Singapore Local News, 2012-05-24

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Sesame Street ride to open at Universal Studios S'pore It will be a trip down memory lane for many Singaporeans when the Sesame Street Theme Park Ride opens at Universal Studios Singapore, later this year. It is the first Sesame Street ride in Southeast Asia, and only one of three in........     PM Lee comments on Png Eng Huat NCMP controversy In his first comments on the controversy surrounding Workers' Party (WP) candidate for Hougang Png Eng Huat, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said it was for Hougang voters to reflect on what happened and decide which candidate is better for........ Singapore named best sports city in Asia Singapore has been named the best sports city in Asia at this year's Sport Accord International Convention in Quebec. CEO of Singapore Sports Council Lim Teck Ying said, "We are pleased to be named the best sports city in Asia and........ Enough has been said about the NCMP issue: PAP's Desmond Choo SINAGPORE - Enough has been said about the NCMP issue, said Mr Desmond Choo today. The PAP Hougang by-election candidate told reporters during an afternoon press conference that he will not be focusing on this issue at his rally tonight...... National Youth Council to invest S$3.5 million in youth sector The National Youth Council today announced it would commit S$3.5 million to further develop the youth sector and young leaders. Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports and Chairman of the NYC Chan Chun Sing made........ S'pore scientists invent revolutionary chipset for high-speed wireless data transfer Singapore - The Nanyang Technological University and A*STAR's Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R) has developed a microchip which can transmit large volumes of data at high speed of two Gigabits per second. The chipset employs wireless........

19,640 HFMD cases so far this year The number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases has reached another record high, despite checks being extended to primary schools to curb its spread. According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Health (MOH), there were 1,687......     First army open house in city set to draw record visitors The army is set to have its first open house in the city...... Police advice to Hougang voters on Polling Day Police have advised Hougang voters to take public transport or walk to their polling stations where possible on Saturday...... S'pore & Suzhou to promote sharing of culture, history Singapore's National Library Board and a Suzhou library have launched a project to promote the sharing of cultural and historical knowledge between the two cities...... Casino watchdog to invest in staff training, tech development The Casino Regulatory Authority will continue to invest in staff training and technology development to stay ahead in the ever changing gaming industry...... SMRT to install new system to check for wheel flats Damage on some train wheels might have gone undetected during the manual checks conducted by train operator SMRT...... NTUC FairPrice to raise wages of non-executive staff A day after the National Wages Council released its wage guidelines, the labour movement announced on Thursday that it will raise the wages of its non-executive staff at supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice from July...... Sesame Street ride to open at Universal Studios S'pore It will be a trip down memory lane for many Singaporeans when the Sesame Street Theme Park Ride opens at Universal Studios Singapore later this year...... Great Singapore Sale kicks off Friday The annual Great Singapore Sale kicks off on Friday...... PM Lee calls on Hougang voters to make a fresh start Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged Hougang voters to make a fresh start by voting for People's Action Party (PAP) candidate Desmond Choo, who will work with the government to improve their lives...... Candidates into last day of Hougang campaigning People's Action Party (PAP) candidate Desmond Choo and Workers' Party (WP) candidate Png Eng Huat are on Thursday into the last day of campaigning for the Hougang by-election...... Singapore named best sports city in Asia Singapore has been named the best sports city in Asia at this year's Sport Accord International Convention in Quebec...... National Youth Council to invest S$3.5m in youth sector The National Youth Council (NYC) on Thursday announced it would commit S$3.5 million to further develop the youth sector and young leaders...... Football: Malaysians charged in court over match fixing Two Malaysians were charged in court on Thursday with conspiring to fix the result of a Malaysian Super League match on May 22......