Singapore Local News, 2012-12-12

---

Michael Palmer resigns as Speaker, MP Mr Michael Palmer has resigned as Speaker of Parliament and as a member of the People's Action Party following his........     Crane strike workers to have legal representation The two Chinese workers, charged with criminal trespass last Friday for illegally remaining atop two ten-storey-high cranes, will be represented by legal counsel. Lawyer Ravinderpal Singh from Kalco Law was yesterday approached by........ Pre-trial conference for ex-SMRT bus drivers set for 19 Dec The four ex-SMRT bus drivers from China charged with instigating an illegal strike in late November were back in court today. Their lawyers told the court that they need more time to take full instructions from their clients as the........ PM Lee accepts Palmer's resignation Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong this afternoon accepted Mr Michael Palmer's resignation from the People's Action Party, while acknowledging the former MP's "diligent" efforts on the ground at Punggol East and "dignity and sure touch" as Speaker........ DPM Teo: MPs must be held to highest standards of personal conduct Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said that while Mr Michael Palmer was a "diligent and good" Member of Parliament, it was necessary for the People's Action Party to be seen to be holding all its MPs to the highest standards of personal........ Palmer: My conduct was improper, a serious error of judgment Mr Michael Palmer resigned to take "full responsibility for a grave mistake", he said at a press conference this afternoon in which he admitted to an affair with a staff member of the People's Association and resigned as Speaker of Parliament........ GCE 'N' Level Examination results out 17 Dec The results of the 2012 Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) Level Examinations will be released on 17 December. School candidates may obtain their result slips from their........ Singapore's Q3 growth much less than forecast: MAS survey The Republic's economy expanded by 0.3 per cent in the third quarter of the year compared with the same period last year, according to professional forecasters surveyed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in a report published........ Singapore the city of choice for Asia's 'mobile millionaires' HONG KONG - Singapore topped Hong Kong as the most desired place in Asia for so-called mobile millionaires to reside, with quality of life cited as the main attraction, a RBC Wealth Management survey showed. Almost a third of the millionaires........

S'pore students score high marks in international tests Amid the ongoing debate about the education system here, two international studies released yesterday ranked Singaporean students highly for their ability in reading, science and mathematics. While observers noted that........     Bail likely for two construction workers charged with criminal trespass Two construction workers from China who were charged in court with criminal trespass are likely to be bailed out within the next two days...... Driver injured in West Coast Highway trailer accident An accident involving a trailer has left one person injured...... WP, SPP urge PM to call for by-election The Workers' Party (WP) and the Singapore People's Party (SPP) have urged Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to call for a by-election as soon as possible for the vacated parliamentary seat of Punggol East...... MPs & grassroots advisors must uphold high standards: PM Lee Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said all MPs and grassroots advisors must uphold high standards of propriety and personal conduct...... Pre-trial conference for ex-SMRT bus drivers set for 19 Dec The four ex-SMRT bus drivers from China charged with instigating an illegal strike in late November were back in court on Wednesday...... Speaker of Parliament Michael Palmer resigns over "grave mistake" Mr Michael Palmer, Speaker of Singapore Parliament and MP for Punggol East SMC, has resigned over "grave mistake" of improper conduct...... S'pore's economy forecast to expand by 1.5% in 2012: MAS survey Private sector forecasters have wound back their projections for Singapore's economic growth this year and next...... GCE 'N' Level Examination results out 17 Dec The results of the 2012 Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) Level Examinations will be released on 17 December...... Equipment failure could have caused incident that left serviceman critically injured Preliminary findings indicate equipment malfunction could have led to the incident that left a navy serviceman critically injured......