Monday, September 24, 2012

Singapore Local News, 2012-09-24



    Student to be charged with using fake IC to enter nightspot
A student will be charged in court tomorrow with using a fake identity card to enter an entertainment outlet along Sentosa Gateway. Police said today that the 17-year-old male student was caught at about 11.30pm on May 12......

    Deluxe executive condo Heron Bay more than 4.2 times oversubscribed
Heron Bay, Singapore's first deluxe executive condominium in Upper Serangoon View, is more than 4.2 times oversubscribed, having received 1,664 applications for its 394 units, said developer Serangoon EC today. This record number of........

Last Downtown East attacker gets 39 months' jail, 3 strokes of cane
The last of the 12 youths involved in a gang clash in 2010 at Downtown East that left a polytechnic student dead was today sentenced to three years and three months' jail, as well as three strokes of the cane. Ng Wei Lun, 20, was........

Opposition politician Chee raises S$30,000 to clear bankruptcy
Opposition politician Chee Soon Juan has managed to raise the S$30,000 needed to annul his bankruptcy. The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) said on its website today that the Discharge CSJ Fund raised the money in a "record 10........

SIA flight delayed by 18 hours
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight, SQ11, departing from Los Angeles for Narita was delayed by 18 hours yesterday due to the late arrival of an incoming flight, SQ12, from Narita to Los Angeles. SQ12 had experienced a technical........

Singapore inflation up at slower pace in August
Singapore's consumer prices rose at a slower pace last month, as costs of accommodation and services moderated. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.9 per cent from a year earlier, after rising 4 per cent in July. The........

Businessman jailed for paid sex with underage girl
A seventh man has been sentenced to jail for having paid sex with an underage girl in the high-profile online vice ring case. Twenty-eight-year-old businessman Raziuddin Mohamed Naseem received 12 weeks' jail today. He........

2 new flyovers along PIE slip roads in Bt Batok & Clementi
Two flyovers will be built between Bukit Batok East Avenue 3 and Clementi Avenue 6 to improve traffic flow along a stretch of the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE). The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said today that they will be completed........

Don't let politics polarise: Lawrence Wong
While politics is important, Senior Minister of State (MOE and MICA) Lawrence Wong has cautioned against a "situation where every activity or conversation in this country becomes politicised, where our people are polarized by political........

MOM fines 31 worksite operators for poor crane safety practices
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has fined 31 companies and individuals for poor safety practices in lifting operations at worksites involving cranes. The fines ranged between S$200 and S$6,200, and five companies were also ordered to........

    Stress 'a deterrent to parenthood'
Pressure from an early age - beginning in schools and through to the workplace - is a key deterrent to parenthood and bigger families here, said participants at the Mandarin edition of A Conversation with PM Lee televised last........

    Budget Terminal closes, low-cost carriers operate from Terminal 2
Singapore's Budget Terminal entered its final full day of operations on Monday, serving the last few batches of cost-conscious passengers around the region......

Russia-S'pore dialogue to promote broad-based cooperation
The High-Level Russia-Singapore Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC) will meet in Singapore on Tuesday......

Student to be charged with using fake IC to enter nightspot
A student will be charged in court on Tuesday with using a fake identity card to enter an entertainment outlet along Sentosa Gateway......

Dr Balakrishnan to attend Bangkok & New York meetings on environment & climate change
Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will review the haze and fire occurrences over the past year and identify measures needed to strengthen the region's response to the situation......

Singapore and Cape Verde sign Open Skies Agreement
Singapore has concluded a new Open Skies Agreement (OSA) with the island country of Cape Verde, which lies off the west coast of Africa......

Opposition politician Chee raises S$30,000 to clear bankruptcy
Opposition politician Chee Soon Juan has managed to raise the S$30,000 needed to annul his bankruptcy......

Last Downtown East attacker gets 39 months' jail, 3 strokes of cane
The last of the 12 youths involved in a gang clash in 2010 at Downtown East that left a polytechnic student dead was sentenced to three years and three months' jail, as well as three strokes of the cane......

Punggol East LRT to get more train trips
Commuters who use the Punggol East LRT can expect shorter waiting times and less crowded trains during the evening peak hours......

Businessman jailed for paid sex with underage girl
A seventh man has been sentenced to jail for having paid sex with an underage girl in the high-profile online vice ring case......

2 new flyovers along PIE slip roads in Bt Batok & Clementi
Two flyovers will be built between Bukit Batok East Avenue 3 and Clementi Avenue 6 to improve traffic flow along a stretch of the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE)......

31 companies & individuals caught for poor crane safety practices
31 companies and individuals have been fined due to poor safety practices in lifting operations at worksites involving cranes......

Orchard Rd Business Association wins global merit award
Singapore's Orchard Road Business Association has won a global merit award for its work in Christmas on "A Great Street 2011"......

Marine Life Park to open to public ahead of RWS official opening
Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) said it targets to bring in 16 million visitors next year......

Importance of Malacca & S'pore straits to soar with Asia's rise
The importance of the straits of Malacca and Singapore to the international community will grow exponentially with the rise of Asia in the global economy, said Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew......

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