Singapore Local News, 2012-06-14

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Mourinho in S'pore to hand out Peter Lim Scholarships Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho today handed out scholarships at 1-Altitude to three national athletes - sailor Zandra Chew, hockey player Nur Ashriq Ferdaus and footballer Illyas Lee - as part of the Singapore Olympic Foundation's Peter Lim........     Inaugural Friendship Express goes to Malaysian fishing village TELUK GONG - Fifty young people from eight nationalities are taking a journey on the inaugural Friendship Express, a pilot project by the Singapore International Foundation aimed at promoting cross-border friendship among youth in the region...... NUS, NTU scholarships most popular: Survey Scholarships issued by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) were voted as most popular among 'A' Level and International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma graduates, according to an annual survey by........ Clouds clear for property developers Barely a month ago, developers were still bogged down by worries that persistently strong property data could trigger more government measures to cool the housing market. But now, these concerns seem to have dissipated........ Reduce carbon emissions through lifestyle changes: DPM According to the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS), Singapore's business as usual (BAU) carbon emissions will reach 77.2 million tonnes in 2020 if no intervention policies are put into place. However, plans are already........ Plans underway to cut carbon emissions in S'pore With the Republic's business as usual (BAU) carbon emissions to reach 77.2 million tonnes in 2020 if no intervention policies are put into place, plans are already underway to reduce emissions by 7 per cent to 11 per cent as part of the........

7 in 10 companies promote employees without pay rise Nearly seven in 10, or 68 per cent, of Singapore employers promote their staff without giving them a pay rise, making Singapore among the top three countries that often adopt this practice. According to a survey of 1,800 human........     NYP students make dumplings for needy elderly Keeping the tradition of dumpling-making alive is what some 50 Nanyang Polytechnic students did on Thursday, and for a worthy cause too...... Singapore needs to double number of blood donors: Red Cross Singapore needs to double the number of blood donors here to meet the target recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Singapore Red Cross Society said on Thursday...... Inaugural Friendship Express goes to Malaysian fishing village TELUK GONG, Selangor: Fifty young people from eight nationalities are taking a journey on the inaugural Friendship Express, a pilot project by the Singapore International Foundation aimed at promoting cross-border friendship among youth in the region..... Students prefer NUS & NTU scholarships: survey A survey has found that students prefer scholarships issued by local universities to those awarded by government agencies or companies...... Singapore's strategy to fight climate change Singapore has released a national climate change strategy document which outlines the country's plans to address climate change through a whole-of-nation approach......