Singapore Local News, 2012-12-02

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29 ex-SMRT bus drivers involved in illegal strike sent back to China All 29 ex-SMRT bus drivers involved in an illegal strike over pay and living conditions on 26 and 27 November have been sent back to China. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said they were placed on flights between 12.15am and........     PAP selects Central Executive Committee members Cadres of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) have elected members of the party's highest policy-making body, the Central Executive Committee (CEC). Twelve were elected to the CEC, while two were co-opted. The 12 who........ PA website taken down amid fears of hacking The People's Association (PA) website is currently unavailable. A viewer sent an email to Channel NewsAsia on Sunday afternoon, pointing out that the website had a picture of a figure in a hoodie, accompanied by the words "Hightech........ Important to balance govt's key goals for S'pore: PM Lee Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the government is adjusting the balance between its key goals to achieve Singapore's future objectives. Mr Lee, who likened these goals to yin and yang elements that complement each other, said it........ More students to benefit from CDAC's Ready for School project More help will be given to beneficiaries of the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC)'s Ready for School! project this year......

Speakers at PAP conference address areas of dissatisfaction Several speakers at the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) Conference spoke of ways the party can move forward and tackle areas of dissatisfaction......     4 caught for theft at shopping malls Three women and a man have been arrested for theft...... 29 ex-SMRT bus drivers involved in illegal strike sent back to China All 29 ex-SMRT bus drivers involved in an illegal strike over pay and living conditions on 26 and 27 November have been sent back to China...... 21-year-old motorcyclist dies on the spot in accident A 21-year-old motorcyclist died in an accident on the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) on Sunday...... DPM Teo and Dr Balakrishnan to visit Doha for climate change meetings Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will be in Doha, Qatar for meetings on climate change...... PAP selects Central Executive Committee members The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) cadres elected a new central executive committee (CEC) for the first time since old guards like former Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong stepped down last year...... PA website hacked The website of the People's Association (PA) has been hacked and is currently not available...... Special envoy to attend hearing in Ionescu's trial Singapore's Special Envoy to Romania, Mr Ong Eng Chuan, will attend the next hearing in the trial of former Romanian diplomat, Silviu Ionescu, when it resumes on December 3...... Important to balance govt's key goals for S'pore: PM Lee Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the government is adjusting the balance between its key goals to achieve Singapore's future objectives......