Singapore Local News, 2012-10-10

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Gardens by the Bay, East Coast Park to be linked By the end of 2014, Gardens by the Bay and East Coast Park will be joined by a park connector, creating the country's longest continuous stretch of coastal parkland. The National Parks Board is now studying details of bringing........     "Sole-ly" for a good cause Instead of chucking your unused shoes, now you can donate them for a good cause. MediaCorp radio station, Gold 90.5FM, will be embarking on an initiative called "Solely Yours" to collect shoes that are no longer in use. The shoes........ Gardens by the Bay, East Coast Park to be linked By the end of 2014, Gardens by the Bay and East Coast Park will be joined by a park connector, creating the country's longest continuous stretch of coastal parkland. The National Parks Board is now studying details of bringing........ Population key to building a better Singapore: DPM Teo Singapore's leaders want to build a better and brighter nation for its citizens and Acting Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said the country's population growth is key to achieving this vision. Mr Teo, who is also Minister-in-Charge of........ High Court dismisses SDP's peaceful assembly motion The High Court has dismissed Dr Chee Soon Juan and three others' applications to determine if there should be a balance between people's right to assemble peacefully and the need to restrict such rights in the interest of national security or........ 87 per cent of Singapore employers allow staff to work from home: Survey 87 per cent of Singapore employers allow their staff to work from home, according to survey released today. That percentage is higher than the global average of 79 per cent, found the survey by local specialist recruitment firm........ Used iPhones to enhance lives, safety of needy elderly A social project launched today will give out free and specially re-conditioned iPhones to the elderly to enhance their lives and safety. Under Project Silverline, SingTel will collect used iPhones and make them elderly-friendly for........ F&N gets cash offer for serviced-residence & hospitality business Singapore's Fraser and Neave has received an unsolicited cash offer from an unidentified party for its serviced-residence and hospitality business. The conglomerate said the S$1.4 billion (US$1.1 billion) offer is unrelated to any........

S$2.7m to boost professionalism in security industry The Workforce Development Agency (WDA) will set aside S$2.7 million to help raise the professionalism of the security industry. Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs) Masagos Zulkifli announced this at the........     Gardens by the Bay, East Coast Park to be linked Singapore's Gardens by the Bay will be joined to East Coast Park by a park connector, with construction works to link the two expected to start in late-2013 and finish in end-2014...... Police arrest 22 people in gambling raid Police have arrested 22 people at an illegal gambling den operating out of a private apartment unit...... S'pore employers emerge among top in adopting flexi-work arrangement Singapore has one of the highest percentages of employees working from home, with companies embracing work-life harmony as a way to improve productivity and employee retention...... Population key to building a better Singapore: DPM Teo Singapore's leaders want to build a better and brighter nation for its citizens and Acting Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said the country's population growth is key to achieving this vision...... "Sole-ly" for a good cause Instead of chucking your unused shoes, now you can donate them for a good cause. MediaCorp radio station, Gold 90.5FM, will be embarking on an initiative called "Solely Yours" to collect shoes that are no longer in use...... S'pore, Japan reaffirm bilateral defence ties Singapore and Japan on Wednesday reaffirmed their warm and friendly bilateral defence ties...... High Court dismisses SDP's peaceful assembly motion The High Court has dismissed Dr Chee Soon Juan and three others' applications to determine if there should be a balance between people's right to assemble peacefully and the need to restrict such rights in the interest of national security or public ..... Teen charged with rioting with a weapon A 16-year-old boy has been charged with rioting with a weapon...... Woman charged with setting door of HDB flat on fire A 25-year-old woman has been charged with setting the door of an HDB flat on fire...... Woman charged with bribing police officers A 26-year-old Filipino woman has been charged with bribing two police officers...... Man charged with two counts of forgery A 32-year-old man has been charged with two counts of forging documents...... Used iPhones to enhance lives, safety of needy elderly Project Silverline, a social project launched on Wednesday, will give out free and specially re-conditioned iPhones to the elderly to enhance their lives and safety...... Woman accused of killing flatmate back in court A woman accused of killing her flatmate in 2011 made a brief appearance at the Subordinate Courts on Wednesday morning......