Singapore Local News, 2012-04-19

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Man gets 12 months' jail for taking drugs, assaulting police A 23-year-old man was jailed a total of 12 months today for two offences - nine months for drug consumption and three months for assaulting a police officer. Muhammad Iqbal Bin Azman, who was under police investigation for two other........     Indonesian charged with having sex with minor granted leave from S'pore A 28-year-old Indonesian, who is one of the forty-four men charged on Monday with having sex with a minor, has successfully applied to leave Singapore tomorrow for Jakarta for marriage preparations. Reyner Desvando Suhartono, a........ Man jailed for outraging modesty of 7-year-old girl A 48-year-old coffee shop assistant was jailed 11 months today for outraging the modesty of a 7-year-old girl. The man approached the girl who was clad only in her underwear as she was playing with her bicycle along the corridor in........ More schools recognised for their niche areas of excellence Nine primary schools and eight secondary schools have been awarded the Ministry of Education's (MOE) Programme for School-Based Excellence and Niche Programme this year. Among these schools, two primary and two secondary schools........ We're not trained to deal with emergency situations, train operators say Both SMRT train operators that took the stand on the fourth day of the Committe of Inquiry said that they had not received training on how to deal with passengers in emergency situations. Mr Mohamad Alwi Bin Sirat, whose train........

Think twice before pocketing a 'find'; you may be breaking the law Finders are not always keepers, and a finder who dishonestly keeps his find may instead "find" himself in violation of the law, according to High Court Judge Steven Chong in a written judgment released on Tuesday. The judgment........     Three nabbed for suspected loansharking activities Police have arrested three men for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. The first case happened on Wednesday at about 3.40pm...... Police arrest man for suspected housebreaking, theft Police have arrested a man believed to be responsible for a spate of housebreaking and theft at HDB flats in Bukit Panjang...... UWC South East Asia wins Gold in Universal Design Award competition United World College (UWC) South East Asia located in Tampines is the first international school to clinch Gold in the annual Universal Design Award competition...... Man arrested for trying to bribe police officer A 75-year-old man was arrested after he tried to bribe a police officer. The man had contraband cigarettes in his possession...... S'pore fast becoming regional hub for training helicopter pilots Singapore is fast becoming a regional hub for training helicopter pilots - with a new full-flight simulator that went operational in early April...... Man gets 12 months' jail for taking drugs, assaulting police A 23-year-old man was jailed a total of 12 months on Thursday for two offences - nine months for drug consumption and three months for assaulting a police officer...... President Tony Tan hosts Presidential Council for Religious Harmony President Tony Tan Keng Yam hosted members of the Presidential Council for Religious Harmony on Thursday afternoon at the Istana...... 17 schools recognised for niches of excellence Nine primary schools and eight secondary schools were awarded the Programme for School-Based Excellence and Niche Programme status on Thursday...... Indonesian charged with having sex with minor granted leave from S'pore A 28-year-old Indonesian, who is one of the forty-four men charged on Monday with having paid sex with a minor has successfully applied to leave Singapore...... More training needed to deal with passengers in emergencies: COI How train drivers were trained to deal with passengers during emergency situations took the spotlight on the fourth day of the public inquiry into the two major disruptions on the North-South line in December...... StarHub service to 250 households disrupted Some 250 households, mostly in the Wolskel Road area near Upper Serangoon Road, were unable to access StarHub's television cable network from 5.15pm on Wednesday...... Man jailed for outraging modesty of 7-year-old girl A 48-year-old coffee shop assistant was jailed 11 months on Thursday for outraging the modesty of a 7-year-old girl......