Singapore Local News, 2012-04-04

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Court dismisses Yong Vui Kong's appeal The Court of Appeal has dismissed convicted Malaysian drug trafficker Yong Vui Kong's third attempt to get the courts to reopen his case and set aside his death sentence. Yong's lawyer was fighting to overturn Yong's conviction........     Eight teens arrested for robbery Eight teenage boys have been arrested for allegedly committing a spate of robberies at Hougang and Pasir Ris. The boys, aged 13 to 15, were rounded up in a 10-hour operation yesterday. The police said they had received........ 1 in 4 students at ITE to go on to polytechnic by 2015 By 2015, one in four students at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) is expected to go on to polytechnic upon graduating with their Nitec or Higher Nitec qualification, up from one in five currently. Deputy Prime Minister Teo........ Public can now use former KTM railway stations for ad-hoc events The public can now make use of the two former Malayan Railways RTM stations at Bukit Timah and Tanjong Pagar for ad-hoc activities and events, said the Singapore Land Authority (SLA). It hopes such events and activities will inject vibrancy and........

A smart way for firms to adopt flexi-work hours The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is inviting industry players to conduct pilot programmes on home-based work and the setting up of smart work centres in a bid to encourage employers to adopt flexible working arrangements........     LTA, transport operators hold second exercise to improve MRT incident management The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the two public transport operators conducted another tabletop exercise on Wednesday to improve MRT incident management plans and procedures...... Police investigating Escape Chapel Party incident Police are investigating if the organiser who planned to hold the Escape Chapel Party had put up insensitive advertisements that could have offended the Catholic faith...... Events firm apologises to Catholic community over planned party The director of the events company which planned a party that caused unhappiness among Catholics in Singapore has apologised to the Archbishop and the Catholic community...... Wisma Geylang Serai winning name for new civic centre The civic centre in Geylang Serai will be known as Wisma Geylang Serai...... Court dismisses drug trafficker's third appeal The Court of Appeal on Wednesday dismissed convicted Malaysian drug trafficker Yong Vui Kong's third attempt to get the court to reopen his case and set aside his death sentence...... Better healthcare for elderly in Cheng San-Seletar The elderly in Cheng San-Seletar Division can expect better accessibility and improved healthcare through various programmes...... COE prices for cars continue to rise Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices for cars continued to rise across the board in the latest bidding exercise on Wednesday...... PM Lee urges Myanmar to push on with national reconciliation PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hopes that stakeholders in Myanmar will push on with national reconciliation for the good of the people of the country...... 40 suspects arrested in anti-loanshark operation Forty suspects were rounded up in a 14-hour anti-loanshark operation which started at 8am on Tuesday...... Woman jailed for cheating two employers over 4 years A woman who cheated her employers of nearly S$370,000 has been given four and a half years behind bars...... Public can now use former KTM railway stations for ad-hoc events The public can now make use of the two former Malayan Railways KTM stations at Bukit Timah and Tanjong Pagar for ad-hoc activities and events...... Allied educator charged in court with indecent act An allied educator has been charged in court on Wednesday for allegedly asking a student to perform an indecent act...... 8 teenage boys arrested for alleged robberies Eight teenage boys have been arrested for allegedly committing a spate of robberies at Hougang and Pasir Ris......