Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Singapore Local News, 2012-11-20



    MOE, SEAB to stop listing top-scoring students in all national exams
The Ministry of Education (MOE) and Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) will stop listing the top-scoring students in all national examinations. The ministry told Channel NewsAsia today that it will stop the current........

    ComfortDelgro taxi booking system down today
Some commuters found themselves struggling to book Comfort or CityCab taxis this afternoon, after the taxi booking system of Singapore's biggest operator crashed due to a technical glitch. The taxi booking system was unavailable........

Accounts executive jailed 11 weeks for having paid sex with underage girl
An accounts executive was sentenced to 11 weeks' jail today for having paid sex with an underage girl in the high-profile online vice ring case. Choong Sin Jian, 28, a Singapore Permanent Resident, faced two charges but the........

"Purposeful play" to be part of preschool curriculum
The Education Ministry said "purposeful play" will be one of the principles in the new Kindergarten Curriculum Framework, which is expected to be released next year. At the ministry's Kindergarten Learning Forum, Senior Minister of........

New Zealander who jumped bail jailed for causing hurt
A New Zealander who fled Singapore last year while on court bail and who later returned to turn himself in was sentenced to five months' jail by a district court today. Robert Stephen Dahlberg, 35, pleaded guilty to voluntarily........

Singapore calls for immediate ceasefire in Israel-Hamas conflict
Singapore today called on all parties in the Israel-Hamas conflict to exercise maximum restraint, work towards an immediate ceasefire and avoid civilian casualties. A Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said Singapore is deeply........

Uniformed groups important for youth development: Chan Chun Sing
Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing said that school uniformed groups play a special role in developing the youth. Mr Chan was speaking at the sidelines of the annual Boys' Brigade Share-a-Gift Project........

Man jailed for abetting 'scapegoats' to take the rap for traffic offences
Seah Hock Thiam, who once championed the Yellow Ribbon Project, which helps reformed offenders start afresh, was today jailed six weeks for abetting his driver to get someone to take the rap for his friends' traffic offences. Seah,........

I was pressured into pleading guilty: ex-CNB chief Ng Boon Gay
On the witness stand for the second consecutive day, former Central Narcotics Bureau Director Ng Boon Gay revealed that he was pressured into pleading guilty to graft charges by the deputy director of the Corrupt Practices Investigation........

RWS' Marine Life Park to open on Thursday
The final attraction at Resorts World Sentosa, the Marine Life Park, will open this Thursday, about two weeks ahead of the Integrated Resort's grand opening. Adult tickets to the SEA Aquarium, the world's largest, cost S$29 and S$20........

Customer service in Q3 2012 generally met expectations: Survey
Customer service in the food & beverage (F&B) sectors generally met consumers' expectations, according to the latest Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG) 2012 Q3 survey conducted by the Institute of Service Excellence at the........

    KK Hospital apologises for baby mix-up
In what is the first reported baby mix-up in a public hospital, two sets of parents went home on Sunday from KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) with the wrong babies. The mistake was discovered about an hour........

    Jersey Boys to make Asian debut in Singapore
Musical Jersey Boys will make its Asian debut in Singapore on Tuesday at MasterCard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands......

MOE, SEAB to stop listing top-scoring students in all national exams
The Ministry of Education (MOE) and Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) will stop listing the top-scoring students in all national examinations......

"Purposeful play" to be part of preschool curriculum
The Education Ministry said "purposeful play" will be one of the principles in the new Kindergarten Curriculum Framework, which is expected to be released next year......

Comfort Delgro's taxi booking system restored after technical glitch
Transport operator Comfort Delgro's taxi booking system was down on Tuesday afternoon......

Accounts executive jailed 11 weeks for having paid sex with underage girl
An accounts executive was sentenced to 11 weeks' jail on Tuesday for having paid sex with an underage girl in the high-profile online vice ring case......

Jail for causing hurt for New Zealander who jumped bail
A New Zealander who fled Singapore last year while on court bail and who later returned to turn himself in, was sentenced to five months' jail by a district court on Tuesday......

Uniformed groups important for youth development: Chan Chun Sing
Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing said that school uniformed groups play a special role in developing the youth......

Singapore calls for immediate ceasefire in Israel-Hamas conflict
Singapore on Tuesday called on all parties in the Israel-Hamas conflict to exercise maximum restraint, work towards an immediate ceasefire and avoid civilian casualties......

World's largest oceanarium opens Nov 22 at RWS
Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) will open the world's largest oceanarium on November 22......

Top Asian officials in S'pore for inaugural Temasek Foundation programme
Top government officials from Asia are in Singapore for the inaugural Temasek Foundation Governance & Public Administration Programme for Senior Public Officials (TFGPA)......

Man jailed for abetting 'scapegoats' to take traffic offences rap
Seah Hock Thiam, who once championed the Yellow Ribbon Project which helps reformed offenders start afresh, was on Tuesday jailed six weeks for abetting his driver to get someone to take the rap for his friends' traffic offences......

I did not demand sex in exchange for favours: Ng Boon Gay
More details about the three-year affair between former Central Narcotics Bureau chief, Ng Boon Gay, and Ms Cecilia Sue emerged in court on Tuesday morning during his corruption trial......

Tourists less satisfied with S'pore goods and services: survey
A survey has found that tourists are less satisfied with the quality of goods and services in Singapore as compared to the year before......

Ng Boon Gay on the stand for second day in corruption trial
Former Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) chief Ng Boon Gay was back on the witness stand for a second day at his sex-for-contracts trial on Tuesday......

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