Singapore Local News, 2012-11-08

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S'porean workers found to be 'most happy' since 2009 Singapore's Overall Work Happiness Score has reached its highest since the inception of the survey in 2009. According to the JobsCentral Work Happiness Indicator Survey, the Overall Work Happiness Score for Singaporean workers this........     New fire station to provide faster response & Hazmat readiness A new fire station which specialises in handling hazardous materials (Hazmat) incidents is to be sited in the future Tuas Biomedical Park. To be completed by end next year, Tuas View Fire Station will serve the biomedical hub, which........ Man charged with sexual abuse of three young girls A man has been charged in court with sexual abuse of three young girls. Emmanuel Lim Chin Pin, 21, is accused of committing indecent acts, sexually abusing and attempted sexual penetration of three 14-year-olds. Lim........ 'A' and 'O' Level provider Cambridge Assessment sets up HQ in S'pore SINGAPORE -'A' and 'O' Level exam provider Cambridge Assessment's Asia Pacific headquarters will officially open in Singapore tomorrow. Known as Cambridge Assessment Singapore (CAS), its office at North Bridge Road will be staffed by a team of....... Asian Civilisations Museum unveil S$5.5-million extension plan The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) is set to get bigger and better with a S$5.5-million extension plan. The museum's extension plan comes after it received a S$5-million donation by Hong Leong Foundation and will include a new........ SMRT extends train, bus services for Deepavali SMRT trains on the North-South, East-West and Circle Lines as well as selected buses will be running later on the eve of Deepavali, till 1.35am on Tuesday, Nov 13. The last trains on all bounds will leave City Hall interchange at........

Faster TB diagnosis with new chip It cuts the time taken to identify tuberculosis infections from the current eight weeks to only three hours, but that is not all. A new invention launched yesterday also detects resistance to two standard drugs used to treat the........     More witnesses to be called in Thai teenager's lawsuit against SMRT & LTA More witnesses are expected to be called to the stand in the lawsuit filed by a Thai teenager against rail operator SMRT and the Land Transport Authority (LTA)...... US Marine Corps commander meets Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen The Commander of the US Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, Lieutenant General Terry Robling called on Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen at the Ministry of Defence on Thursday...... Migrant Workers' Centre welcomes amendments to Employment of Foreign Manpower Act Chairman of the Migrant Workers' Centre Yeo Guat Kwang has welcomed the amendments to the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act which will come into effect on 9 November 2012...... Singaporean workers found to be 'most happy' since 2009 Singapore's Overall Work Happiness Score has reached its highest since the inception of the survey in 2009...... Man charged with sexual abuse of three young girls A man has been charged in court with sexual abuse of three young girls...... Vivian Balakrishnan to attend 25th M'sia-S'pore exchange visits Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan will be in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 9-10 to attend the 25th Malaysia-Singapore Annual Exchange of Visits (MSAEV)...... New fire station to provide faster response & Hazmat readiness A new fire station which specialises in handling hazardous materials (Hazmat) incidents is to be sited in the future Tuas Biomedical Park...... Muscat Street gets facelift with cultural products from Oman Singapore and Oman have marked another cultural milestone...... 'A' and 'O' Level provider Cambridge Assessment sets up HQ in Singapore 'A' and 'O' Level exam provider Cambridge Assessment's Asia Pacific headquarters will officially open in Singapore on Friday...... Amendments to Employment of Foreign Manpower Act take effect on Nov 9 Amendments to the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (EFMA) will take effect on 9 November...... ACM set to get bigger, better with extension plan The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) is set to get bigger and better with a S$5.5-million extension plan......