Singapore Local News, 2012-11-13

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Shanmugam warns against under-estimating risks from South China Sea dispute Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs K Shanmugam warned of the risks that could stem from the conflicting territorial claims in the South China Sea dispute. He urged leaders not to under-estimate the risks and consequences,........     Food centre reports success in tray return program Some food centres are reporting success in their own tray return programmes, just as the National Environment Agency announced on Nov 3 that the national tray return programme will be rolled out at nine hawker centres by year's end...... Emergency response exercise to be conducted at RWS, Sentosa The Singapore Police Force and several agencies will hold an exercise to test their readiness to respond in emergency. 'Exercise Heartbeat Delta' will be conducted on Nov 15 at Resorts World Sentosa and Tanjong Beach, Sentosa Island........ Hotels, restaurants find ways to cope with year-end manpower shortage It is that time of the year when companies and families plan their year-end functions, and hotels and restaurants that Channel NewsAsia spoke to said they have received about 10 per cent more orders for November and December this year, as........ PUB monitoring foam in Choa Chu Kang The PUB has said in a statement to the media that it is monitoring the foam in the Pang Sua Canal that runs from Bukit Panjang to Stagmont Road and Choa Chu Kang North. The canal, which drains into Kranji Reservoir, was filled with........

Over 3,000 employees needed for new eldercare facilities More than 3,000 employees will be needed to operate the 105 new eldercare facilities to be built in the next four years, with the authorities looking to increase the nursing course intake, encourage mid-career switches and draw on housewives........     Foam at Pang Sua Canal mostly cleaned up The huge clouds of foam that engulfed the Pang Sua Canal at Choa Chu Kang on Tuesday morning have been mostly cleaned up, said national water agency PUB...... Vasantham welcomes Festival of Lights with countdown concert MediaCorp's Vasantham channel welcomed Deepavali with their viewers in an energetic countdown concert on Monday night...... Emergency response exercise to be conducted at RWS, Sentosa The Singapore Police Force and several agencies will hold an exercise to test their readiness to respond in emergency...... Food centre reports success in tray return program Some food centres are already reporting success in their own tray return programmes...... More going online to purchase sarees More people seem to be going online to purchase their sarees...... Concerns over govt's projected foreign manpower needs Non-government organisations (NGO), stakeholders and observers have raised concerns over the government's projection for more foreign manpower by 2030...... Shanmugam warns against under-estimating risks from South China Sea dispute Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs K Shanmugam warned of the risks that could stem from the conflicting territorial claims in the South China Sea dispute...... Vibrant floral displays at Changi Airport to celebrate Deepavali Changi Airport has come alive once again with its vibrant floral displays to celebrate Deepavali, or the Festival of Lights...... Hotels, restaurants find ways to cope with year-end manpower shortage It is that time of the year when companies and families plan their year-end functions...... PUB cleans up Pang Sua canal foam, monitors water quality Clean-up work is ongoing at Pang Sua Canal in Choa Chu Kang after the canal and the nearby park areas were hit by foam...... Blaze guts warehouse, firefighting foam drifts to nearby canal Fire gutted a warehouse at Upper Bukit Timah Road on Monday night......