Singapore Local News, 2012-04-07

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NUS students develop touch-screen sensitive winter gloves Keeping your winter gloves on while using a touch-screen device is now possible, thanks to a pair of touch-screen sensitive gloves designed by four enterprising students from the National University of Singapore. The idea for........     Preparations in full swing for Singapore National Games Sports is moving into the heartlands in a big way to help build community ties, when the Singapore National Games kick off in September. Preparations are in full swing, with more than 1,000 teams expected to take part in 10........ Operator issues for Settling-In Programme for maids A non-profit organisation, which has been spearheading a programme to help maids cope with living and working in Singapore, has run into a road block. The Foreign Domestic Worker Association for Skills Training (FAST) had designed........ Man in intensive care after being hit by crane jib A worker is in the intensive care unit in hospital after he was hit by the jib of a tower crane. The Manpower Ministry said the accident happened at about 1000pm yesterday at a worksite in South Buona Vista Road. It said........ Have fun but don't denigrate others: DPM Teo Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean said organisations which want to be creative must be mindful of the values of the races and religions in Singapore. Mr Teo said this on the sidelines of a community........

Trial resumes for former Romanian diplomat accused of hit-and-run BUCHAREST - The trial of former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu, who is accused of manslaughter after two hit-and-run accidents in Singapore, resumed yesterday in Bucharest. For the first time, the defence team and the accused saw surveillance......     Man in intensive care after being hit by crane jib A worker is in the intensive care unit in hospital after he was hit by the jib of a tower crane...... NUS students develop touch-screen sensitive winter gloves Keeping your winter gloves on while using a touch-screen device is now possible, thanks to a pair of touch-screen sensitive gloves designed by four enterprising students from the National University of Singapore...... S'pore public libraries help keep Asian folklore alive Singapore's public libraries are helping to keep Asian folklore alive by sharing them with visitors...... Preparations in full swing for Singapore National Games Sports is moving into the heartlands in a big way to help build community ties, when the Singapore National Games kick off in September...... Operator issues for Settling-In Programme for maids A non-profit organisation, which has been spearheading a programme to help maids cope with living and working in Singapore, has run into a road block...... Have fun but don't denigrate others: DPM Teo Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean said organisations which want to be creative must be mindful of the values of the races and religions in Singapore...... Ng Eng Hen meets RSAF troops in US Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen visited the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Peace Carvin (PC) V F-15SG fighter detachment at the Mountain Home Air Force Base (MHAFB) in Idaho on Saturday, as part of his introductory visit to the United States......