Thursday, July 12, 2012

Singapore Local News, 2012-07-12



    Online conman charged in court
A 24-year-old man has been charged with duping his victims into buying fake Universal Studios Singapore (USS) tickets. Chandra Bhattacharjee, a Singaporean, faces one charge of cheating. He allegedly posted an........

    Two men plead guilty to sex with underage girl
Two men pleaded guilty today to having paid sex with an underage girl. The first accused, 33-year-old Louis Lee Lip Kian, pleaded guilty to one count of having paid sex with a girl who was below 18 years old Emotionally........

S'pore, India parliaments launch friendship group
The parliaments of Singapore and India are set to enhance ties with the set-up of the India-Singapore Parliamentary Friendship Group. The Speakers of Parliament from both sides, Michael Palmer and Meira Kumar, launched the........

PM Lee wraps up official visit to India
As Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wraps up his three-day official visit to India, he has embarked on a series of meetings with party leaders from both the government and opposition. Mr Lee met the President of the Congress Party of........

Changi Airport Terminal 1 completes S$500m facelift
Singapore's Changi Airport has completed a S$500 million facelift of its oldest terminal. Some 22,000 square metres of floor space have been added to Terminal 1, and the number of shops and eateries has also increased to 110 from........

More COEs for big cars for next 6 months
There will be more certificates of entitlement (COEs) for buyers of large cars, commercial vehicles and motorcycles for the next six months starting next month, but small car buyers will have to content for fewer certificates. The........

17 arrested for drink-driving
The Traffic Police arrested 17 motorists for drink-driving in a 3-hour operation that ended early this morning. Police set up road blocks along Telok Blangah Road, Keppel Road, Kampong Bahru Road, Clemenceau Avenue and Outram........

Healthcare provider offers more affordable GP services for taxi drivers
Healthcare provider Parkway Shenton and the National Taxi Association (NTA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the healthcare group to provide more affordable general practitioner (GP) services to taxi drivers who are members of NTA........

Man faces 5 charges for knocking down 12-year-old twin boys
A supervisor who knocked down a pair of 12-year-old twin boys in a hit-and-run accident last Sunday was charged today in court. Tong Chee Wei, 32, faced four charges under the Road Traffic Act, and one charge under the Motor........

HSA issues alert on illegal capsules
An 80-year-old man was in critical condition after consuming capsules he bought from a peddler in Singapore, said the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) today. The man, who had to be warded in the intensive care unit, was diagnosed by........

Three jailed, one fined for contraband cigarette activities
Three Chinese male work permit holders and a female Chinese national have been arrested for their involvement in contraband cigarette activities. The three men have been jailed between seven months and 17 months, while the woman,........

    Thomson Line alignment, stations to be shown soon
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is in the final stages of the advance engineering study for the Thomson Line, and will announce the alignment and stations "in the next few months". The LTA is also starting........

    Diamonds, rare gemstones on display at international jewellery show
The Singapore International Jewellery Show is back, showcasing more than US$120 million worth of exquisite jewellery. This years show, the eighth so far, is also the biggest one to be held in Singapore......

Parc Centros condominium to be launched on July 21
Singapore-listed Wee Hur Holdings is set to launch the Parc Centros condominium, its largest residential development to date, in Punggol Central on July 21......

Cafe manager jailed for 'phantom worker' offences
A cafe manager was jailed nine months on Thursday for 'phantom worker' offences......

13 arrested for operating illegal gambling den
Police arrested 13 people on July 11 for suspected involvement in operating and gaming in an illegal gambling den......

40 arrested in joint enforcement blitz around northeast S'pore
Forty people were arrested in a 19-hour joint enforcement operation for drug related offences, immigration, unlicensed moneylending and other criminal offences......

Online conman charged in court
A 24-year-old man has been charged with duping his victims into buying fake Universal Studios Singapore (USS) tickets was charged on Thursday in court......

Nearly 13% fewer COEs for next 6 months
A total of 19,351 Certificates of Entitlement (COE) will be made available between August this year and January 2013......

S'pore, India parliaments launch friendship group
The parliaments of Singapore and India are set to enhance ties with the set-up of the India-Singapore Parliamentary Friendship Group......

MediaCorp, Sofialys tie up on innovative mobile ad solutions
Singapore's leading media company MediaCorp has signed an agreement with Sofialys to provide innovative mobile ad solutions......

Two men plead guilty to sex with underage girl
Two men pleaded guilty on Thursday to having paid sex with an underage girl......

PM Lee wraps up official visit to India
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wraps up his three-day official visit to India with a series of meetings with party leaders from both the government and opposition......

NUS professor to join SIT as president-designate
Professor Tan Thiam Soon from the National University of Singapore (NUS) will join the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) on September 1, 2012 as president-designate......

Changi Airport Terminal 1 completes S$500m facelift
Singapore's Changi Airport has completed a S$500 million facelift of its oldest terminal......

17 arrested for drink-driving
The Traffic Police arrested 17 motorists for drink-driving in a 3-hour operation that ended early Thursday morning......

Man faces 5 charges for knocking down 12-year-old twin boys
A supervisor who knocked down a pair of 12-year-old twin boys in a hit-and-run accident on 8 July was charged on Thursday in court......

HSA sends alert on illegal capsules containing potent steroid
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has issued an alert on illegal capsules that contain an undeclared potent steroid......

3 Chinese work permit holders jailed for helping to convey contraband cigarettes
Three male Chinese work permit holders were jailed seven to 17 months for their involvement in contraband cigarette activities......

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