Singapore Local News, 2012-11-05

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Govt support, changing attitudes help women manage family & career Women in the field of science and medicine face long and irregular work hours, and this tends to become a challenge once they start a family. But Minister of State for Finance and Transport Josephine Teo said the situation is........     Book launched in tribute of retiring Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong Singapore's judicial and legal fraternities have paid tribute to retiring Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong who has been described by his successor, Judge of Appeal Sundaresh Menon, as the "dominant Singapore lawyer of this era". And as........ SMRT station manager takes stand in Thai teen's lawsuit The safety of rail commuters continued to be the focus in the ongoing hearing of a lawsuit filed by a Thai teenager against rail operator SMRT and the Land Transport Authority. Ms Pen-Eakchanasak Nitcharee lost both her legs in........ Father jailed for filming his teenage daughter showering An unemployed man was jailed five months today for filming his 15-year-old daughter while she was showering. The man, who attributed it to a "lapse of judgment", was severely berated by a judge for "causing unthinkable harm" to the........ Trial warning system for over-height vehicles at Upper Bukit Timah Road Drivers of over-height vehicles will soon be alerted by a warning system so that they can take measures to avoid hitting overhead road structures with a 4.5-metre clearance. These structures include pedestrian overhead bridges and gantry........ Court grants lawyer M. Ravi more time to produce detailed medical report In the ongoing legal tussle between the Law Society of Singapore and lawyer M. Ravi, the High Court has granted Mr Ravi more time to produce a detailed medical report on the state of his mental health. During the meeting in Chambers........ Singapore's F&B service sector reaches out to job seekers Singapore's food and beverage service sector hopes to get more Singaporeans to join the industry. The Food & Beverage Managers' Association, with the support of Workforce Development Agency, held its first career clinic today at........

Dying at home is expensive Mr Lim, 42, and his brother have the shared burden of looking after a sister who has been struck by ovarian cancer, as well as a wheelchair-bound elderly mother. Relying solely on Mr Lim's income as a machine operator,........     More needy students to benefit from Share-A-Textbook project SINGAPORE : More needy students will be able to benefit from the FairPrice Share-A-Textbook project, which aims to collect 350,000 used textbooks this year...... Govt support, changing attitudes help women manage family & career SINGAPORE : Women in the field of science and medicine face long and irregular work hours, and this tends to become a challenge once they start a family...... Extension of train and bus services on eve of Deepavali SBS Transit will extend the operating hours of its bus and train services on the eve of Deepavali on November 12...... Book launched in tribute of retiring Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong Singapore's judicial and legal fraternities have paid tribute to retiring Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong who has been described by his successor, Judge of Appeal Sundaresh Menon, as the "dominant Singapore lawyer of this era"...... Sentosa's Marine Life Park gears up for opening by Dec 7 It's set to make waves next month when Sentosa's Marine Life Park opens its gates by December 7...... Father jailed for filming his teenage daughter showering An unemployed man was jailed five months on Monday for filming his 15-year-old daughter while she was showering...... SMRT station manager takes stand in Thai teen's lawsuit SINGAPORE : The safety of rail commuters continued to be the focus in the ongoing hearing of a lawsuit filed by a Thai teenager against rail operator SMRT and the Land Transport Authority...... Trial warning system for over-height vehicles at Upper Bukit Timah Road Drivers of over-height vehicles will soon be alerted by a warning system so that they can take measures to avoid hitting overhead road structures with a 4.5-metre clearance. These structures include pedestrian overhead bridges and gantry signs...... Court grants lawyer M. Ravi more time to produce detailed medical report In the ongoing legal tussle between the Law Society of Singapore and lawyer M. Ravi, the High Court has granted Mr Ravi more time to produce a detailed medical report on the state of his mental health...... Two girls suffer smoke inhalation in kitchen fire Two girls suffered from smoke inhalation when fire broke out in the HDB flat they were in...... Singapore's F&B service sector reaches out to job seekers Singapore's food and beverage service sector hopes to get more Singaporeans to join the industry and make up the core of new hires to fill positions ranging from rank-and-file to managerial...... S'pore appoints new Honorary Consul-General in Toronto, Canada The Singapore government, with the agreement of the government of Canada, has appointed Mr Kevin D Reed as Singapore's Honorary Consul-General in Toronto, Canada, with jurisdiction over the province of Ontario......