Singapore Local News, 2012-12-20

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Specialised school for N(T) students opens its doors Singapore's first specialised school for Normal (Technical) stream students welcomed its first batch of students at its brand new campus this morning. Crest Secondary School will provide a customised curriculum, allowing students to........     SMRT trains to run later on Christmas Eve Those partaking in Christmas revelry can now afford to stay out later and still catch public transport home - SMRT has announced that SMRT trains and selected bus services will be running later on Christmas Eve, Dec 24, with the services ending........ Man jailed, caned for robbing Vietnamese woman A fruit seller was sentenced to four years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane today for robbing a woman whom he had paid for sex. Quek Pheng Hock, 49 also robbed the Vietnamese woman of her handphone and S$1,700 worth of cash...... Train service disrupted on NEL due to train fault Train services on the Northeast Line (NEL) were delayed due to a train fault today. The delay, which lasted about 40 mins started at about 4.40pm, when services between Punggol and Little India station were stopped...... Two bodies set up to enforce & advise on Personal Data Protection Act The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) is setting up a Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) to administer and enforce the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). The commission will undertake education and outreach........

Small cars COE hits new high of S$81,889 Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums for small cars continued to surge in the latest bidding exercise, clocking its sixth consecutive increase and another high in the category. The premium for small cars (1,600cc and below)........     Specialised school for N(T) students opens its doors Singapore's first specialised school for Normal (Technical) stream students welcomed its first batch of students at its brand new campus on Thursday morning...... Man jailed, caned for robbing Vietnamese woman A fruit seller was sentenced to four years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane on Thursday for robbing a woman whom he had paid for sex...... Train service on NEL resumes after disruption Services on the North East Line (NEL) have resumed after a disruption due to train fault...... Train service disrupted on NEL due to train fault Services on the North East Line (NEL) have been delayed due to a train fault on Thursday...... Two bodies set up to enforce & advise on Personal Data Protection Act The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) is setting up a Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) to administer and enforce the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)...... S$1.7m paid out under SEC & WIS for persons with disabilities Nearly S$1.7 million has been paid out under the Special Employment Credit (SEC) and Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) for persons with disabilities...... More employers offering work-life arrangements More employers in Singapore are offering work-life arrangements, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)......