Singapore Local News, 2012-10-13

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Khaw hopes to see more female engineers in HDB National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan hopes to see more female engineers in the public housing sector. He said in his latest blog entry, "Lady Engineers in HDB" on Saturday that the Housing and Development Board (HDB) has done........     60 give views at first Our-SG Conversation From having more empathy and graciousness in society, to becoming more accepting of the elderly, and having 'Singaporean' listed as a race on identity cards - these were among the issues raised by participants at the Our Singapore Conversation........ Debtor who gave loansharks old address arrested Police have arrested a 39-year-old woman for providing false contact information when obtaining loans from loansharks. Preliminary investigations showed that the suspect - who was arrested on Oct 11 at about 6pm around Serangoon Ave 3 - was a.......

Course framed as a game proves a hit with students Assignments in this National University of Singapore (NUS) computer programming class are divided into 22 smaller "missions", framed around a storyline set in a Star Wars-like universe. Students then embarked on a........     National Museum of S'pore celebrates 125th birthday The National Museum of Singapore celebrates its 125th birthday this month...... SINDA youths get up close and personal with football legends On Friday, youths at the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) got a chance to get up close and personal with some of football's biggest names...... Imagining Singapore in 10 years' time A Singapore without the Maintenance of Parents Act, identity cards without "race" information, and a Lions team that can win the World Cup were some of the news headlines Singaporeans said they wanted to see in 2022...... Acquisition of 25 dolphins in line with global requirements: Marine Life Park Singapore's Marine Life Park said its acquisition of 25 Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphins caught in the wild, followed international requirements...... Majority's response to Amy Cheong episode "speaks well of S'pore" Singaporeans, in particular, the Malay-Muslim community, reacted to the Amy Cheong episode in a mature, calm and collected manner, said Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Chan Chun Sing...... MCYS recognises 87 outstanding volunteers The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports presented 87 awards to its outstanding volunteers on Friday...... Home Affairs ministry pays tribute to 42 volunteers for contributions The Ministry of Home Affairs has paid tribute to 42 volunteers for their service and contributions to the nation...... Suspect arrested for giving false contact information to borrow from loan sharks Police have arrested a 39-year-old woman suspected of giving false contact information to borrow from loan sharks...... Khaw hopes to see more female engineers in HDB National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan hopes to see more female engineers in the public housing sector......