Singapore Local News, 2012-05-01

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S'pore to host 'Asia's 50 Best Restaurants Awards' next year LONDON - Singapore will host the "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants Awards" next year. The event is a spin-off of the 'World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards', which have grown in stature in recent years. It is hoped the Asian version will........     Singapore's consumer confidence inches up in Q1 Consumer confidence in Singapore has shown an uptick in the first quarter of this year - the first in seven quarters. This is according to the the latest Nielsen's Global Consumer Confidence Index survey. It rose two........ PM Lee addresses cost of living concerns Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke on some of the concerns of workers and how the government intends to work with them to tackle these issues. Addressing more than 1,500 unionists, workers and employers at the May Day Rally, Mr........ Govt will always do its best to uplift low-wage workers, says PM Lee Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong promised the labour movement that the government will always do its best to uplift low-wage workers. Speaking at the May Day Rally today, he said the plans include implementing the inclusive growth........ New PAP branch chairmen at Paya Lebar and Serangoon The People's Action Party (PAP) announced new appointments to two of its branches. Mr K Muralidharan Pillai is the branch Chairman of Paya Lebar. He takes over from Madam Cynthia Phua. Mr Pillai, 44, was the........ NTUC pledges to create better jobs, strengthen tripartism Singapore's Labour Movement pledged to strengthen tripartism and create better jobs for all. The pledge was made in the movement's traditional May Day resolution recited at the end of the May Day rally held this morning at the NTUC........

Don't ignore TB in foreigners: Experts Even as the Ministry of Health (MOH) reviews its tuberculosis (TB) elimination programme, two experts here have called on policymakers to first acknowledge and address TB in foreigners and its impact on the local population. Writing........     Overcoming Singapore's labour shortage "can be done": Lim Swee Say Labour shortage will be a long-term reality for Singapore, National Trades Union Congress secretary-general Lim Swee Say said in his annual May Day Rally...... Indonesian President to deliver keynote speech at Shangri-La Dialogue 2012 Indonesian President, Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Shangri-La Dialogue to be held in Singapore in June...... Singapore's consumer confidence inches up in Q1 Consumer confidence in Singapore has shown an uptick in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest report by research firm Nielsen...... PM Lee addresses concerns on cost of living at May Day Rally Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke on some of the concerns of workers and how the government intends to work with them to tackle these issues...... Govt will uplift low-wage workers: PM Lee Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has promised the labour movement that the government will always do its best to uplift low-wage workers and help them earn more...... New PAP branch chairmen at Paya Lebar and Serangoon The People's Action Party (PAP) announced new appointments to two of its branches. Mr K. Muralidharan Pillai is the branch chairman of Paya Lebar...... NTUC pledges to create better jobs and strengthen tripartism Singapore's Labour Movement pledged to strengthen tripartism and create better jobs for all......