Singapore Local News, 2012-06-28

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SAF honours its best units It is nine wins in a row for the Commandos, who emerged tops again this year as the Singapore Army's "Best Combat Unit". The RSS Valiant snagged the "Best Ship" award for the Navy, while 145 Squadron is the Air Force's "Best Fighter........     4-year-old gets his head shaved for charity 4-year-old Damien Ong had his head shaved in solidarity with children with cancer.The boy and his father, Mr Kelvin Ong, were taking part in AIA’s ‘Hair For Hope’ head shaving event, held earlier today at the AIA........ Marriage, parenthood polices to be reviewed Marriage and parenthood policies will come under review in the latest effort to get more Singaporeans married and increase the Republic's birth rate. Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean flagged getting Singaporeans to form families and raise........ More incentives to travel before peak hour from LTA, SMRT More monetary incentives are being used to encourage commuters to travel during off-peak periods on trains, the Land Transport Authority announced this morning, while SMRT said the "Early Travel" discount to those who arrive at central stations........ Singapore heads east on Olympics map The official Olympics website, olympics.org, has been embarrassed by another geographical gaffe. Last month, the website waded into controversy when it identified Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine, while leaving Israel with no........

New dating service caters only to the wealthy An exclusive dating service catering only to wealthy individuals looking for love was launched yesterday. Lunch Actually Platinum, a new service by dating agency Lunch Actually, specifically targets clients with an........     SAF honours its best units It's nine wins in a row for the Commandos, who emerged tops again this year as the Singapore Army's "Best Combat Unit"...... Desmond Choo submits expenses for Hougang by-election The People's Action Party's candidate for the Hougang by-election, Desmond Choo, said he has submitted to the Elections Department his statement of expenses for last month's by-election...... Workplace safety in construction sector can be improved: Hawazi Daipi Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Manpower, Hawazi Daipi, said the overall management of Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) in the construction industry, especially for smaller contractors, can be improved...... Man gets 8 months' jail for breaking cabbie's middle finger A man has been sentenced to eight months' jail for breaking the middle finger of a taxi driver...... Table Tennis: STTA targets two medals at London Olympic Games The Singapore Table Tennis Association said its initial target of two medals for the upcoming London Olympic Games is achievable...... Proportion of singles rises across all age groups The government will review its policies to support citizens in getting married and having children...... More incentives to encourage off-peak travel on trains More discounts and incentives for train commuters who choose to travel during off-peak periods...... S'pore govt to review marriage and parenthood policies Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said the government's National Population and Talent Division is reviewing the country's policies and measures to support citizens in getting married and having children...... Visit by German State Secretary for Defence underscores warm, growing bi-relations German State Secretary for Defence Rüdiger Wolf called on Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen on Thursday...... LTA to start 3-month train loading trial The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will start a three-month train loading trial from 19 July...... SMRT to increase early bird travel discount to 50 cents SMRT will increase the Early Travel discount to 50 cents, from 30 cents, from 6 August. SMRT will also extend this discount to Circle Line stations......