Singapore Local News, 2012-12-08

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NParks sees 33% more volunteers The National Parks Board (NParks) has seen a 33 per cent increase in the number of active volunteers this year, compared to 2011. More than 800 volunteers now serve on a regular basis and they range from as young as nine to over........     Dual-key EC units getting more popular Dual-key units in executive condominiums (ECs) are rising in demand among home-seekers. Developer MCC Land said its executive condominium project One Canberra sold out its 95 dual-key apartments within a month, from when the project........ 20 arrested for drink driving The Traffic Police's blitz against drink driving saw 20 motorists arrested early this morning. In the pre-dawn operation, road blocks were set up at Ganges Avenue, Clemeanceau Avenue, Jalan Bukit Merah, Mountbatten Road and Sims........ New seniors services centre in Taman Jurong A new seniors services centre has opened in Taman Jurong and will deliver programmes aimed at addressing the health problems of the elderly and giving them social support. Nearly S$250,000 was spent to refurbish the Thye Hua Kwan........ Boys Brigade appealing for more donations The Boys' Brigade is appealing for more food donations to help spread festive cheer to the needy. The Share-a-Gift project has not met its target amount of donations. "We've got 11 more days to go, and we are only at 21 per cent of........ Foreign worker policy not operated like COE system: Tan Chuan-Jin Companies have common misconceptions on Singapore's hiring policy for foreign workers, said Acting Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin in an interview with Channel NewsAsia. One of them is the Government has turned off the tap on bringing in........

Genting Group chairman says bottlenose dolphins are 'not endangered' It was a question he said he had hoped to avoid. But with all the controversy surrounding Resorts World Sentosa's import of wild-caught dolphins for its Marine Life Park, Genting Group Chairman Lim Kok Thay addressed the issue yesterday following a.......     S'pore & Indian armies conduct joint exercise in India The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the Indian Army (IA) have conducted a bilateral artillery exercise in Devlali, India...... Dual-key EC units becoming more popular Dual-key units in executive condominiums (ECs) are rising in demand among home-seekers...... Boys' Brigade begins delivering donations, appeals for more help The Boys' Brigade is appealing for more food donations to help spread festive cheer to the needy...... Foreign worker policy not operated like COE system: Tan Chuan-Jin In an interview with Channel NewsAsia, Acting Minister for Manpower Mr Tan Chuan-Jin said companies have common misconceptions on Singapore's hiring policy for foreign workers...... New seniors services centre to offer integrated support for elderly A new seniors services centre has opened in Taman Jurong. It will deliver programmes aimed at addressing the health problems of the elderly and giving them social support...... 20 rounded up in anti-drink driving blitz The latest anti drink-driving blitz by the traffic police rounded up 20 motorists early Saturday morning...... S'pore to host International Summit of the Book Singapore will host the International Summit of the Book in August 2013...... Workers facing employment issues should approach MOM for help: Tan Chuan-Jin Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin has acknowledged that in general, the relationship between an employer and employee tends to be weighted against workers...... NParks sees healthy increase in volunteer numbers The National Parks Board (NParks) has seen a 33 per cent increase in the number of active volunteers this year, compared to 2011...... HPB introduces measures to boost capability of Health Ambassadors The Health Promotion Board (HPB) has announced a slew of measures to raise the capability of its pool of Health Ambassadors......