Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Singapore Local News, 2012-07-18



    MOH announces enhancements to MediShield
Adjustments to MediShield - a basic and catastrophic insurance scheme - are set to kick in by the first quarter of next year. Among the changes: increasing MediShield coverage for large bills by increasing yearly limits from........

    COE prices for cars sharply higher
Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices for vehicles were higher across the board in the latest bidding exercise today. The biggest rise in COE prices was in the small cars category, which rose S$9,235 to S$68,656. The........

Fortis-IBN TissueBank working on improved treatment of colorectal cancer
Doctors and researchers of the Fortis-IBN TissueBank (FIT) are working to speed up translational research to improve the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer. FIT is the result of a S$4.5 million investment from a........

Jail, cane for four youths involved in Downtown East riot
Four more youths who were part of a group accused of rioting at Downtown East in 2010 were sentenced to jail and caning today. Tang Jia Min, 23, received a jail term of six years and three months, as well as six strokes of the cane.........

Celebrate NDP at Marina Bay and Orchard Road
Carnivals, music performances, dances and even fashion markets are some of the festivities you can take part in the lead up to National Day. The birthday festivities will take place within Marina Bay waterfront and Orchard Road, and........

Two ferry operators fined for anti-competitive behaviour
Two ferry operators have been fined a total of S$286,766 for anti-competitive behaviour. Batam Fast Ferry was fined about S$173,000 while Penguin Ferry Services was made to pay nearly S$114,000 for breaching the Competition Act......

2 dead, 8 injured in Downtown Line Bugis scaffolding collapse
Two workers were killed in a deadly underground scaffolding collapse at the Downtown Line Bugis Station worksite this morning. Both bodies were found after a search that took more than five hours from the time the accident took........

    AGC rebuts blogger's post on law on contempt
The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) has rebutted blogger Alex Au's post arguing that Singapore's law on contempt prevents debate and curtails free speech. Mr Au put up the post on Sunday, arguing that the Republic's law of........

    MOH proposes enhancements to Medishield
Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) is proposing to enhance MediShield, its catastrophic illness insurance scheme, to provide greater coverage from the first quarter of 2013......

Two bodies recovered from MRT work site
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has recovered the bodies of two workers from China who died after the temporary scaffolding used for the construction of the roof slab at the new Downtown Line (DTL) Bugis Station subway link gave way on Wedne.....

COE prices for cars up sharply
Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums rose across the board at the end of the latest bidding exercise on Wednesday......

Jail, cane for four youths involved in Downtown East riot
Four more youths who were part of a group accused of rioting at Downtown East in 2010 were sentenced to jail and caning on Wednesday......

Fortis-IBN TissueBank working on improved colorectal cancer treatment
Doctors and researchers of the Fortis-IBN TissueBank (FIT) are working to speed up translational research to improve the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer......

Celebrate NDP at Marina Bay and Orchard Road
Carnivals, music performances, dances and even fashion markets are some of the festivities you can take part in the lead up to National Day......

2 dead, 8 hurt in MRT construction site accident
Two workers died after temporary scaffolding used for the construction of a roof slab at the new Downtown Line (DTL) Bugis Station subway link gave way......

One dead, one missing after scaffold collapse at MRT construction site
One worker has died while another is missing after a temporary scaffolding used for the construction of the new Downtown Line (DTL) Bugis Station subway link roof slab gave way......

Two ferry operators fined for anti-competitive behaviour
Two ferry operators have been fined a total of S$286,766 for anti-competitive behaviour......

8 injured, 2 missing after scaffolding collapses at MRT construction site
Search and rescue operations are on for two workers who are still not accounted for, after the temporary scaffolding used for the construction of the new Downtown Line (DTL) Bugis Station subway link roof slab gave way......

Underground scaffolding collapses at Downtown Line construction site
An underground scaffolding has collapsed at a construction site for the Downtown Line at the junction of Victoria Street and Rochor Road......

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