Singapore Local News, 2012-11-01

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Man sentenced to jail and caning for raping teenager A High Court judge today sentenced a man who raped a teenager in the back of a lorry to 12 years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane. The 40-year-old had been convicted of rape in August this year. The incident occured in 2010 when the........     S'pore's long-term job growth expected to moderate: NTUC chief Singapore's workforce is expected to grow at a pace of about 2 per cent or less each year in the future. As the Government tightens foreign worker policy and encourages companies to improve productivity, the current growth rate of........ Manufacturing will remain pillar of S'pore's economy: PM Lee Singapore's economy is changing but manufacturing will remain a pillar of the country's economy, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. Mr Lee was speaking at the 40th anniversary celebration of pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline's........ Defence lawyer probes CPIB's handling of Ng Boon Gay investigation Taking the stand in the graft trial of former Central Narcotics Bureau chief Ng Boon Gay, Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) senior special investigation officer Wilson Khoo faced a barrage of questions over how CPIB handled the........ Ex-CNB chief asked if CPIB could "cover up" girls' names More entries from the station diary of the deputy director of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau's (CPIB) investigation department were read out in court this morning, during the graft trial of former Central Narcotics Bureau chief Ng........ Ex-Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu to retire from GIC Board The Government Investment Corporation (GIC) of Singapore today announced that Dr Richard Hu Tsu Tau will retire from the GIC Board with effect from Nov 30 this year. Dr Hu's association with GIC started when he was appointed a........ SIA progressively reinstating flights to New York after Hurricane Sandy Singapore Airlines (SIA) is progressively reinstating flights to New York after Hurricane Sandy, said the airline today. Flight SQ26 from Frankfurt to John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport will operate on schedule with an expected departure........

PSLE review under way After much public discussion in recent weeks, where several Members of Parliament and Ministers - including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong - weighed in, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said yesterday that the Primary School........     Arts programme aims to gather ideas on S'pore's future The organisers of an arts programme by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and the Drama Box - IPS Prism - hopes to achieve an arts experience that will allow society to reflect on its choices, and question the kind of governance for Singapore...... Political office holders prepare for new appointments A number of political office holders assumed new appointments on Thursday as part of the Singapore Cabinet reshuffle that was announced three months ago...... Man sentenced to jail and caning for raping teenager A High Court judge on Thursday sentenced a man who raped a teenager in the back of a lorry to 12 years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane...... CPIB deputy director continues testimony in Ng Boon Gay's trial The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau's (CPIB) Deputy Director Teng Khee Fatt's testimony at the trial of Ng Boon Gay continued in court on Thursday, shedding light on the CPIB's processes in the recording of Ms Cecilia Sue's statements...... S'pore's long-term job growth expected to moderate: NTUC chief Singapore's workforce is expected to grow at a pace of about two per cent or below per year in future...... Jumbo improves services with SPRING's customer-centric initiatives A major food company in Singapore has benefited from SPRING's Customer-Centric Initiative (CCI) and shared its experiences during a learning journey visit to the company......