Singapore Local News, 2012-10-20

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Nine receive Inspiring Teacher of English Award Nine teachers received the Inspiring Teacher of English Award on Tuesday. The award, now into its fifth year, has so far recognised 37 teachers for their efforts in using innovative methods to engage and inspire their students to........     80 proposals to promote pre-schooler bilingualism The Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism has received some 80 proposals to promote bilingualism among children at pre-school level so far. The public was invited to submit ideas in July 2012. The fund seeks to raise the quality of........ New home palliative scheme for young launched A new home palliative programme has been launched for children and teenagers with life-threatening or terminal conditions. Called Star PALS (Paediatric Advanced Life Support), the programme aims to improve the patients' quality of life with........ Young Singaporeans redefine happiness Have a wider variety of modules in schools that build technical and talent-based skills. Set more attractive career paths for both blue-collared and social workers. Don't let students' career choices be limited by the grades they achieve. These...... Local food industry on track with trans fat rules The Health Promotion Board (HPB) says Singapore's food industry is on track to meet new trans fat regulation by May 2013. Over 70 per cent of local bakeries are now using ingredients which meet the trans fat requirement, while 80........

'Knuckledusters era' over: Former ST editor In 1973, a reporter at the now-defunct New Nation broke a story about how the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) was inviting Malaysians to enlist, with Singapore citizenship as an incentive. The reporter got the story after........     New home palliative programme launched A new home palliative programme has been launched for children and teenagers with life-threatening or terminal conditions...... 80 proposals received to promote bilingualism among pre-schoolers The Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism has received some 80 proposals to promote bilingualism among children at pre-school level so far. The public was invited to submit ideas in July 2012...... Nine teachers receive Inspiring Teacher of English Award Nine teachers received the Inspiring Teacher of English Award on Tuesday...... Take time off to make a more gracious and kinder society Singaporeans have been urged to take time off their busy schedules to make for a more gracious and kinder society...... S'poreans talking more about values in Our SG conversation One common thread that has emerged from dialogue sessions of Our Singapore Conversation so far is the desire to have a society that values kindness and graciousness...... Food industry on track to meet new trans fat rules The Health Promotion Board (HPB) says Singapore's food industry is on track to meet new trans fat regulation by May 2013...... Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew to visit Vienna Minister for Transport Mr Lui Tuck Yew will make an official visit to Vienna, Austria, from 21 to 23 October, to participate in the 19th Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress and its Ministerial Round Table......