Singapore Local News, 2012-07-16

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SMRT fined S$2 million for Dec 2011 disruptions Public transport operator SMRT will face the maximum financial penalty of S$2 million for the two train service disruptions in December last year. The fine will be donated to the Public Transport Fund to help needy families with........     Four SDP members want Court of Appeal to hear case on illegal assembly Four members of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) who were convicted of illegal assembly in 2008 are now trying to get the Court of Appeal to hear their cases. SDP's secretary-general Dr Chee Soon Juan, his sister Chee Siok Chin,........ Man jailed, fined for killing pedestrian A man who drove a car without a valid licence and ended up killing an elderly pedestrian was jailed 11 months and fined S$2,000 today. 22-year-old Shawn See Joo Song was also disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles for 10........ Briton jailed 4 weeks for kicking police officer A recruitment consultant was jailed four weeks today for kicking a police officer who had arrested him. 31-year-old Luke Raymond Chapman pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing hurt to 21-year-old police corporal (Cpl) Amirul Haikal........ Secondary school students to get lessons on legal issues The Law Society of Singapore today launched an initiative to bring legal knowledge into classrooms. It is collaborating with 13 secondary schools to teach students the legal implications of offences such as cyber bullying and........ Bukit Timah residents to get more car park space, recreation facilities Residents in Bukit Timah division can expect more public facilities by early next year. In the pipeline are more car park lots to address rising car ownership, as well as more recreational and exercise facilities to help residents........ New private home sales fall 19.4% in June The number of new private homes sold last month continued to fall for the second consecutive month, according to the latest data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Developers sold 1,371 private homes (excluding........ NTU's Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine appoints new dean The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, a joint medical school by Imperial College London and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, has appointed Professor Dermot Kelleher as its new dean. Professor Kelleher, who is the........ Judgement reserved on hearing for Hougang by-election case Singapore - Judgement has been reserved on the open court hearing earlier this morning, over the Prime Minister's discretionary powers in calling for a by-election. In the hearing which lasted about an hour, Justice Philip Pillai heard........ Singapore looking to import more vegetables from Indonesia Singapore is looking at how it can increase its vegetable imports from Indonesia as it diversifies its food sources. In his latest blog post, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said vegetable imports from traditional........ Fire breaks out at East Village Hotel A fire broke out at the former Paramount Hotel in Katong this morning at 8.30am, turning the air in the area thick black with smoke. According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), there were 11 casualties, including four........

Keeping the history of void decks alive Void decks may be familiar to all HDB residents but they hold special meaning for this 29-year-old. Over the past six years, Mr David Wee has visited numerous traditional provision shops in older housing estates, such as Queenstown........     New members appointed to Presidential Council for Minority Rights President Tony Tan Keng Yam has appointed four new members to the Presidential Council for Minority Rights. They will serve a three-year term...... Early nutritional needs on priority list of nurses on continuing education training The first local poll on continuing education needs among speciality nurses found that their number one topic of interest was nutritional needs during pregnancy and early childhood...... SMRT fined S$2m for December train disruptions The Land Transport Authority will impose the maximum fine of S$2 million on transport operator SMRT for the two train disruptions along the North-South Line on December 15 and 17 last year...... S'pore, Indonesian armies conclude counter-terrorism exercise The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) have concluded a joint counter-terrorism exercise held in Singapore from July 14 to 16...... Four SDP members want Court of Appeal to hear case on illegal assembly Four members of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) who were convicted of illegal assembly in 2008 are now trying to get the Court of Appeal to hear their cases...... Man jailed & fined for killing pedestrian A man who drove a car without a valid licence and ended up killing an elderly pedestrian was jailed 11 months and fined S$2,000 on Monday...... Hotel fire put out, 11 injured The fire at East Village Hotel at Marine Parade Road was put out on Monday after five hours...... Briton jailed 4 weeks for kicking police officer A recruitment consultant was jailed four weeks on Monday for kicking a police officer who had arrested him...... Secondary school students to get lessons on legal issues The Law Society of Singapore on Monday launched an initiative to bring legal knowledge into classrooms...... Bukit Timah residents to get more car park space, recreation facilities Residents in Bukit Timah division can expect more public facilities by early 2013...... Adjoining residential sites in Upper Serangoon put up for sale Two adjoining freehold residential sites in Upper Serangoon have been put up for sale...... High Court reserves judgement on Hougang by-election case The High Court on Monday reserved judgment on the Hougang by-election case taken out by Hougang resident Vellama Marie Muthu...... 80 SCDF officers battling hotel fire Eleven people -- four children, five adults and two fire-fighters -- were injured in a fire at East Village Hotel at Marine Parade Road on Monday...... NTU's Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine appoints new dean The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, a joint medical school by Imperial College London and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, has appointed Professor Dermot Kelleher as its new dean...... Singapore looking to import more vegetables from Indonesia Singapore is looking at how it can increase its vegetable imports from Indonesia as it diversifies its food sources...... 11 injured in fire at East Village Hotel Eleven people -- four children, five adults and two fire-fighters -- were injured in a fire at East Village Hotel at Marine Parade Road on Monday......