Singapore Local News, 2012-06-26

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MDA allocates S$20m to drive productivity growth in media industry The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has set aside S$20 million to drive productivity growth in the media industry. The funding will help freelancers and media practitioners upgrade their skills, and for companies to........     SingTel CEO pay rises 8.7% SingTel's chief executive officer Chua Sock Koong received S$4.9 million in total remuneration for the firm's financial year ended March ths year. This is 8.7 per cent higher compared to her pay package of S$4.5 million in the........ Revised Sexuality Education programme targets social networking dangers The dangers of social networking and helping students navigate it safely will be addressed in the refreshed Sexuality Education (SEd) programme announced by the Ministry of Education (MOE) this afternoon. The MOE said it takes a........ NTU scientists create toilet which turns waste into electricity Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a new toilet system that converts human waste to electricity and fertiliser. Dubbed the "No-Mix Vacuum Toilet", the system has two chambers which separate liquid........ Ex-CNB chief Ng's trial adjourned for 3 weeks Singapore - Former Central Narcotics Bureau Director Ng Boon Gay, who is facing charges of corruption, appeared in court this afternoon to ask for a three-week adjournment for his pre-trial conference. Ng's lawyer, Senior Counsel Tan Chee Meng,...... Commissioner of Charities suspends 8 members of City Harvest board The Commissioner of Charities (COC), following an Inquiry into the City Harvest Church (CHC), has suspended eight members of the church governing board with immediate effect under the Charities Act, following financial irregularities in the use........ Singapore's preschool education ranked 29 out of 45 worldwide Singapore's early childhood education environment was ranked 29th among 45 countries worldwide, according to a latest study by the Economist Intelligent Unit. Some of the areas Singapore did well in were in the provision of........ 5 arrested for misuse of City Harvest Church building fund The Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) today arrested the following five persons connected to the City Harvest Church (CHC). On May 31, 2010, CAD commenced an investigation into certain financial transactions of CHC after receiving........ Schools fees for PRs and International Students to go up School fees for students who are permanent residents (PR) and international students (IS) in Government and Government-aided schools will go up starting January to "further differentiate fees by citizenship", said the Ministry of Education........ Ex-SPH VP charged for corruption, criminal breach of trust Former Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) senior vice-president Peter Khoo was this morning charged in court for corruption and criminal breach of trust. Khoo, who was arrested in September 2010, had allegedly received illegal payments........

kidsREAD programme sees positive results A programme to cultivate good reading habits amongst young Singaporeans, in particular children from low-income families, has made a difference in the lives of children, a study has found. Children who attended kidsREAD, a........     MOE to revise school sexuality education programmes The Education Ministry has revised its sexuality education framework to ensure its context stays relevant to current trends...... MDA allocates $20m to drive productivity growth in media industry The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has set aside $20 million to drive productivity growth in the media industry...... Seafood featured as theme of Singapore Food Festival The theme of this year's Singapore Food Festival is 'Seafood Tales of Temasek'...... Singapore, Malaysia enhance cooperation against drug trafficking Singapore and Malaysia enhanced their cooperation against drug trafficking by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday, signifying both countries' commitment towards the common goal of a drug-free society...... "Premature to claim trial" over former CNB chief's corruption charges Former CNB chief Ng Boon Gay, who was charged with four counts of corruption, was back in court on Tuesday for a hearing...... NTU scientists create toilet which turns poo into electricity Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a new toilet system that converts human waste to electricity and fertiliser...... City Harvest's founder Kong Hee & 4 others arrested Five members of City Harvest Church (CHC), including its founder Pastor Kong Hee, have been arrested for alleged criminal breach of trust and falsification of accounts of the church...... School fees for non-Singaporeans to go up School fees for students who are permanent residents (PRs) and international students in government and government-aided schools will go up from January 2013...... Former SPH SVP Peter Khoo charged with corruption Peter Khoo Chong Meng, former senior vice president of the English and Malay News Division at Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), was on Tuesday charged in court with 10 counts of corruption and criminal breach of trust......