Singapore Local News, 2012-03-30

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Changi General Hospital to manage 30 beds in Parkway East Hospital To better handle its patient load, Changi General Hospital (CGH) will manage 30 beds in Parkway East Hospital (PEH). Operations are expected to begin in the second quarter of this year, with the 30-bed ward to have a mix of single........     Scientists embark on multi-nation study on heart failure Scientists across 10 countries will be embarking on a five-year study on heart failure. Focusing on 5,000 patients, aged 18 and above, the study will gather and analyse data from these 10 countries to better understand sudden........ Electricity tariffs to increase by 4.3 per cent Electricity will cost more starting Sunday, as higher fuel prices have resulted in higher power generation costs, said water and gas supplier SP Services in a statement today. The average fuel oil price over the last three months -........ Judgement reserved in Hougang by-election application Judgement has been reserved over an application by a Hougang resident on a by-election at the single-seat constituency. Lawyers today spent more than two hours in Justice Philip Pillai's chambers presenting their arguments...... Six charged with having sex with underaged sex workers Six men have been charged with having sex with underage girls who are believed to be sex workers. The six are: Seah Seng Kok, 59; Chan See Sean, 40; Low Kian Ann, 55; Justin Guo Zhijia, 24; Yee Yew Seng, 45; and Wee Lian Kee,........ URA appoints new chairman Former head of civil service Peter Ho will take over as chairman of the Urban Redevelopment Authority on Sunday. He will take over from Mr Alan Chan, who will step down on Saturday when his term ends. Mr Ho is currently........ Multicultural ties in S'pore stronger: Study Multiculturalism in Singapore has grown stronger, according to a study by researchers at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at the Nanyang Technological University. The report, titled The Ties that Bind and Blind: A........ NUS appoints new members to board of trustees The National University of Singapore has appointed four new members to its Board of Trustees. The new members are Professor Chan Heng Chee, Singapore's Ambassador to the United States; Mr Andrew M Lim, partner of law firm Allen &........

Dead fish found in another river Hundreds of dead fish, measuring 5cm long each and similar to the ones found earlier, were washed up ashore yesterday along Sungei Tampines, making it the second incident to have occurred in the Pasir Ris estate in the past 10 days......     Not "I Do" at Earth Hour, but "I will" This year's theme for Earth Hour that happens on Saturday at 8.30pm is "I Will If You Will", a challenge-based platform that encourages people to go 'beyond the hour' to preserve and protect the planet...... ESM Goh visits Hainan Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong is on a five-day visit to Hainan province, China to attend the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference...... Table Tennis: Singapore's men crash out Singapore's men lost 1-3 to Japan in the quarter-finals at the World Table Tennis Team Championships in Dortmund, Germany on Friday...... NEA sets up 'public feedback' hotline From Sunday, members of public can call the National Environment Agency's (NEA) hotline to report any public cleanliness problems...... Australian FM meets PM Lee Singapore and Australia have reaffirmed the strong ties between the two countries, with Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr's official visit to Singapore...... Electricity tariffs to go up 4.3% Electricity tariffs will increase by 4.3 per cent for the next three months beginning this Sunday...... URA appoints new chairman Former head of civil service Peter Ho will take over as chairman of the Urban Redevelopment Authority on Sunday...... Court charges nine men involved with underage sex workers case Nine men have been charged in court on Friday, in connection with a case involving underage sex workers...... NUS appoints four new members to its board of trustees The National University of Singapore has appointed four new members to its Board of Trustees......