Singapore Local News, 2012-10-06

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Free treatment at new Thong Chai clinic in Sengkang The Singapore Thong Chai Medical Institution has opened a new clinic in Sengkang. The clinic is supported by the Sengkang Community Club Management Committee. Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and Minister of State for........     Bed bug clean-up in Kembangan-Chai Chee SINGAPORE -Twenty-five rental households in Kembangan-Chai Chee got help on Saturday with ridding their homes of bed bugs. Volunteers joined hands to clean the households located in seven blocks of flats. Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin....... Back-to-work mums can help overcome labour shortages Encouraging stay-at-home mothers to re-enter the workforce could be a way to overcome labour shortages, said Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Halimah Yacob on Saturday, speaking at the Mendaki SENSE work fair at........ 300 more occupational therapists needed by 2020 The country will need 300 more occupational therapists to meet the manpower demands of public and long-term care sectors by 2020. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the National Occupational Therapist's Conference on Saturday,........

CPIB officers to testify in Ng Boon Gay's trial Three officers of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) who recorded statements from Ms Cecilia Sue Siew Nang will be called as witnesses in the sex-for-contracts trial of ex-Central Narcotics Bureau Chief Ng Boon Gay......     Medical technology sector has grown significantly: Amy Khor Singapore's medical technology sector has grown significantly over the last decade, and this will go a long way in helping to meet the needs of the country's ageing population, said Minister of State for Health Dr Amy Khor...... Bed bug clean-up in Kembangan-Chai Chee Twenty-five rental households in Kembangan-Chai Chee got help on Saturday with ridding their homes of bed bugs...... Singapore's young leaders discuss competitiveness & innovation The government hopes to get a fresh perspective to national issues and challenges, as it engages Singaporeans in a national conversation through the INSPIRIT discussions...... 386 students graduate from Junior Sports Academies 386 student athletes from the Junior Sports Academies (JSAs) have graduated from a two-year programme...... Free treatment at new Thong Chai clinic in Sengkang The Singapore Thong Chai Medical Institution has opened a new clinic in Sengkang...... New tests added to free NUS public health screening New tests have been added to this year's free public health screening organised by NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Medical Society...... 300 more occupational therapists needed by 2020 Singapore will need 300 more occupational therapists to meet the manpower demands of public and long-term care sectors by 2020...... SMEs could share pool of flexi-workers to overcome labour shortages: Halimah Yacob To attract flexi-workers into the workforce, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) within the same industry could cluster together to share a pool of employees......