Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Singapore Local News, 2012-09-05



    Govt prepared to give more support to offset cost of worklife balance initiatives
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Grace Fu said the Government is prepared to look at providing additional support to help employers offset the cost of worklife balance initiatives. Ms Fu, who was recently tasked with helping........

    Govt can give more information on PR criteria: Grace Fu
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Grace Fu said the Government can probably give more information on the kind of foreigners it accepts into Singapore. In an exclusive interview with Channel NewsAsia, she said that more........

Animal Welfare Legislation Review Committee launches e-consultation
The Animal Welfare Legislation Review Committee (AWLRC) is launching an e-consultation on the Government's REACH portal from today to Oct 5. The aim is to seek views from the public on strengthening Singapore's animal welfare........

China pandas ready for big move to S'pore
CHENGDU - Giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia are all ready for their move to Singapore. A farewell ceremony was held for them at the Chengdu Bifengxia Panda base. The cargo plane will take off from Chengdu airport at 2am tomorrow. It will be........

Senior Volunteer Week & RSVP Volunteer Training Centre launched
In its bid to promote active ageing, RSVP Singapore - The Organisation of Senior Volunteers - launched the Senior Volunteer Week and a new Senior Volunteer Training Centre this morning. Both initiatives were launched by Health........

COE prices mostly down
The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums for vehicles were mostly lower at the end of the latest bidding exercise today. The COE price for big cars (1,601cc and above) fell by S$7,811 to close at S$80,191, compared with........

WP adds four new appointments to 2012-2014 CEC
The Workers' Party, which held its first Central Executive Council meeting on Tuesday, has listed its office bearers for the term 2012 to 2014. The list includes four new appointments. The office bearers are:.....

Former MBS casino dealer charged with corruption
A former dealer at the Marina Bay Sands casino was charged today with three counts of corruption. 38-year-old Kenneth Lim Khan Lerk was allegedly in cahoots with a pit supervisor and a patron to cheat the casino of S$31,500. He........

Singapore women attribute infertility to non-physiological reasons: Study
Majority of women in Singapore attribute their infertility to non-physiological reasons and say their condition is "God's will" or "bad luck". This is one of the findings of a study conducted on 1,000 women across 10 Asian........

Singapore Children's Society introduces new philanthropy award
The Singapore Children Society will introducing its new top philanthropy award, the Koh Eng Kheng Eminent Benefactor Award, at this year's annual Singapore Children's Society Awards. The inaugural recipient of this award, which is........

Gerard Ee to step down as NKF chairman
The chairman of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), Mr Gerard Ee will step down from his post on Oct 29. Taking over the reins is Mr Koh Poh Tiong, 65, who joined NKF as a Board Director in May this year. At a press........

F&N to release circular on proposed sale to Heineken
Singapore-listed Fraser & Neave will send out a circular to its shareholders tomorrow setting out information on the proposed sale of its entire stake in Asia Pacific Breweries to Dutch brewer, Heineken. In a statement to the........

Singapore REITs yield world's best returns
The Republic's real estate investment trusts or REITs - the best performing in the world this year - are luring investors after a shopping spree for properties across Asia gives them a broader stream of rental income. Singapore's........

    Curbs on suburban 'shoeboxes'
The Government has moved to curb the supply of "shoebox" apartments in suburban areas, extending guidelines - which essentially cap the maximum number of dwelling units in a particular development - from low-density residential........

    Man jailed for gambling away co-investor's deposit
A former sales director, who gambled away S$92,500 entrusted to him by his co-investor, was jailed one year and seven months on Wednesday......

Singapore-owned oil tanker hijacked in Nigeria
LAGOS - Pirates have hijacked a Singapore-owned oil tanker in Nigerian waters, the third attack in just over two weeks in the Gulf of Guinea, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said Wednesday......

Govt prepared to give more support to offset cost of worklife balance initiatives
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Grace Fu said the government is prepared to look at providing additional support to help employers offset the cost of worklife balance initiatives......

Animal Welfare Legislation Review Committee launches e-consultation
The Animal Welfare Legislation Review Committee (AWLRC) is launching an e-consultation on the Singapore government's REACH portal from Wednesday to October 5, 2012......

Govt can give more information on PR criteria: Grace Fu
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Grace Fu said the government can probably give more information on the kind of foreigners it accepts into Singapore......

China pandas ready for big move to S'pore
CHENGDU, China: Giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia are all ready for their move to Singapore. A farewell ceremony was held for them at the Chengdu Bifengxia Panda base......

COE prices mostly down
The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums for vehicles were mostly lower at the end of the latest bidding exercise on Wednesday......

Port Operations Control Centre upgraded; navigation safety enhanced
The newly upgraded Port Operations Control Centre at PSA Vista (POCC-Vista) is now equipped with the next generation Vessel Traffic Information System (VTIS)......

WP adds four new appointments to 2012-2014 CEC
The Workers' Party, which held its first Central Executive Council meeting on Tuesday, has listed its office bearers for the term 2012 to 2014......

New chairman for NKF
National Kidney Foundation Chairman Gerard Ee will step down from his post on 29 October......

Former MBS casino dealer charged with corruption
A former dealer at the Marina Bay Sands casino was charged on Wednesday with three counts of corruption......

Senior Volunteer Week & RSVP Volunteer Training Centre launched
In its bid to promote active ageing, RSVP Singapore - The Organisation of Senior Volunteers launched the Senior Volunteer Week and a new Senior Volunteer Training Centre on Wednesday morning......

Pirates hijack Singapore-owned tanker in Lagos: IMB
LAGOS - Pirates have hijacked a Singapore-owned oil tanker in Nigerian waters, the third attack in just over two weeks in the Gulf of Guinea, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said Wednesday......

Three new initiatives by the Singapore Memory Project
The Singapore Memory Project (SMP) team will be rolling out three new initiatives......

S'pore women attribute infertility to non-physiological reasons
One in two women in Singapore does not know they're considered infertile if they've been trying for a year and are not pregnant......

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