Singapore Local News, 2012-06-16

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Fire at Sim Lim Square, no one injured Business came to a standstill for over an hour at Sim Lim Square today, due to a fire at a restaurant in the building. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted about the incident at about 1.30pm. It........     2 Singaporeans die in New Zealand road accident Two Singaporeans died in a road accident near Auckland, New Zealand on Friday. Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said this on Saturday, in response to queries from Channel NewsAsia on local reports of the accident...... Helping Joe break out of his box SHERALYN TAY The toddler was so hyperactive that the only way his grandmother could cope was to put him in a cardboard box. In kindergarten, Joe Chong (not his real name), would run wild and leap off tables, or hide........ Singaporean kidnapped in Egypt released and unharmed A Singaporean tour leader volunteered to follow a group of armed men when they wanted to kidnap a few members of his tour group in Egypt's Sinai peninsula yesterday. Mr Vincent Toh said this in a phone interview with Channel........

MediaCorp wins 21 awards at PromaxBDA Singapore's leading media company, MediaCorp, won 21 awards at this year's PromaxBDA World Gold Awards held in New York on Thursday. The international awards honour the best in promotion and marketing, as well as the best design........     President Tony Tan away, Pillay to be Acting President President Tony Tan Keng Yam will be making a private overseas visit from 17 to 20 June...... Fire at Sim Lim Square, no one injured Business came to a standstill for over an hour at Sim Lim Square on Saturday, due to a fire at a restaurant in the building...... Suspect caught in Ang Mo Kio for loansharking Police arrested a 58-year-old man for suspected involvement in loansharking activities and providing false contact information to obtain loans from loansharks...... 4 suspects arrested for loansharking Police arrested four men suspected of loansharking activities...... Blood donors honoured as part of World Blood Donor Day Some 1,700 blood donors in Singapore were honoured on Saturday as part of the celebrations for World Blood Donor Day...... 12 arrested for illegal gambling at Race Course Rd Police nabbed 12 people for illegal gambling. The suspects include three women and nine men, aged between 43 and 68...... Freedom 360 aims to debunk misconceptions about psoriasis There is now a new community support programme for those suffering from psoriasis, an inflammatory skin condition...... President Tony Tan helps to sell briyani for charity Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam on Saturday joined members of the Malay-Muslim community to raise funds for the President's Challenge...... 2 Singaporeans die in New Zealand road accident Two Singaporeans died in a road accident near Auckland, New Zealand on Friday...... Singaporean kidnapped in Egypt released and unharmed A Singaporean tour leader volunteered to follow a group of armed men when they wanted to kidnap a few members of his tour group in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Friday......