 31 March 2012...... Scholarships worth S$31,000 given to good science students Scholarships worth S$31,000 have been given to 31 science students for their outstanding academic and co-curricular achievements...... Man jailed for maid abuse A man has been sentenced to eight weeks' jail for maid abuse...... New eduLab to provide ICT learning platform for teachers Teachers now have a one-stop centre to collaborate on projects using infocomm technology...... Baggage system fault causes flight delays at Changi Thirty outbound flights at Changi Airport's Terminal 2 were delayed on Thursday morning after a computer system fault disrupted the baggage sorting system...... Accessibility Code for new buildings under review SINGAPORE : New buildings in Singapore will soon be required to go beyond creating a barrier-free environment, and be fitted with universal design features...... View CCTV images of flood-prone areas on PUB's website From Thursday, the public can find out which areas have been hit by floods by checking closed-circuit television (CCTV) images on national water agency PUB's website...... Teen gets reformative training for raping schoolmate An 18-year-old boy who raped his good friend four years ago has been sent for reformative training...... Eunos market & food centre to reopen on Sunday The market and food centre at 4A Eunos Crescent will reopen on Sunday after nine months of upgrading...... National Wages Council seeks views on wage guidelines The National Wages Council is meeting over the next two months to consider wage guidelines for 2012...... Table Tennis: Singapore's women to play N. Korea or Germany in quarter-finals Singapore's women will play either North Korea or hosts Germany in the quarter-finals of the World Team Table Tennis Championships...... Table Tennis: Singapore men's paddlers to play Belarus Singapore's men's table tennis team will next play Belarus in the round of 16 at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Germany......