Singapore Local News, 2012-10-07

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Esplanade sees arts sponsorship pie grow over the years Singapore's performing arts centre, the Esplanade, has seen sponsorship grow significantly in the past decade. In the last financial year, 108 sponsors donated S$5.4 million, compared to 64 sponsors giving S$4.4 million the previous year......     Over 2,100 arrested for drink driving so far this year There has been a slight increase in the number of people arrested for drink driving in the first nine months of this year. More than 2,100 people were arrested from January to September this year, compared to about 2,000 drivers arrested........ Property cooling measures prompt last-minute deals Latest measures to cool the property market announced on Friday have prompted some buyers to seal last-minute deals, before the new rules kick in. From yesterday, buyers who opt for home loans over 30 years, or past the retirement........ Healthcare employees needed for nursing homes: Health Minister Singapore will need some 1,600 to 1,700 healthcare employees to cater to the 10 new nursing homes which will be set up in different parts of Singapore from now till 2016. Speaking to the media at the end of his community visit to........ Students present creative ideas on eco-projects Student-initiated eco-projects have taken on creative applications of technology and new media. Four winners of these projects will take part in the 2012 Bayer Young Environmental Envoy forum in Germany. Under the Bayer........ More inmates get skills training in F&B More inmates will be able to get training in food preparation and food service skills even before they finish their prison terms, as social enterprise NTUC Foodfare renews its collaborative agreement with the Singapore Corporation of........ More tests added to free 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. The public health screening (PHS), now in its sixth year, aims to help detect chronic diseases........

Govt engages young leaders to meet challenges 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. The series of discussions involve Singapore's young leaders........     NTUC calls for two weeks of paternity leave The labour movement has revised its position on the issue of paternity leave. Instead of a compulsory two-day leave for fathers, it is now proposing for the government to grant two weeks of paid paternity leave. This........ Singapore can be hub for New Zealand, says PM Lee AUCKLAND: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has made a pitch for the country to be a hub for New Zealand to connect with Asia and the world...... Over 2,100 arrested for drink driving so far this year There has been a slight increase in the number of people arrested for drink driving in the first nine months of this year...... Potong Pasir MP explains decision to set up wellness centre The decision of a voluntary welfare organisation to set up a wellness centre at Block 108, Potong Pasir Avenue 1 has been very much in the news...... Esplanade sees arts sponsorship pie grow over the years Singapore's performing arts centre, the Esplanade, has seen sponsorship grow significantly in the past decade...... One FC impresses sellout crowd at S'pore Indoor Stadium Eighteen fighters fought it out in One Fighting Championship's Rise of the Kings event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium...... Programme to groom future tennis champions making progress A programme by the Singapore Tennis Association to groom future champions is making good progress...... Healthy trail launched at Kampong Chai Chee The Health Promotion Board (HPB) launched a healthy trail at Kampong Chai Chee to encourage more senior citizens to lead a healthier lifestyle on Sunday...... More than 900 take part in mass run More than 900 residents in Tampines took part in an annual mass run on Sunday morning...... Some 1,700 healthcare workers needed Singapore will need some 1,700 healthcare workers to cater to the 10 new nursing homes that will be set up by 2016......