Singapore Local News, 2012-07-17

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AGC issues statement on Law of Contempt The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) today issued a statement defending the law of contempt in Singapore, in response to posts by socio-political blogger Alex Au. Mr Au last week posted a letter of apology on his blog over his June 18 post, "Woffles.....     AGC issues statement defending law of contempt in Singapore The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) today issued a statement defending the law of contempt in Singapore, in response to posts by socio-political blogger Alex Au. Mr Au last week posted a letter of apology on his blog over his June........ Two national monuments to get funding for restoration works Two of Singapore's national monuments will receive funding for restoration works from the government's National Monuments Fund (NMF). St Joseph's Church and Abdul Gafoor Mosque will receive nearly S$670,000 in total for urgent........ Singapore, US forces take part in South China Sea exercise The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the United States Navy (USN) are taking part in the 18th Singapore-US Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in the South China Sea from July 17 to 27, 2012. The Republic........ School placement registration for returning Singaporeans starts July 18 The 2012 School Placement Exercise for Returning Singaporeans (SPERS) will open for registration from tomorrow. The exercise is for Singaporean children who are returning from overseas and wish to join secondary schools, junior........ Urgent need to reform preschool sector: Study Suggestions to nationalise the preschool sector in Singapore, and for a lead ministry to take charge, surfaced in a Lien Foundation study as professionals called for an urgent need to reform this sector. The study, which involved 27........ Pacnet appoints Carl Grivner as CEO Pacnet today announced that the company's Board of Directors has appointed Mr Carl J Grivner as Chief Executive Officer, effective July 23, 2012. Mr Grivner brings to Pacnet 23 years of executive and leadership experience, including........ S'pore non-oil domestic exports up 6.8% on-year in June Singapore's key exports expanded by 6.8 per cent on-year in June on the back of growth in both electronic and non-electronic exports, according to figures released today by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore. The non-oil........

Fire breaks out, 11 injured The fire alarm went off as Mr Florante Mollena was surfing the Internet in his room on the ninth floor of East Village Hotel at 9am yesterday, but he brushed it off thinking it was just a drill. He then looked out of........     Singapore to decide on third runway by year end Singapore will decide by the end of this year when to open a third runway at Changi Airport for civil aviation use...... A*STAR chief scientist to receive prestigious award for cancer research A*STAR chief scientist, Professor Sir David Lane is the recipient of this year's Cancer Research UK Lifetime Achievement Award...... Law of contempt exists to protect public confidence in administration of justice: AGC Singapore's Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) said the law of contempt exists to protect public confidence in the administration of justice...... Myanmar eyes Singapore model to develop skilled workforce Myanmar authorities are looking to the Singapore model as it ramps up efforts to develop a skilled workforce...... Break-in at Bendemeer market, 4 stalls affected Four stalls at the market at Blk 29 Bendemeer Road were found broken into on Tuesday morning...... Case to stop S'pore's US$4b pledge to IMF heard in High Court Reform Party Secretary-General Kenneth Jeyaretnam is proceeding with his legal bid to stop Singapore's US$4-billion pledge to the International Monetary Fund...... "Red flag" over M Ravi's health raised by his doctor: Law Society The man who raised concerns over lawyer M Ravi's mental well-being to a High Court judge said the red flag originated from Mr Ravi's psychiatrist...... Temasek Holdings bonds 4.5 times oversubscribed Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings has priced its 10.5-year and 30-year US denominated bonds...... Two national monuments to get funding for restoration works Two of Singapore's national monuments will receive funding for restoration works from the government's National Monuments Fund (NMF)...... Singapore, US forces take part in South China Sea exercise The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the United States Navy (USN) are taking part in the 18th Singapore-US Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in the South China Sea from 17 to 27 July 2012...... School placement registration for returning Singaporeans starts July 18 The 2012 School Placement Exercise for Returning Singaporeans (SPERS) will open for registration from Wednesday...... Channel NewsAsia website is agencies', advertisers' top choice MediaCorp's Channel Newsasia's website is the top digital media that senior client marketers and agency professionals are likely to advertise with in the News category...... Suggestions to improve Singapore's preschool education A panel of 27 leaders in early childhood education has made a list of suggestions on how to improve Singapore's preschool education......