Singapore Local News, 2012-09-10

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Royal couple in Singapore from Tuesday The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will make an official visit to Singapore from tomorrow to Thursday. Prince William and his wife Catherine will be here to mark Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. The royal........     Judgement call to pull S'pore out of Venice Biennale: Dr Yaacob Ibrahim A judgement call was made to pull Singapore out of the 2013 Venice Biennale, following consultations with the artistic community and a review of Singapore's past performance at the event, said Minister for Information, Communications and the........ Govt to build more off-road cycling paths The Government will continue to give priority to building more dedicated off-road cycling paths, as cycling continues to become an increasingly popular mode of transport, said Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim in........ Parliament passes amendments to remove pensions for office holders, MPs Parliament has passed amendments to the Parliamentary Pensions Act to remove pensions for office holders and Members of Parliament, putting into effect the recommendations in the White Paper on "Salaries for a Capable and Committed........ Procurement controls tightened after investigation into foldable bikes: Khaw Mr Khaw Boon Wan said in Parliament today that the Ministry of National Development has tightened its procurement controls and introduced new measures to enhance oversight, following the investigation into the purchase of 26 Brompton foldable........ Reasonable doubt found in Tiwary case The New South Wales Court of Appeal said Singaporean Ram Tiwary was acquitted of murdering his two flatmates in Sydney because the evidence raised reasonable doubt. Singaporeans Tay Chow Lyang and Tony Tan Poh Chuan were stabbed........

Help for families of those dying at home A S$500,000 "Respectance Fund" has been set up by the Lien Foundation to fulfil the wish of terminally-ill patients who want to die at home and help their loved ones offset expenses. The fund - which also provides........     GST amendments may attract more refiners, gold traders to S'pore Amendments to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill passed on Monday may attract more refiners and gold traders to Singapore...... Royal couple in Singapore from Tuesday The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will make an official visit to Singapore from 11 to 13 September...... Parliament abolishes Parliamentary Pensions Act Parliament on Monday passed a bill to abolish the Parliamentary Pensions Act...... MOE ensures no child will have to travel long distance for school Though not every child can be admitted to their parent's preferred school, the Education Ministry (MOE) ensures there are enough places on a regional basis, so that no child will have to travel a long distance to his or her school...... Civil List and Pension Amendment Bill passed SINGAPORE : Parliament on Monday passed the Civil List and Pension Amendment Bill, which means that former presidents will no longer receive pensions...... MOM investigates Downtown Line's Bugis MRT worksite accident The Manpower Ministry is investigating if fatigue and extended working hours could have led to the Downtown Line's Bugis MRT worksite accident in July...... Govt to build more off-road cycling paths SINGAPORE : The government will continue to give priority to building more dedicated off-road cycling paths, as cycling continues to become an increasingly popular mode of transport...... Singapore out of 2013 Venice Biennale A judgement call was made to pull Singapore out of the 2013 Venice Biennale...... Fire breaks out at Blk 1A Woodlands A fire broke out in Woodlands on Monday...... Yaacob explains key source of funding for Malay-Muslim Organisations The key source of funding for Malay-Muslim Organisations (MMO) is from monthly donations to the Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund (MBMF) via the CPF check-off scheme...... Government reviewing SIBOR setting process The government is reviewing the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (SIBOR) setting process, and how the SIBOR can be 'more fundamentally strengthened'...... Probe into Brompton bikes included all inputs, says Khaw Boon Wan National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said investigations into NParks' purchase of the $2,200 Brompton foldable bicycles for staff considered all inputs...... Jurong Gateway Safety Group to promote workplace safety A group has been set up in the Jurong Gateway area to promote workplace safety and health...... Two new members for Legislature's Estimates Committee The Speaker of Parliament has appointed two new members to the Legislature's Estimates Committee with effect from 27 August this year...... Mercy Relief in Myanmar to help victims of floods, internal conflicts A team from humanitarian organisation Mercy Relief is in Myanmar to help people affected by floods and internal conflicts...... Singapore and Australia reaffirm close defence ties Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen met his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith in Canberra, Australia on Monday on the sidelines of the 7th Meeting of the Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee...... Doubts over Tiwary's guilt led to his acquittal, says court The New South Wales Court of Appeal said Singaporean Ram Tiwary was acquitted of murdering his two flatmates in Sydney because the evidence raised reasonable doubt......