Singapore Local News, 2012-06-03

---

Canada eyes S'pore as aid relief hub Singapore is studying a proposal by the Canadian government to set up a Logistics Support Hub here for its regional humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts. The response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs follows........     HPB programme to help 5,000 low-income families Some 5,000 low-income families will benefit from the Health Promotion Board's (HPB) Healthy Head Start programme over the next three years. The programme aims to provide disadvantaged families with children under the age of six,........

Dyslexia can be overcome, duo prove He had a higher-than-average IQ, but his school exam results did not reflect it. In Cheah Xian Pin's words, he was "very confused and unsure of what was going on". What it was, was dyslexia. It made reading a slow, difficult........     Shanmugam to visit Japan, S.Korea Minister of Foreign Affairs K Shanmugam will make an introductory visit to Japan from June 4 to 6 and to South Korea from June 6 to 8...... Chua Chu Kang GRC launches cohesiveness plan Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) has launched a new vision for its residents, called "One B.I.G Family"...... East Coast residents, youths bond over games More than 1,000 East Coast residents came together on Sunday morning for an event aimed at fostering bonds between residents and youths...... S'pore, M'sia reaffirm ties Malaysian Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi met Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law K Shanmugam on Sunday on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue...... Canada eyes S'pore as aid relief hub Singapore is studying a proposal by the Canadian government to set up a Logistics Support Hub here for its regional humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts...... China official visits S'pore Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Guangdong Provincial Committee Wang Yang is in Singapore for a three-day official visit from Sunday to Tuesday...... Man nabbed for "causing pedestrian's death" Police have arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of causing the death of a pedestrian...... Security institutions "must be inclusive" Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen said institutions and mechanisms to address security challenges must be inclusive and work for the common good, so that they can respond effectively to emerging risks...... HPB programme to help 5,000 low-income families Some 5,000 low-income families will benefit from the Health Promotion Board's (HPB) Healthy Head Start programme over the next three years...... Fire put out at Kelantan Road A fire broke out outside a shophouse at Kelantan Road early Sunday morning......