Singapore Local News, 2012-05-29

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Jail for maid who spiked employer's coffee with menstrual blood The Indonesia maid who served her former employer coffee spiked with menstrual blood has been sentenced to a month's jail. Jumiah, who goes by one name, admitted to spiking her then-employer's coffee with her discharge on August 31,........     Navy regular suspended following alleged indecent acts A regular in the Singapore Navy has been suspended following charges of alleged acts of indecency, committed in Australia. The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said 21-year-old Lieutenant Benedict Ang Yong Chuean was training at the........ No hazardous substances on SBS bus: Police & SCDF Tests on the public bus that was stopped along Bishan Street 23 Monday night have registered negative for hazardous substances. In a joint statement, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said the tests were........ Youths rank unemployment as their top concern for S'pore Youths in Singapore have ranked unemployment and a potential economic recession as their top concern for Singapore. About 53 per cent of more than 500 students attending this year's pre-university seminar reflected this in a poll........ Restaurant owners fined for falsely declaring information to MOM Two partners of a restaurant have been fined S$5,000 each for declaring false information to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in a work pass application. They also conspired to employ another foreigner to work in their restaurant as........ More programmes in pipeline for Malay language teachers The Malay Language Centre of Singapore is working with the Language and Literature Agency in Malaysia to create opportunities and enrich programmes for teachers. Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Manpower Hawazi Daipi........ Teen arrested for robbery The police have arrested a 17-year-old youth for robbing another 17-year-old at the void deck of Block 269 Bukit Batok East Ave 4. The police said a 17-year-old boy had reported that he had been assaulted and his bag containing his........ Man to be charged with murder A man will be charged in court tomorrow with the murder of a 25-year-old man at Bukit Merah Lane 2. The police said they received a call yesterday evening about a fight at Bukit Merah where the 25-year-old man was found injured...... S'pore zoo welcomes 4 new additions to marsupial family The Singapore Zoo welcomed the arrival of four new additions to its marsupial family recently. They are two Eastern grey kangaroos and two Agile wallabies. The Wildlife Reserves Singapore, the parent company of the........

NAC CEO diagnosed with cancer The Esplanade and National Arts Council (NAC) yesterday announced that their chief executive Benson Puah has been diagnosed with lymphoma. He was diagnosed with the condition, a type of cancer that begins in immune system cells, on May 24......     Maid who spiked coffee with menstrual blood jailed The Indonesia maid who served her former employer coffee spiked with menstrual blood has been sentenced to a month's jail...... Dr Maliki Osman to attend APEC meeting in Russia Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National Development and Defence, Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman, will attend the 2nd Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting on Food Security in Russia from Wednesday...... SMRT bus involved in accident with motorcycle Police have confirmed an accident between a SMRT bus plying service route 985 and a motorcycle along the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) that happened on Monday evening...... Navy regular suspended following alleged indecent acts A regular in the Singapore Navy has been suspended following charges of alleged acts of indecency, committed in Australia...... More programmes in pipeline for Malay language teachers Malay Language Centre of Singapore is working with the Language and Literature Agency in Malaysia to create opportunities and enrich programmes for teachers...... Youths rank unemployment as their top concern for S'pore Singapore youths have ranked unemployment and a potential economic recession as their top concern for Singapore...... No hazardous substances on SBS bus: Police & SCDF No hazardous substances were found on the public bus in which a suspicious object was left unattended on Monday evening...... Two fined for falsely declaring info in work pass application Forty-four-year-old Singaporean Jackson Tan and 31-year-old Singapore Permanent Resident Canares Lualhati Sikat were fined S$5,000 each for falsely declaring information to the Manpower Ministry in a work pass application...... 19 arrested for loansharking activities Officers from the Clementi Police Division have arrested 19 people for suspected involvement in loansharking activities...... Son charged with killing mother The son of the 56-year-old woman murdered in her Bukit Batok flat has been charged in court...... Scientists develop bird flu test kit Scientists have developed a H5N1 bird flu test kit that can now rapidly detect all existing strains of the H5N1 viruses in a single test with almost 100 per cent accuracy, within a few hours...... Teen arrested for robbery Police have arrested a 17-year-old youth for robbing another 17-year-old at the void deck of Blk 269 Bukit Batok East Ave 4...... Heavy rain warning Moderate to heavy thundery showers are expected over many areas of Singapore between 11.00am and midday on Tuesday...... Man to be charged with murder A man will be charged in court on Wednesday with the murder of a 25-year-old man at Bukit Merah Lane 2...... Football: Third man charged in match-fixing scandal A project manager was charged on Tuesday and is the third man to be taken to task in relation to the football corruption scandal that broke last week...... S'pore zoo welcomes 4 new additions to marsupial family The Singapore Zoo welcomed the arrival of four new additions to its marsupial family recently......