Singapore Local News, 2012-09-21

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Ex-tuition teacher jailed 15 years for sexually abusing students A former tuition teacher was sentenced to 15 years' jail today for sexually abusing seven male students, two of whom were brothers. In his defence, the 51-year-old man claimed that he was instructed by "a ghost of a boy to perform........     SingTel fined S$380,000 for Mio TV, Mio Voice service disruptions SingTel has been fined a total of S$380,000 for the disruption of its Mio TV and Mio Voice service on Oct 28 and 29 and Nov 4 last year. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) imposed a S$300,000 fine on SingTel for........ Men involved in million-dollar robbery face more charges The five men accused of committing a million-dollar gang robbery in Dunlop Street on Sept 10 now face additional charges. Last week, the five men were charged with robbing Indian national businessman Antony Savarimuthu of S$300,000........ 11 prosecution witnesses to testify in trial involving ex-SCDF chief Eleven prosecution witnesses will be produced in court when an eight-day trial involving former Singapore Civil Defence Force chief Peter Lim Sin Pang begins in January. They include SCDF officers and one of three women at the........ MHA's "unwarranted allegations" forced us to show reply to Archbishop: Function 8 The Ministry of Home Affairs' (MHA) "unwarranted allegations" have "forced" Function 8 to show details of its letter to Archbishop Nicholas Chia "in order to clear the allegations against us", said the social activist group today...... First to get their hands on the iPhone 5 ... SingTel today launched Apple's latest smartphone, the iPhone 5, at a launch event held at the Marina Bay Sands' Exhibition Hall D. The launch event, which started at 8am this morning, will be held over three days, and........

Demographics, governance key Demographics and governance are the two factors that will shape the future of countries in Asia, and of Asia as a whole, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean. Speaking at the Singapore Global Dialogue organised by the S........     Muslims urged to correct anti-Islam video by portraying true teachings Friday sermons in mosques across Singapore addressed the aftermath of the anti-Islamic video that has led to protests around the world...... Shanmugam to attend 67th United Nations General Assembly Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law Mr K Shanmugam will be in New York from September 23 to October 2 to attend the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)...... Archbishop will not release exchange of letters with Function 8 The exchange of words continues between Singapore's Archbishop Nicholas Chia and activist group Function 8...... MDA fines SingNet for Mio TV service disruptions in 2011 The Media Development Authority (MDA) has fined SingNet S$80,000 for Mio TV disruptions which occurred in October and November 2011...... Trade, travel links between Singapore and Cape Verde set to grow Trade and travel links between Singapore and the island country of Cape Verde are set to grow, with the signing of two agreements. One is an air services agreement, while another is a Memorandum of Understanding to promote investments...... IDA fines SingTel for mio Voice service disruptions in 2011 The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has fined SingTel for mio Voice service disruptions last year which affected over 500 users...... Ex-tuition teacher jailed 15 years for sexually abusing students A former tuition teacher was sentenced to 15 years' jail on Friday for sexually abusing seven male students, two of whom were brothers...... Technology tracking spread of toxic gases wins Defence Technology award Four teams and an individual have been awarded the Defence Technology Prize to recognise their contributions to Singapore's defence capabilities...... Health Minister to attend WHO Western Pacific meeting Health Minister Gan Kim Yong will attend the 63rd session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Regional Committee Meeting (RCM) and related meetings in Hanoi, Vietnam from 24 to 25 September...... 11 prosecution witnesses to testify in trial involving ex-SCDF chief Eleven prosecution witnesses will be produced in court when an eight-day trial involving former Singapore Civil Defence Force chief Peter Lim Sin Pang begins in January...... Men involved in million-dollar Dunlop Street robbery face more charges The five men accused of committing a million-dollar gang robbery in Dunlop Street on 10 September now face additional charges......