Singapore Local News, 2012-08-10

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NUS building catches fire, 4 injured A building in the engineering faculty of the National University of Singapore caught fire this afternoon. According to NUS, smoke was detected on the roof of Block E3A at NUS Kent Ridge Campus at 2.25pm. The University's Campus........     Brompton bikes, new immigrants among issues for Parliament debate Parliament will debate a host of issues when it sits on Monday, ranging from bikes to childcare centre places and integration of new immigrants. MPs have tabled 104 questions for debate. Another 36 questions have been........ How S'pore's excavated materials are recycled: Khaw Boon Wan In his latest blog entry, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan shared today a little known story of how recycled excavated materials from Singapore's construction sites are turned into a useful construction resource. He noted........ Another man involved in online vice ring case plans to plead guilty A man accused of paying for sex with an underage girl in the online vice ring scandal is expected to plead guilty next month. Ban Yinh Jheow, 42, allegedly had paid sex with a 17-year-old three times between September 2010 and........ One hurt in bus accident along Jurong Town Hall Road A passenger was injured in a bus accident early this morning. Bus operator SMRT said at about 6.15am, Service 176 mounted the kerb and hit the roof of a bus stop along Jurong Town Hall Road, while travelling towards Bukit Panjang........ Use sparklers in "responsible manner", say police Police have issued a reminder for the public to use sparklers in a "responsible manner according to the safety guidelines prescribed by the manufacturer". The importation and sale of some types of sparklers are legal in........ Singapore's total trade sees slower growth of 2.9% on-year in Q2 Singapore's total external trade rose by 2.9 per cent on-year in the second quarter of this year, slower than the previous quarter's rise of 7.5 per cent. Total trade yielded S$252 billion in the second quarter of the year...... Singapore's economy contracts by 0.7% on-quarter in Q2 Singapore's economy contracted by 0.7 per cent on-quarter in the second quarter of this year, a reversal from a growth of 9.5 per cent in the previous quarter. On a year-on-year basis, the economy expanded by 2.0 per cent, compared........

A people united in red Amid a call by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to forge a consensus on the way forward, Singaporeans of all races, ages and backgrounds came together yesterday in celebrating the nation's 47th birthday. Celebrations........     Singaporeans air their hopes for nation Channel NewsAsia had asked viewers for their feedback following Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day message, urging Singaporeans to think about their future...... Nine water jets deployed to contain NUS fire The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has deployed a total of nine water jets to contain the fire at an Engineering Faculty building at the National University of Singapore (NUS) on Friday evening...... NUS Flag Day raises over S$460,000 for charity SINGAPORE : Students from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have raised more than S$460,000 for charity, at this year's Flag Day...... Fire breaks out at NUS; 4 sent to hospital Many students and staff from the National University of Singapore (NUS) had to be evacuated on Friday afternoon when a huge fire broke out at a rooftop of one of its buildings...... Brompton bikes, new immigrants among issues for Parliament debate Parliament will debate a host of issues, ranging from bikes to childcare centre places and integration of new immigrants, when it sits on Monday...... Khaw Boon Wan on recycling excavated materials In his latest blog entry, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan shared on Friday a little known story of how recycled excavated materials from Singapore's construction sites are turned into a useful construction resource...... One hurt in bus accident along Jurong Town Hall Road A passenger was injured in a bus accident early Friday morning...... Another man involved in online vice ring case plans to plead guilty A man accused of paying for sex with an underage girl in the online vice ring scandal is expected to plead guilty next month...... Use sparklers in "responsible manner", say police Police have issued a reminder for the public to use sparklers in a "responsible manner according to the safety guidelines prescribed by the manufacturer"......