Singapore Local News, 2012-06-20

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8 SMRT bus services affected by NDP rehearsals and NE shows For the next six Saturdays starting June 23, eight SMRT bus services will be temporarily diverted due to road closures, SMRT said. This is in view of the National Day Parade Combined Rehearsals and National Education Shows that will........     Members of the public help police nab crime suspects Public-spirited members of the public helped police arrest four suspects for snatch theft and robbery of mobile phones in two separate cases. In the first case in Jurong West Street 91 yesterday, the 22-year-old male suspect........ Singapore at Tier 2 of US Trafficking in Persons Report The recent court cases of men allegedly having paid sex with an underaged girl, have made their way into the Trafficking in Persons Report 2012 released by the United States State Department. The report states that child sex........ Nearly 4 million travellers passed through Changi Airport last month Singapore's Changi Airport handled 8.4 per cent more passengers last month compared to the same month in the previous year, with 4.09 million travellers passing through the airport last month. In tandem with the growth in........ World's first 3-in-1 water monitoring system developed by NTU The world's first 3-in-1 water quality monitoring system has been developed by the Nanyang Technological University's spin-off company, Membrane Instruments and Technology (MINT). The system, called Memshield, will save time and........ Two residential sites launched for sale Two residential sites at Tanah Merah Kechil Road and Bright Hill Drive launched for sale today. Together, the two 99-year leasehold sites will yield some 820 housing units. In a statement, the Urban Redevelopment........ Singapore welcomes Canada's participation in TPP negotiations Singapore warmly welcomes Canada's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. The Ministry of Trade and Industry said Canada will be a valuable partner in the development of a high quality agreement to spur........ New community justice centre unveiled A new "one-stop hub" that will provide various support services for self-represented litigants was established today. Called the Community Justice Centre (CJC), it will help Litigants-in-Person (LIP) understand legal jargon and........

Technician charged for taking army rifle A 30-year-old man has been charged in court for allegedly robbing a SAF National Serviceman of his SAR 21 rifle using a 20cm orange-coloured screwdriver. Mohammad Ridzuan Jamari was said to have robbed Mr Kang Tai, 22, on May 8 at........     Three Malaysians charged over "scratch and win" scam Three Malaysians have been charged in court with conspiring to cheat two elderly women of S$10,000 to S$12,100 in a "scratch and win" scam...... Hawkers, stallholders from Redhill market undergo upskills programme Thirty-six hawkers and stallholders from the Redhill market are polishing up their skills while the market undergoes renovation...... MediaCorp launches first "green" music video "Save my World" is the tagline of MediaCorp's annual Saving Gaia campaign to mark World Environment Day this year...... COE prices end mixed in latest bidding exercise Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices for vehicles ended mixed at the end of the latest bidding exercise on Wednesday...... Three youths to receive the Singapore Youth Award Three outstanding youths will be receiving the Singapore Youth Award (SYA) from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday...... S'pore to share sewage, wastewater treatment know-how with New Delhi Singapore's experience in the planning and design of the recycle and reuse of treated sewage and wastewater and the delivery of such projects will be shared with the Indian city of New Delhi...... Tharman to attend St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam will be participating in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum from 21 to 22 June at the invitation of the Russian Government...... New Community Justice Centre to start operations in Q4 Five organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to set up a Community Justice Centre (CJC) that aims to help unrepresented litigants through its services...... New Salute segment in NDP to celebrate 45 years of NS This year's National Day Parade (NDP) will feature for the first time a 10-minute Salute to commemorate 45 years of National Service (NS)...... 6 members of the public help police nab crime suspects Public-spirited members of the public helped police arrest four suspects for snatch theft and robbery of mobile phones in two separate cases...... Singapore at Tier 2 in US Trafficking in Persons Report The recent court cases of men allegedly having paid sex with an underage girl have made their way into the Trafficking in Persons Report 2012 released by the US State Department...... Warrant of arrest for man who allowed girlfriend to drive car with no licence The court has ordered the man who allowed his girlfriend to drive his car without a driver's licence to be arrested...... 8 bus services affected by NDP rehearsals and NE shows For the next six Saturdays starting 23 June, eight SMRT bus services will be temporarily diverted due to road closures, SMRT said...... S'pore welcomes Canada's participation in TPP negotiations Singapore warmly welcomes Canada's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations...... New fuel economy label for cars from July Car buyers will soon get more information about the fuel efficiency and carbon emission ratings of their next purchase......