Singapore Local News, 2012-10-21

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Exiting buses to get right-of-way at 150 more bus stops Motorists will have to give way to buses at 150 more bus stops in the future, as the government expands the mandatory Give-Way to Buses Scheme to a total of 350 bus stops. This comes as new bus services hit the roads today under the........     Number of young drug abusers on the rise Teenagers used to turn to glue to get high, but synthetics drugs like "Ice" and "Ecstasy" are increasingly becoming their poisons of choice, given the increasing number of arrests of new abusers below the age of 20. Last year, 228........ PM Lee pays last respects to late King Norodom Sihanouk Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid his respects to the late King-Father of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk, in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh today. Mr Lee laid a wreath on behalf of the government and people of Singapore as a mark of........ Public-spirited resident helps police arrest suspected loanshark runner A public-spirited resident helped police arrest a 34-year-old suspect for loansharking...... S'pore Red Cross hoping to raise S$250k for local charities at bazaar The Singapore Red Cross expects to raise some S$250,000 for local charities through its International Bazaar......

Kampong Glam a microcosm of what S'pore should be like: Dr Yaacob The historic neighbourhood of Kampong Glam is a microcosm of what Singapore should be like - multi-cultural and multi-religious. Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, said this at the launch of the Kampong Glam Her.....     Over 4,000 take part in PAssion North Run Over 4,000 runners took part in the first major running event in Yishun, the PAssion North Run, on Sunday morning...... LTA to expand Mandatory Give-Way to Buses Scheme Motorists will have to give way to buses in more areas, under the mandatory Give-Way to Buses Scheme. The Land Transport Authority is gradually adding another 150 bus stops to the scheme, and will make known which stops will benefit from the programm..... PM Lee hopeful for discussions on South China Sea code at ASEAN Summit Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the region needs to work towards a code of conduct for the South China Sea and hopes to see informal discussions on this started at next month's ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh...... Unique arts programme to engage S'poreans on governance issues Singaporeans will be encouraged to give their views on the type of government they hope to see exist in 2022. This will be done through a unique arts programme organised by the Institute of Policy Studies...... Number of young drug abusers on the rise It used to be that teenagers turned to glue to get high, but now synthetics drugs like "Ice" and "Ecstasy" are increasingly becoming their poisons of choice and arrests of new abusers below the age of 20 have gone up...... PM Lee pays last respects to late King Norodom Sihanouk Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid his respects to the late King-Father of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk, in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, on Sunday......