Thursday, November 29, 2012

Singapore Local News, 2012-11-29



    SMRT holds first townhall with China drivers
SMRT has issued the following statement after management met with bus drivers from China at a townhall session today: SMRT Management and staff met up with more than 130 of our Service Leaders (SLs) from China at two townhall........

    Electrician sentenced to jail and caning for stealing rifle
Singapore - An electrician has been sentenced to jail and caning for stealing a rifle from a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) specialist cadet trainee at Pasir Laba Camp. Mohammad Ridzuan Jamari, 31, was sentenced to a jail term of five years and........

Four Chinese SMRT bus drivers involved in illegal strike charged in court
Four Chinese national SMRT bus drivers who were involved in the recent illegal strike were charged in court this afternoon for abetting fellow drivers employed by SMRT Buses Ltd to take part in a strike on Monday and Tuesday......

S'pore to sign global convention to protect rights of people with disabilities
Singapore will sign a global convention that promotes and protects the rights of people with disabilities. It will sign the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) tomorrow in New York......

Visitors flock to Singapore Zoo to eye Giant Pandas
The two pandas from China, Kai Kai and Jia Jia, thrilled hordes of visitors on the opening day of the Giant Panda Forest today. They were active, moving playfully around their enclosure, as visitors snapped photographs and filmed........

Police statement on arrest of 4 PRC nationals involved in illegal strike
The police have issued the following statement after four China nationals, He Jun Ling, 32, Gao Yue Qiang, 32, Lin Xing Ying, 33, and Wang Xian Jie 39, were arrested for their role in the illegal SMRT bus driver strike: Between 28........

Small sachets are big help for clean water in developing world
Mr Greg Allgood tears open a small sachet and dumps the powder into a large plastic container filled with brown, murky water. After about five minutes of stirring, clumps of sludge form and sink to the bottom as the water starts to clear......

SMRT buses diverted on 2nd Dec for Standard Chartered Marathon
SMRT bus services 61, 75, 77, 106, 167, 171, 190, 700A, 851, 960, 961 and 970 will be temporarily diverted on 2 December between 1.00am and 3.30pm due to road closures for the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2012. SMRT NightRider bus........

385 new HIV cases in S'pore between Jan & Oct
From January to October this year, 385 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were reported among Singapore residents, said the health ministry on today. The Ministry of Health (MOH) expects the total number of notified HIV........

    'Tackling rising property prices will take a while'
Tackling the issue of rising property prices will take a while, but Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong felt it can be done. In an interview with Bloomberg, Mr Lee was asked if he would be addressing the issue of home prices here in his annual New Year's......

    MediaCorp launches its first fashion portal
Singapore's leading media company MediaCorp has launched its first fashion portal......

Firm stand against illegal strike an assurance to investors: Teo Ser Luck
The government's strong stand against the illegal strike staged by 171 SMRT bus drivers from China will give companies and investors here and potential investors the assurance about the country's stable labour relations......

Electrician sentenced to jail and caning for stealing rifle
Singapore: An electrician has been sentenced to jail and caning for stealing a rifle from a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) specialist cadet trainee at Pasir Laba Camp......

HPB invites feedback on ways to strengthen food advertisements for children
The Health Promotion Board (HPB) wants to hear from the public on ways to better protect children from advertisements that make unhealthy food and drinks look appealing......

4 SMRT bus drivers charged with instigating illegal strike
Four SMRT bus drivers from China were charged on Thursday with instigating an illegal strike involving fellow drivers at the Woodlands dormitory on 26 and 27 November......

GIS, US-based Appistry launch research collaboration
SINGAPORE : The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) is working with a leading US-based provider of data solutions to boost efforts to improve public health......

Businessman strangled son before committing suicide: Coroner's Court
A businessman, who was saddled with debts of a million dollars, strangled his 19-year-old handicapped son and leapt to his death......

S'pore to sign global convention to promote, protect rights of people with disabilities
SINGAPORE : Singapore will sign a global convention that promotes and protects the rights of people with disabilities......

Four SMRT bus drivers to be charged for role in illegal strike
Four SMRT bus drivers from China were arrested between Wednesday and Thursday for their role in an illegal strike at Woodlands Dormitory on Monday and Tuesday......

Free one-hour internet access for elderly Singaporeans, PRs at public libraries
Singaporeans and Permanent Residents who are 50 years and above can have one hour of free Internet access at the public libraries a day......

Application for 2013 Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship
Outstanding Singaporeans who are interested in the 2013 Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship can apply for it from November 30 to December 31......

Spot legal cigarettes with their lines
From March next year, all cigarettes sold in Singapore must have a new marking to show that they are not contraband or smuggled goods......

Visitors flock to Singapore Zoo to eye Giant Pandas
The two pandas from China, Kai Kai and Jia Jia, thrilled hordes of visitors on the opening day of the Giant Panda Forest on Thursday......

385 new HIV cases in S'pore between Jan & Oct
From January to October this year, 385 new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) were reported among Singapore residents, said the health ministry on Thursday......

339,000 workers to receive Workfare Special Bonus instalment
About 339,000 older and low-wage workers will get their third payment of the Workfare Special Bonus (WSB) by Saturday......

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