Singapore Local News, 2012-08-16

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NTUC FairPrice Foundation to raise S$1.5m to help low-income union workers NTUC FairPrice Foundation aims to raise S$1.5 million for the labour movement's U Care Fund to help low-income union workers. Called "Breadwinners - We Care, U Care", the campaign will donate S$5 for each loaf of FairPrice........     Woffles Wu pays speeding fine, gets 12 demerit points Plastic surgeon Woffles Wu, whose sentencing for abetting an elderly employee to give misleading information to the police sparked a flurry of debate, has been established as the driver during the two speeding offences. The Traffic........ S'pore "world's healthiest country": survey A Bloomberg survey has ranked Singapore as number one in its study of the world's healthiest countries. The survey looked at factors such as average life expectancy, cigarette smoking rates and mortality, among others...... COI set up to investigate death of NSF who died in Brunei A Committee of Inquiry (COI) has been set up to investigate the death of full-time National Serviceman Corporal (Cpl) Muhammad Fahrurrazi Salim. Preliminary findings from the post-mortem of CPL Fahrurrazi showed he had drowned........ Ex-teacher accused of having sex with student likely to face more charges A former teacher from a top school accused of having sex with a student is likely to face additional charges. The ex-teacher, who is in her early 30s, currently faces one charge of having sex with a minor on the first occasion some........ Drug situation remains "challenging" despite dip in arrests The number of drug abusers arrested dipped slightly for the first half of this year compared to a year ago, but the Central Narcotics Bureau said it remains concerned about the local drug situation, which remains "challenging"...... Interest rate for CPF OA savings, HDB mortgage loans unchanged All Central Provident Fund (CPF) members will continue to receive a risk-free interest rate of 2.5 per cent on their Ordinary Account (OA) savings from October to December. The computed CPF interest rate, derived from the major........ Fresh grads expect higher salary, faster promotion: survey A new survey shows recent graduates have higher wage expectations compared to previous years, and they also expect promotion by the second year of work. Two-thirds (64 per cent) of recent graduates expect a monthly salary of at........ Renew season parking ticket in less than 2 minutes The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched several new services across all mobile platforms - all as part of its continuing efforts to improve customer service. The new services include Android version of Mobile@HDB, an........ Temporary closure of TPE between Jalan Kayu & Punggol Way The section of Tampines Expressway (TPE) between Jalan Kayu and Punggol Way will be temporarily closed to traffic on Saturday from just past midnight to 5am. The Housing and Development Board (HDB) said this is to facilitate the........

Parents want K1, K2 to be part of formal education In line with recent calls by pre-school leaders and experts, an online survey showed that seven in 10 parents want kindergarten classes to be part of the formal education system. A majority of the respondents also want........     More job seekers gain employment with help from CDCs More job seekers have found work through the career centres at the five Community Development Councils (CDCs)...... Traffic Police confirm Woffles Wu committed speeding offences Investigations from the Traffic Police have established that prominent plastic surgeon Dr Woffles Wu was the driver of the car at two separate speeding offences in 2005 and 2006...... Inflow of foreign manpower needs to be calibrated to S'pore's interest: Tan Chuan-Jin Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said the tightening of foreign manpower should be at a pace that enables Singapore to grow in a sustainable way, yet protects the people's interest...... NCPC, Microsoft warn of rising phone scams The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and Microsoft on Thursday urged Singaporeans to be alert against IT product-related phone scams...... Fire breaks out in flat at Kallang Bahru A fire broke out in a three-room flat at Kallang Bahru on Thursday morning...... NTUC FairPrice Foundation to raise S$1.5m to help low-income union workers NTUC FairPrice Foundation aims to raise S$1.5 million for the labour movement's U Care Fund to help low-income union workers...... Largest group of defence scholarship recipients in 5 years Defence scholarships were awarded to 31 recipients on Thursday by the Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen...... S'pore court awards Marcos millions to Philippine bank Singapore's High Court has ruled that more than $23 million seized from the estate of late Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos rightfully belongs to a Philippine bank...... COI set up to investigate the death NSF A Committee of Inquiry (COI) has been set up to investigate the death of full-time National Serviceman Corporal (Cpl) Muhammad Fahrurrazi Salim...... Fewer nabbed for drug abuse but more drugs seized in H1 Fewer drug abusers were nabbed in the first half of the year...... Man charged with corruption A 41-year-old man was on Thursday charged with four counts of corruption...... S'pore "world's healthiest country": survey A Bloomberg survey has ranked Singapore as number one in its study of the world's healthiest countries...... CPF maintains interest rate on Ordinary Account savings All CPF members will continue to receive a risk-free interest rate of 2.5 per cent on their Ordinary Account savings from 1 October to 31 December...... Ex-teacher, accused of having sex with student, likely to face more charges A former teacher from a top school, accused of having sex with a student, is likely to face additional charges...... Fresh grads expect higher salary, faster promotion: survey A new survey shows recent graduates have higher wage expectations compared to previous years, and they also expect promotion by the second year of work...... Renew season parking ticket in less than 2 minutes The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched several new services across all mobile platforms -- as part of its continuing efforts to improve customer service...... Temporary closure of TPE between Jalan Kayu & Punggol Way The section of Tampines Expressway (TPE) between Jalan Kayu and Punggol Way will be temporarily closed to traffic on Saturday from just past midnight to 5am......