Singapore Local News, 2012-12-07

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China nationals who protested atop construction cranes charged with trespass Two China nationals, arrested yesterday for refusing to leave the top of two 10-storey-high construction cranes and intentionally causing alarm, have been charged with the offence of criminal trespass in a district court this afternoon......     Religious teacher molests child, gets nine months' jail A 38-year-old religious teacher has been sentenced to nine months' jail for molesting a child in March 2007. He was found guilty of one charge of committing an indecent act with a child. The court heard that he had asked........ Lee Kuan Yew bilingualism fund to give S$1.6m support 10 proposals The Lee Kuan Yew Fund for bilingualism is supporting 10 proposals to promote the teaching and learning of English and Mother Tongue languages among preschool children.About S$1.6 million will go towards supporting these projects over........ RWS expects to draw 17m visitors next year Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) is expecting 17 million visitors next year, surpassing the 16 million who visited this year, Genting Group chairman Lim Kok Thay announced today ahead of the integrated resort's opening this evening......

Telcos question IDA methods after being fined over 3G coverage The 3G services of all three telcos have been declared not up to scratch by the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), a finding the companies countered by calling into question the methodology used by the regulator. The........     Track fault caused delay on North-South Line, says SMRT A track fault caused a temporary delay in the North-South line on Thursday evening...... Two China workers charged with criminal trespass Two workers from China who sat on top of two construction cranes for hours on Thursday have been charged in court with criminal trespass...... Commissioner of Charities conducting review on Jamiyah SINGAPORE : The Commissioner of Charities has initiated a governance review of Muslim missionary society Jamiyah, to "identify areas for improvement in governance and management"...... Singapore concerned over North Korea's impending rocket launch Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) says it has been following reports that North Korea may be preparing to carry out a rocket launch with great concern...... Industry experts to share know-how with Asian content providers at ATF 2013 SINGAPORE : Industry experts and leaders will share their know-how and market knowledge to help entertainment content players in Asia succeed in the global market...... First Asian referee at a World Cup final match George Suppiah dies Singaporean George Suppiah, who made history by being the first Asian referee at a World Cup final match, has died...... Easier web access overseas for NTU staff, students SINGAPORE : It will be easier and cheaper for staff and students of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to access the Internet when they are at institutions overseas...... Singapore government donates S$50,000 to support relief efforts in Philippines The Singapore government will donate S$50,000 to support relief efforts in the Philippines for those affected by Tropical Storm Bopha...... Three Malaysians jailed for cheating MBS casino Three Malaysian brothers have been sentenced to jail for cheating the Marina Bay Sands casino of S$344,350 worth of gaming chips...... Religious teacher molests child, gets 9 months jail A 38-year-old religious teacher has been sentenced to nine months' jail for molesting a child in March 2007...... Parliament to sit on 14 Jan Parliament will sit on 14 January 2013 at 1:30pm...... RWS forecasts 17 million visitors for 2013 Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) expects to have 17 million visitors for 2013, according to the integrated resort's forecast...... Govt disbursed about S$335m in GST Voucher-Cash as at Nov The government disbursed about S$335 million in GST Voucher-Cash and about S$100 million in GST Voucher-Medisave by the end of November......