Singapore Local News, 2012-05-06

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Imposing rules against household chores not the way to go The Association of Employment Agencies in Singapore said today that source countries of foreign domestic workers should focus on training instead of imposing rules against doing certain household chores. The comments come after the........     Prototype of new police car revealed Police officers may soon be driving a new and improved police car with better safety features. A prototype of the Singapore Police Force's next generation fast response car was revealed at this year's Police Workplan Seminar and........ HR experts recommend pay rise Human resource practitioners have called for salary increments this year, to be built into workers' salaries. They said such increments, instead of a one-off payment, are more sustainable to meet the rising cost of living in........

Hotel New World exhibition to teach youth about national resilience Public altruism stories which surfaced from beneath the rubble of the Hotel New World collapse in 1986 - one of the worst tragedies in the country's post-war history - will be used to teach today's youth about the importance of national........     More low-income union members eligible for assistance From 7 May to 10 June, low-income union members can apply for S$3 million worth of discount vouchers to help them stretch their dollars on daily basic necessities...... K Shanmugam makes 4-day official visit to India Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam will make a four-day official visit to India from 7 to 10 May...... Imposing rules against household chores not the way to go The Association of Employment Agencies in Singapore said on Sunday that source countries of foreign domestic workers should focus on training instead of imposing rules against doing certain household chores...... Prototype of new police car revealed Police officers may soon be driving a new and improved police car with better safety features...... HR experts recommend pay rise Human resource practitioners have called for salary increments this year, to be built into workers' salaries...... Fire at reclaimed land under control SCDF said 10 fire-fighters were now carrying out fire-fighting operations on the reclaimed land north east of the Singapore mainland...... Yaacob Ibrahim to visit HK, Shenzhen, US Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Yaacob Ibrahim will visit the cities of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and San Francisco from Monday...... DPM Teo to visit China Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean will be in China for a five-day official visit, starting Monday...... Fish farm eyes raising food fish supply A local fish farm in Singapore is investing in research and development (R&D) to raise Singapore's domestic production of food fish...... Colombia president to visit S'pore Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón will make a three-day state visit to Singapore from Sunday to Tuesday......