Singapore Local News, 2012-06-18

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Singapore government not involved in Maldives probe in any way: MFA The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clarified that the Singapore government was not in any way involved in the appointment of retired Singapore High Court Judge G P Selvam as co-chair of the Commission of National Inquiry in the Maldives......     Retail rents in Singapore edge up in Q2 Singapore's retail rents remained resilient in Q2 this year, supported by a high employment rate and tourist arrivals. According to property consultancy DTZ, the average rents of prime retail space in Orchard/Scotts Road rose........ Delivery man pleads guilty to slashing neighbour A delivery man pleaded guilty today to slashing his neighbour several times with a samurai sword. Feizal Abu Bakar, 28, also admitted to slapping and kicking his pregnant wife, despite her personal protection order against him...... Primary One registration for 2013 starts July 3 Primary One registration for classes next year will begin from July 3 to August 30 this year. Children born between Jan 2 2006 and Jan 1 2007 are eligible to register. All primary schools will open for registration from........ NUS appoints third Pro-Chancellor The National University of Singapore (NUS) has a third Pro-Chancellor. Mr Po'ad Shaik Abu Bakar Mattar joins current NUS Pro-Chancellors Mr Ngiam Tong Dow and Dr Cheong Siew Keong in the University's Chancellery, which is headed by the NUS........

S'porean tour guide safely home Sitting at the front row of the tour bus, an elderly couple - who was among 20 Singaporeans visiting the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt - could have been the ones abducted by Bedouin tribesmen who had stormed up the bus last Friday and........     Indonesian tycoon laid to rest in Singapore Indonesian tycoon Liem Sioe Liong, who's also known by his Indonesian name, Sudono Salim, has been laid to rest at the Choa Chu Kang cemetery...... Five charged with rioting at Rochor Road Four men and a woman have been charged with rioting in relation to an incident which happened along Rochor Road on June 16...... S'pore government not involved in Maldives probe in any way: MFA The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clarified that the Singapore government was not in any way involved in the appointment of retired Singapore High Court Judge G P Selvam as co-chair of the Commission of National Inquiry in the Maldives...... Delivery man pleads guilty to slashing neighbour A delivery man pleaded guilty on Monday to slashing his neighbour several times with a samurai sword...... Primary One registration for 2013 starts July 3 Primary One registration for classes in 2013 will begin from 3 July to 30 August 2012...... NUS appoints third Pro-Chancellor The National University of Singapore (NUS) has a third Pro-Chancellor. Mr Po'ad Shaik Abu Bakar Mattar joins current NUS Pro-Chancellors Mr Ngiam Tong Dow and Dr Cheong Siew Keong in the University's Chancellery, which is headed by the NUS Chancellor.....