Friday, April 20, 2012

Singapore Local News, 2012-04-20



    Four nabbed for rioting along Havelock Road
The police have arrested four men, aged between 19 and 23, for rioting along Havelock Road. On April 19, at about 4.00am, a 29-year-old man reported to the police that he and another male friend, aged 26, had been assaulted by a........

    HSA revises rules for registering medical devices
Moving quickly to address a barrage of complaints by the medical industry here, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) today announced changes to the registration process of medical devices. New rules had come into effect in the........

Man arrested for theft of lorry
The police have arrested a man who is believed to be responsible for a case of lorry theft. On April 11, a man had reported to the police that his lorry, which was parked at Penjuru Close, had been stolen. Through........

SMRT made change to Rail Incident Management plan after Dec disruptions
Train operator SMRT had made a change to make its Rail Incident Management Plan more responsive in December, following the two train disruptions on the North-South line. The manager of the Operations Control Centre now has the........

Effective delivery machinery needed for policies to work: Halimah Yacob
Having the right policies will not serve any good if there is no effective delivery machinery on the ground, Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Halimah Yacob said. Speaking at the opening of the ComCare........

Monitor energy usage of appliances with new NEA apps
One can now better monitor personal energy consumption and adjust usage to save energy and money, with two new mobile applications developed by the National Environment Agency (NEA). Launched at the Youth for the Environment Day at........

PM Lee now on Facebook
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched his official Facebook page on Friday afternoon. On his Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/leehsienloong), Mr Lee said many of his colleagues have been using social media, including........

Teenager in "Chinese God of Hell" rapes sent for reformative training
An 18-year-old teenager, who pretended to be possessed by the "Chinese God of Hell" so he could commit rape, has been sent for reformative training. He will spend between 18 months and three years at the reformative training centre........

S'pore to host three global summits on sustainable cities
Some 15,000 international delegates will converge in Singapore this July for three global summits. These are the World Cities Summit, the Singapore International Water Week and the inaugural Clean Enviro Summit Singapore, which will........

National Library launches Asian Children's Literature Collection
The National Library Board today launched its first thematic collection, the Asian Children's Literature Collection. The new collection, which includes a selection of up to 800 rare books, will be available for public viewing......

Gan Kim Yong calls for more transparency from dentists
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong today called on the Singapore Dental Association to come up with a directory of dental care information and services. The directory would contain detailed and unbiased information on the various types of........

A kit to help frontline social service staff
A ComCare starter kit, which aims to help frontline staff and volunteers in the social service sector better understand the various assistance schemes and guide their residents and clients, was launched today. The kit - unveiled at........

    Miscommunication, lack of training revealed in hearing on MRT disruption
There was miscommunication in the Operations Control Centre (OCC) - the nerve centre of SMRT's rail operations - during the Dec 15 disruption, while train operators behind two stalled trains testified in yesterday's Committee of Inquiry hearing........

    Football: Singapore tycoon withdraws Rangers bid
SINGAPORE - Singapore businessman Bill Ng scrapped his 20 million pounds (US$31.7 million) attempt to take over crisis-hit Scottish football club Glasgow Rangers Friday, citing concerns over the bidding process......

Four nabbed for rioting along Havelock Road
Police have arrested four men, aged between 19 and 23, for rioting along Havelock Road......

Appeal for assistance with investigation into indecent behaviour case
Police are looking for a man to assist with investigation into a case of indecent behaviour reported at Punggol Community Centre on March 25, 2012......

Man arrested for theft of lorry
SINGAPORE : Police have arrested a 29-year-old man who is believed to be responsible for a case of theft of lorry in the vicinity of Penjuru Close......

Burmah Road closed to vehicular traffic on Sunday
Burmah Road in the direction of Serangoon Road (between Farrer Park Station Road and Serangoon Road) will be closed to vehicular traffic on Sunday from 6 to 10.30pm to facilitate the Bengali New Year Celebrations......

SMRT makes change to Rail Incident Management plan
SINGAPORE : Train operator SMRT has made a change to make its Rail Incident Management Plan more responsive......

Effective delivery machinery needed for policies to work: Halimah Yacob
Having the right policies will not serve any good if there is no effective delivery machinery on the ground, Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Halimah Yacob said......

PM Lee now on Facebook
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday afternoon launched his Facebook page together with his Twitter account......

Swiss national accused of paying for sex with minor out on bail
A Swiss national who was charged on Wednesday for having paid sex with a minor is now out on bail......

Scientists discover neural stem cells with tumour targeting ability
Scientists at Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have discovered that neural stem cells possess the innate ability to target tumour cells outside the central nervous system......

1 dead, 3 injured in explosion at Benoi Road shipyard
One person was killed and three others injured on Friday after an explosion onboard a tugboat moored at a shipyard off Benoi Road......

Teenager in "Chinese God of Hell" rapes sent for reformative training
An 18-year-old teenager, who pretended to be possessed by the "Chinese God of Hell" so he could commit rape, has been sent for reformative training......

S'pore to host three global summits on sustainable cities
Some 15,000 international delegates will converge in Singapore this July for three global summits......

National Library launches Asian Children's Literature Collection
The National Library Board launched on Friday its first thematic collection, the Asian Children's Literature Collection......

Gan Kim Yong calls for more transparency from dentists
Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong on Friday called on the Singapore Dental Association to come up with a directory of dental care information and services......

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