Singapore Local News, 2012-09-18

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Football fans await Champions League broadcast decision Fans of the UEFA Champions League are still in the dark as to whether they will be able to catch their favourite teams in action this season. With just a few hours to go before kick-off, negotiations are apparently still underway........     SMU sets up career centre for students to engage with firms The Singapore Management University (SMU) has launched a state-of-the-art facility for its students to engage and connect with prospective employers or internship partners in a conducive setting. Located at the SMU Administration........ Gen-Yers value meaningful work over compensation & benefits: poll Meaningful work is most important to Generation Y (Gen Y) employees, according to global recruitment agency Kelly Services. In its latest white paper, "They Want Everything... Yesterday", Kelly Services highlighted a key finding........ SMU sets up career centre for students to engage with firms The Singapore Management University (SMU) has launched a state-of-the-art facility for its students to engage and connect with prospective employers or internship partners in a conducive setting. Located at the SMU Administration........ Government won't tolerate corruption: PM Lee The Government will never tolerate corruption and will not accept any slackening in the public service, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today. Speaking at the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau's (CPIB's) 60th anniversary........ Changi Airport named world's best by Business Traveller readers Changi Airport has been named the world's best by readers of a leading travel publication. It is the airport's 25th consecutive win. Launched in 1984, the Business Traveller awards are an annual celebration of travel........ LTA tightens safety controls for new rail & road projects The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is tightening safety requirements for all new rail and road projects. Starting with the Thomson Line rail network, contractors need to have in place a Behaviour-Based Safety Programme...... Consumers satisfied with media services in S'pore: study The level of satisfaction among local consumers of media services is "relatively high", according to the Media Consumer Experience Study 2011, commissioned by the Media Development Authority (MDA). The overall media satisfaction........ Howard Shaw drops appeal against jail term Former Singapore Environment Council Executive Director Howard Shaw, who was jailed 12 weeks' jail for paying for sex with a minor, has dropped his appeal against the jail sentence, said a Subordinate Courts spokesperson. Shaw will........ Nightingale Nursing Home fined S$26K The nursing home accused of mistreating an elderly female resident last year was today fined a total of S$26,000. In April this year, the Health Ministry had charged Nightingale Nursing Home under the Private Hospitals and Medical........ SMRT announces more trains, extended bus and train services for F1 race days SMRT has announced that there will be an addition of close to 330 train trips on the North-South, East-West Lines and Circle Line, as well as extended train and feeder bus service timings, in conjucntion with the Formula 1 races this........

MP echoes calls for PSLE to be scrapped As the "national conversation" gets underway, education - an issue close to many Singaporeans' hearts - has quickly emerged as a hot topic. And the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), for so long a rite of passage for........     Giant pandas given clean bill of health Zookeepers have given giant pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia a clean bill of health, more than a week after their arrival in Singapore...... SMU sets up career centre for students to engage with firms Singapore Management University (SMU) has launched a state-of-the-art facility for its students to engage and connect with prospective employers or internship partners in a conducive setting...... Singapore's Special Envoy to Romania to attend Ionescu's trial Singapore's Special Envoy to Romania, Ambassador Ong Eng Chuan, will attend the next hearing in the trial of Dr Silviu Ionescu, the former Romanian Charge d'Affaires...... Football: UEFA Champions League fans await broadcast decision Fans of the UEFA Champions League are still in the dark as to whether they'll be able to catch their favourite teams in action this season...... PM Lee says government won't tolerate corruption Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said the government will never tolerate corruption and will not accept any slackening in the public service...... LTA tightens safety controls for new rail & road projects The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is tightening safety requirements for all new rail and road projects...... Consumers satisfied with media services in S'pore: study The level of satisfaction among local consumers of media services is "relatively high", according to a study commissioned by the Media Development Authority (MDA)...... Heng Swee Keat to lead business delegation to Jiangsu Education Minister Heng Swee Keat will lead a business delegation to the cities of Nanjing, Taizhou and Wuxi in China's Jiangsu province from September 18 to 21...... Changi Airport named world's best by Business Traveller readers Changi Airport has been named the world's best by readers of a leading travel publication...... SMRT adds train & bus services on F1 race days SMRT is encouraging commuters to use public transport on Formula One race days...... Nightingale Nursing Home fined a total of S$26,000 The nursing home accused of mistreating an elderly female resident has been fined a total of S$26,000...... Gen-Yers value meaningful work over compensation & benefits: poll Meaningful work is most important to Generation Y (Gen Y) employees, according to global recruitment agency Kelly Services...... Gan highlights importance of central medical record system for patients Health Minister Gan Kim Yong has said creating the central medical record system for patients is just the first step towards achieving better care for patients......