Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Singapore Local News, 2012-12-18



    Thai woman's bid to bring in 3.4kg of Ice foiled
A 27-year-old Thai woman's bid to bring in approximately 3.4kg of Ice was foiled by authorities yesterday. The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) successfully halted the attempt at the........

    Construction site workers stop work over late payment of pay
Some workers at a construction site along Yishun Avenue 6 have stopped work because of late payment of salaries. A Mr Tan, who said he is in charge of Sime Chong Construction, told reporters that four of his workers - all Chinese........

Man who ran car into elderly couple fined, banned from driving
A 40-year-old driver has been fined S$7,500 and banned from driving for 42 months for causing the death of an elderly pedestrian. David Chang was fined a further S$4,000 for causing grievous injury to the pedestrian's wife......

ICU patients use iPads to communicate with nurses
A hospital is believed to be the first in Singapore to let patients recovering in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) use iPads to communicate with nurses and family. Developed by Changi General Hospital (CGH) and Integrated Health........

Changi Airport's aircraft handling capacity to be increased 40%
The authorities are gearing up to increase Changi Airport's aircraft handling capacity as there is scope for Changi Airport to handle about 40 per cent more aircraft movements than the 302,000 aircraft movements handled last year......

LTA stickers to encourage moving to the back of buses
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has rolled out four stickers to encourage commuters to move to the back of public buses so that more can get on board. The LTA noted that people who do not move in on buses and trains remain "one........

Bus and train services to be extended on Christmas eve
SBS Transit will be extending the operating hours of its bus and train services on Christmas eve, Dec 24. On the North East Line (NEL), the last train in the direction of HarbourFront will leave Punggol Station at 1:02am, Serangoon........

Latest round of NS registration to begin next week
Male Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents born between June 5 1995 and Sept 11 1995 will have to register for National Service. Registration will be conducted between Dec 26 this year and Jan 16 next year......

    Big turn-out at Punggol East MPS
While a typical Meet-the-People Session (MPS) at Punggol East would see about 50 residents seeking their Member of Parliament (MP) each week, last night's session - the first since former MP Michael Palmer resigned last week over an........

    ASEAN-India commemorative summit to chart future ties
The achievements in 20 years of ties between ASEAN and dialogue partner India will be celebrated with a commemorative summit in New Delhi on Thursday......

Thai woman's bid to bring in 3.4kg of Ice foiled
A 27-year-old Thai woman's bid to bring in approximately 3.4 kilograms (kg) of Ice was foiled by authorities on Monday......

Gerontology nursing courses gain popularity in Singapore
Gerontology nursing courses have gained popularity in Singapore as the country faces an ageing population......

Rat activities found on 2 food operators' premises in AMK Hub
The National Environment Agency (NEA) said it will take action against two food operators in Ang Mo Kio (AMK) Hub......

Construction site workers stop work over late payment of pay
Some workers at a construction site along Yishun Avenue 6 have stopped work because of late payment of salaries......

Changi Airport can handle 430,000 aircraft movements a year: CAAS
Singapore's Changi Airport is capable of handling 430,000 aircraft movements every year......

ICU patients use iPads to communicate with nurses
A hospital is believed to be the first in Singapore to let patients recovering in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) use iPads to communicate with nurses and family......

Man who ran car into elderly couple fined
A 40-year-old driver has been fined S$7,500 and banned from driving for 42 months for causing the death of an elderly pedestrian......

"Move in", LTA launches stickers on buses
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is rolling out a set of four stickers on buses to encourage commuters to move to the back of buses......

Bus & train services on Christmas eve to be extended
SBS Transit will be extending the operating hours of its bus and train services on Christmas eve, 24 December......

NS registration for male citizens, PRs born between Jun and Sep 1995
Male Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents born between 5 June 1995 and 11 September 1995 will have to register for National Service......

Football: Singapore, Thailand vie for record fourth title
Singapore and Thailand will vie for the honour of becoming Southeast Asia's first four-time champions when the AFF Suzuki Cup final gets under way on Wednesday......

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