Singapore Local News, 2012-06-08

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Fans brawl before start of Causeway Challenge Nothing less than an explosive clash is expected when Singapore face old rivals Malaysia in the first of a two-match Causeway Challenge series at the Jalan Besar Stadium tonight. But even before the players face off, indeed even........     Ex-Pei Chun principal released from prison The former principal of Pei Chun Public School, Lee Lip Hong, was released from Changi Prison today. He was sentenced to nine weeks' jail in April for having paid sex with an underage girl. The 39-year-old served six........ Lorry driver jailed for killing pedestrian A lorry driver was jailed one week after he drove into a prohibitied area and killed an elderly pedestrian. 60-year-old Ang Chong Kow was also disqualified from driving for five years. He pleaded guilty to one charge of........ Jam on PIE as lorry tips sand onto expressway Traffic along the Pan Island Expressway came to a crawl after a lorry carrying sand tipped its contents onto an 80-metre stretch of the expressway. The accident happened along the PIE towards the direction of Jurong, near Thomson........

Grace Corner, a first in rehabilitation A nursing home facility that helps patients with fractures and stroke regain mobility has seen encouraging results. The 32-bed Grace Corner at the Salvation Army Peacehaven Nursing Home in Loyang is the first nursing........     Man arrested for stealing from temple donation box SINGAPORE : A 28-year-old man has been arrested for stealing from a temple donation box...... Mud-laden truck causes traffic jam on PIE A truck carrying mud got into an accident on Friday afternoon on the Pan Island Expressway near Jalan Toa Payoh, towards Jurong...... MediaCorp fined for Glenn Ong's comments MediaCorp has been fined S$4,500 by the Media Development Authority for comments made by Class 95FM DJ Glenn Ong last September on the mentally ill...... Friends, relatives bid final farewell to Dr Lim Hock Siew Friends and relatives of the late Dr Lim Hock Siew bid their final farewell at his funeral on Friday...... Elderly woman cheated of S$12,700 in "scratch and win" scam In the first five months of the year, 46 Singaporeans have fallen prey to "scratch and win" lottery scams in Johor...... MHA to consider greater centralisation of procurement functions The Home Affairs Ministry (MHA) said the review of its procurement process will look at how procurement and project management can be better organised and structured, including whether there should be greater centralisation of these functions...... Police warn Woodlands residents of scam targeting elderly SINGAPORE : Police have issued a crime alert, warning residents in Woodlands of a scam targeting senior citizens...... S'pore and S. Korea reaffirm excellent bilateral ties Singapore and South Korea have reaffirmed the excellent state of bilateral ties...... More pets neglected & dumped at animal shelters: SPCA The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said more pets are being abandoned and dumped at animal shelters...... Ex-Pei Chun principal out of prison The former principal of Pei Chun Public School, Lee Lip Hong, was released from Changi Prison on Friday...... DPM Teo accepts student's apology for blog post Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said he wanted student-leaders to think more deeply about the difficult choices Singaporeans have to make, rather than give them standard answers at the recently concluded Pre-U seminar...... Lorry driver jailed one week for killing pedestrian A lorry driver was jailed one week after he drove into a prohibitied area and killed an elderly pedestrian...... Tan Chuan-Jin to attend international labour conference in Geneva Minister of State for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin will lead a tripartite delegation to Geneva, Switzerland on 11 June for the international labour conference......