Friday, September 14, 2012

Singapore Local News, 2012-09-14



    Refurbished Gillman Barracks to have Centre for Contemporary Art
Singapore is setting up a Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) which will feature international artist residency, research and exhibition programmes. The CCA will be a focal point of Gillman Barracks, a new destination for contemporary........

    Lee Kuan Yew, Goh Chok Tong accept Chee's S$30K offer
Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong have accepted Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan's offer to pay S$30,000 to discharge himself from bankruptcy. Senior Counsel of Drew........

Giant panda Kai Kai celebrates 5th birthday
Giant panda Kai Kai celebrated his fifth birthday in Singapore today. Unlike his arrival in Singapore a week ago, his birthday celebrations were a quiet affair as he enjoyed a birthday cake of ice, carrots and panda biscuits......

Former DPP Glenn Knight made errors in book: AGC
The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) has refuted former deputy public prosecutor Glenn Knight's claims that former Malaysian Chinese Association president Tan Koon Swan was wrongly prosecuted in the Pan-El crisis in the mid-1980s......

Second of four men who caused NSman's death jailed
The second of four men accused of causing grievous hurt to a full-time national serviceman, who later died, has been sentenced to seven months' jail. Lee Boon Leong, 23, had punched the 21-year-old victim, Chen Zixuan, after a........

Team Singapore to hold Paralympic victory parade
Team Singapore will be celebrating its successful showing at the London 2012 Paralympic Games with a victory parade this Saturday, 15 September 2012. The parade will be flagged off from Hougang Stadium at 1pm, followed by a car........

S'pore condemns violence in Libya, offensive film
Singapore has condemned the violent attacks on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya on Sept 11, which resulted in the deaths of US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other US diplomatic staff. "The properties of foreign........

4 of 5 arrested for Dunlop Street gang robbery charged in court
Four of five men arrested on Wednesday for alleged gang robbery at Dunlop Street have been charged in court. Mohammad Ansari Abdul Hussain, 34, Mohamed Faizal Ajmalhan, 29, Arunachalam Lakshmanan, 35 and Chinnaya Antony Samy, 35,........

16,000 healthcare staff to get salary increase this month
16,000 public healthcare administrative, ancillary and support staff will see a salary increase of between 4 and 10 per cent this month. This comes after a review of healthcare staff salaries by the Health Ministry and the........

Man gets two months jail for inciting violence
A man convicted of posting online materials carrying an incitement to violence in a landmark case here was sentenced to two months imprisonment this morning, after the Public Prosecutor was successful in appealing against his non custodial........

    Unemployment, layoffs in Singapore down in 2nd quarter
Unemployment in Singapore has declined, reversing the slight increase a quarter ago. The Manpower Ministry (MOM) said this is thanks to more jobs being created in the second quarter of this year, while layoffs eased for the second........

    S'pore sets up Centre for Contemporary Art at refurbished Gillman Barracks
Singapore is setting up a Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) which will feature international artist residency, research and exhibition programmes......

Flashy 40 Merlion
After a two-month long makeover, the public will be able to see Singapore's famed icon in a new light, literally......

Happy birthday, Kai Kai!
Giant panda Kai Kai turned five on Friday. And unlike his arrival in Singapore a week ago, his birthday celebrations were a quiet affair treating him with a birthday cake of ice, carrots and panda biscuits......

Freedom of expression no unfettered rights to insult another's religion or race: DPM Teo
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean said freedom of expression does not mean that one has unfettered rights to insult and denigrate another's religion or race......

Second of four men who caused NSman's death jailed
The second of four men accused of causing grievous hurt to a full-time national serviceman, who later died, has been sentenced to seven months' jail......

5 arrested for Dunlop Street gang robbery charged in court
The five men arrested on Wednesday for alleged gang robbery at Dunlop Street have been charged in court......

16,000 healthcare staff to get salary increase from September
16,000 public healthcare administrative, ancillary and support staff will see a salary increase of between four and 10 per cent from September......

Singapore condemns violence in Libya and offensive film
Singapore has condemned the 11 September violent attacks on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya that resulted in the deaths of US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other US diplomatic staff......

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