Singapore Local News, 2012-12-23

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More renting cars & yachts this festive season More Singaporeans are renting cars and yachts for their celebrations this festive season. Short-term car rentals at Prime Car Rental has gone up by about 50 per cent during the festive period. The company said MPVs are........     Rivervale Plaza upgrading to be completed in June 2013 Upgrading work at Sengkang's Rivervale Plaza will be completed in June next year, said North East District mayor Teo Ser Luck. Mr Teo, who was tasked to oversee the Punggol East ward following the resignation of MP Michael Palmer,........ More S'poreans fall prey to phone scams More Singaporeans fell prey to lucky draw phone scams in the first eight months of the year. Police said there were 234 reported cases in the period, of which 134 victims were cheated of their money. Between January and........

Agents to hire more Sri Lankan domestic helpers next year Maid agents in Singapore are looking to hire more foreign domestic helpers from Sri Lanka. From next year, the Association of Employment Agencies plans to bring in between 500 and 1,000 Sri Lankan domestic helpers a month, up from........     Lions receive roaring welcome in S'pore The Lions returned from Bangkok to a hero's welcome at Changi Airport on Sunday, after lifting the AFF Suzuki Cup for an unprecedented fourth time...... More renting cars & yachts this festive season More Singaporeans are renting cars and yachts for their celebrations this festive season...... Rivervale Plaza upgrading to be completed in June 2013 Upgrading work at Sengkang's Rivervale Plaza will be completed in June next year, said North East District mayor Teo Ser Luck...... More S'poreans fall prey to "lucky draw" phone scams More Singaporeans fell prey to lucky draw phone scams in the first eight months of the year......