Friday, July 27, 2012

Singapore Local News, 2012-07-27



    Taxis to be taken out of COE bidding process: LTA
Taxis will be taken out of the Certificates of Entitlement (COE) bidding process from next month, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced today. This move takes into consideration the "influence that taxi operators may have on........

    Seven town councils to increase S&CC
Seven town councils will be increasing their Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) from September. The town councils are: Bishan-Toa Payoh, Chua Chu Kang, East Coast, Holland-Bukit Panjang, Tanjong Pagar, Tampines and West Coast.........

Property agent suspended, fined S$15,000
A property agent has been suspended for seven months and fined S$15,000 by the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA). Thirty-four-year-old Su Yeow Hui, Anthony faced four charges of infringing the Code of Ethics and Professional Client........

S'porean student Tiwary acquitted of double murder
SYDNEY - An appeals court in Australia has acquitted Singaporean student Ram Puneet Tiwary, who was twice convicted of murdering his two flatmates in Sydney. The 33-year-old has spent more than eight years behind bars and will likely go free.........

3 men charged with paid sex with underage girl
Another three men have been charged with paid sex with an underage girl in the online vice ring scandal. Arjunan Kulasegaram, 37, faces one count of paying S$450 to the underage girl for sex in October 2010. Ban Yinh........

MOM to proceed with 30 charges in nursing home case
Prosecution from the Manpower Ministry (MOM) will be proceeding with 30 of the 86 charges against Nightingale Nursing Home, Greenview Nursing Home and Civic Ambulance Services. The three organisations are expected to make a decision........

Man accused of attempted murder faces another charge
The man who allegedly attempted to murder a 32-year-old woman at Anchorvale Link now faces a second charge. Chew Teck Lye, 41, is accused of attempting to murder Ms Goh Siew Chuan, by stabbing her in the abdomen at about 2.11pm on........

Educarers must get advanced certificates by 2016
All childcare centres have to ensure at least 75 per cent of their educarers attain either the Advanced Certificate in Early Years (ACEY) or the Advanced Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education by Jan 1, 2016. Educarers........

New iPhone app & pop song to promote use of Mandarin
The 33rd Speak Mandarin Campaign kicked off with the launch of the new iHuayu iPhone application and a pop song. The free iPhone application provides bilingual terms that help executives and businessmen enhance their Mandarin........

New research training programme for nurses
A new research training programme for nurses across different SingHeath institutions will be rolled out later this year. With an intake of 100 nurses, the programme will include tutorials as well as an online module that allows........

Private home prices up 0.4% in Q2
Prices of private residential properties in Singapore rose by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of this year, rebounding from a 0.1 per cent fall in the first quarter. Real estate statistics released today by the Urban........

Health Minister Gan to attend Global Health Policy Summit
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong will attend the Inaugural Meeting of the Global Health Policy Summit from Monday to Wednesday in London. The meeting will bring together 250 key decision-makers in healthcare from over 25 countries........

HDB's Q2 Resale Price Index up 1.3%
The Housing and Development Board's (HDB) Resale Price Index (RPI) in the second quarter of this year is 194, an increase of 1.3 per cent over the previous quarter when it was 191.6. According to data released by HDB, there were........

NUS law prof faces corruption charges for 'sexual gratification'
The National University of Singapore law professor embroiled in a "sex for grades" case was charged today. Tey Tsun Hang, 41, faces six corruption charges for allegedly showing favour to his student, Darinne Ko Wen Hui, between May........

    Calling all thrill-seekers
Imagine cars dashing down a steep incline at top speed in an adrenaline-filled race, except that, instead of the loud roar of powerful engines, laughter and whoops of excitement fill the air. No, this is no Formula One race and you do not need........

    Taxis out of COE bidding process from August
Taxis will be taken out of the COE bidding process from August this year......

M Ravi files letters of complaints to Law Society
Lawyer M Ravi has filed letters of complaint against the President of the Law Society, Wong Meng Meng, and a member of the Society, Wong Siew Hong......

SAF officer jailed for conspiring to cheat casino
A specialist army officer has been sentenced to two years' jail for conspiring with four accomplices to cheat Marina Bay Sands of nearly S$150,000 between July and August in 2011......

Seven town councils to increase service and conservancy charges
Seven town councils will increase their Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) for flats, shops/offices and market/cooked food stalls from September 2012......

Minister for Transport to make official visit to Brazil
Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Lui Tuck Yew will make an official visit to Brazil from 28 July to 6t August......

President Tony Tan visits Team Singapore athletes in London
The Singapore Olympic team received a surprise visit in London ahead of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony later on Friday......

Olympics: S'pore women aiming to blaze a trail in London
Three Singaporean women, one aim: to blaze a trail for their respective sport at the London Olympics. The trio are gymnast Lim Heem Wei, canoeist Geraldine Lee and weightlifter Helena Wong......

S'porean Ram Tiwary acquitted of double murder
SYDNEY: An appeals court in Australia has acquitted Singaporean Ram Puneet Tiwary, who was twice convicted of murdering his two flatmates in Sydney......

3 men charged with paid sex with underage girl
Another three men have been charged with paid sex with an underage girl in the online vice ring scandal......

MOM to proceed with 30 charges in nursing home case
Prosecution from the Manpower Ministry (MOM) will be proceeding with 30 of the 86 charges against Nightingale Nursing Home, Greenview Nursing Home and Civic Ambulance Services......

New iPhone app & pop song to promote use of Mandarin
The 33rd Speak Mandarin Campaign kicked off on Friday with the launch of the new iHuayu iPhone application and a pop song......

Property agent suspended, fined S$15,000
A property agent has been suspended for seven months and fined S$15,000 by the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA)......

No gap in childcare sector: Halimah
Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), Halimah Yacob, said there is no gap in the early childhood education sector even though it is overseen by two ministries......

New research training programme for nurses
A new research training programme for nurses across different SingHealth institutions will be rolled out later this year......

Man accused of attempted murder faces another charge
The man who allegedly attempted to murder a 32-year-old woman at Anchorvale Link now faces a second charge......

Private home prices up 0.4% in Q2
Prices of private residential properties in Singapore rose by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of this year, rebounding from a 0.1 per cent fall in the first quarter......

Gan Kim Yong to attend Global Health Policy Summit
Singapore's Health Minister Gan Kim Yong will attend the Inaugural Meeting of the Global Health Policy Summit from July 30 to August 1 in London......

NUS professor charged in sex-for-grades case
A National University of Singapore (NUS) Associate Professor from the Law Faculty has been charged in court over the sex-for-grades case......

HDB's Q2 Resale Price Index up 1.3%
The Housing and Development Board's (HDB) Resale Price Index (RPI) rose in the second quarter to 194, an increase of 1.3 per cent over the previous quarter when it was 191.6......

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