Singapore Local News, 2012-09-23

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Haj flights rescheduled, packages adjusted due to smaller quota Muslim Singaporeans performing their Haj pilgrimage to Mecca this year will have their flights re-scheduled and packages adjusted. This is due to the fewer number of places granted by the Saudi government. The Association of Muslim........     Fire breaks out at Toa Payoh Blk 5 A fire broke out at Toa Payoh Block 5, Lorong 7 this morning. The blaze involved discarded items located along the common corridor of a staircase landing on the 10th floor. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it........ Singaporeans 'accepting of foreigners': Participants of forum with PM Lee Singaporeans are accepting of foreigners, say participants at a Mandarin TV forum on Singapore's future with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Thirty Singaporeans took part in the forum. Among them are educators, young parents,........ MOH to build nursing home at Bishan Street 13 The Ministry of Health (MOH) will proceed with building a nursing home, the Lions Home for the Elders, at Bishan Street 13. Channel NewsAsia understands that residents were informed about this through a letter from the chairman of........ ACE scheme to help start-ups with funding, mentorships More funding and mentorships are available for start-ups, with the Action Community for Entrepreneurs (ACE) scheme. ACE is a public-private sector collaboration driven by the Ministry of Trade and Industry to create a more........ Singaporeans must accept F1 race as necessary event: MTI The Trade and Industry Ministry says the community must accept the Singapore Formula One race as a necessary event in Singapore. This is because the race has reaped benefits such as enhancing Singapore's image and bringing in more........

Standard of Mandarin, healthcare costs main worry of dialogue participants Singaporeans have expressed concerns about the standard of Mandarin and its declining use at the National Day Mandarin Dialogue yesterday. Some 170 people took part in the dialogue, where participants also raised their concerns........     Caregivers of dementia patients get resource pack from HPB The Health Promotion Board (HPB) has launched a caregivers' resource pack and an e-learning course as part of a Dementia Public Education Plan to help caregivers care for themselves and access available sources of support. With the........ Myanmar parliamentary speaker in S'pore for four-day visit Speaker of the Lower House of Myanmar's Parliament, Thura U Shwe Mann, is in Singapore for a four-day visit, from September 23 to September 26...... Haj flights rescheduled, packages adjusted due to smaller quota Muslim Singaporeans performing their Haj pilgrimage to Mecca this year will have their flights re-scheduled and packages adjusted. This is due to the fewer number of places granted by the Saudi government...... Sam Tan on 5-day visit to Slovakia & Czech Republic Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Community Development, Youth and Sports, Sam Tan, is on a five-day visit to Slovakia and the Czech Republic...... Tan Chuan-Jin urges S'poreans to keep "open mind" Singapore's Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin has urged Singaporeans to keep an open mind as the country engages in a national conversation about its future...... MOH to develop continuing education framework for TCM practitioners The Health Ministry said it plans to develop a continuing education framework for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners here...... HPB launches self-help tools for dementia caregivers The Health Promotion Board (HPB) has launched a set of self-help solutions for caregivers to cope with the emotional and social stress of caring for the elderly with dementia...... Fire breaks out at Toa Payoh Blk 5 A fire broke out at Toa Payoh Block 5, Lorong 7 on Sunday morning......