Singapore Local News, 2012-08-27

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Singapore, Vietnam to sign new transnational crime cooperation agreement Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security will sign a new cooperation agreement on combating transnational crimes. The Cooperation Arrangement in Preventing and Combating Transnational........     Australian charged with molest on SIA flight An Australian citizen was charged today with using criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty. 30-year-old Rajput Sandeep Singh allegedly molested the woman onboard a Singapore Airlines flight on Aug 25...... We must continue to strengthen our Singaporean core: DPM Tharman Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said efforts to strengthen the nation's Singaporean core must be kept up. Mr Tharman said this can be done by providing the best opportunities for Singaporeans to develop their potential........ Fortune teller who raped teen gets 12 years' jail, 6 strokes of the cane A 40-year-old fortune teller who raped a teenager on the pretext that he was performing rites to rid the demons possessing her was sentenced to 12 years' jail and six strokes of the cane. Siah Kwang Yung had met the victim's mother........

Time to say 'yes' to paternity leave Having said "no" for a very long time, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong signalled yesterday that the time is right to say "yes" to having paternity leave, as the Government continues its efforts to increase Singapore's falling birth........     Govt will hear all views, but not all will be taken into account: Amy Khor REACH Chairman Dr Amy Khor said the government will hear all views and suggestions, but not all can be taken into account...... S'pore students come out tops at International Geography Olympiad Singapore students have come out tops in the 9th International Geography Olympiad (iGeo) held in Cologne, Germany...... Letters by Sir Stamford Raffles on display at National Library Most of us would be familiar with Sir Stamford Raffles as the founder of Singapore, but few have had a chance to see his personal correspondences in the period just before and after he founded Singapore...... RSN takes part in annual SEACAT exercise SINGAPORE : The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is taking part in the annual Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism (SEACAT) exercise...... Briton acquitted of molest but fined for swearing at police officer A Briton who molested a woman in Clarke Quay, was acquitted of the charge after he apologised to her in open court and was ordered by the court to pay her S$5,000 in compensation...... Ex-police officer gets 12 weeks' jail in online vice ring case A policeman's long career came crashing down after he was jailed 12 weeks on Monday for having paid sex with an underage girl in the high-profile online vice case...... Australian charged with molest on SIA flight An Australian citizen was charged on Monday with using criminal force on a woman with intent to outrage her modesty...... Jail term and caning for fortune teller who raped daughter of medium A fortune teller has been sentenced to 12 years' jail and six strokes of the cane for raping the daughter of a medium...... We must continue to strengthen our Singaporean core: DPM Tharman Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said efforts to strengthen the nation's Singaporean core must be kept up...... Singapore, Vietnam to sign new transnational crime cooperation agreement Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security will sign a new cooperation agreement on combating transnational crimes......