Singapore Local News, 2013-01-13

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Police looking into ST publication of by-election poll The police is looking into the Straits Times' publication of the findings of a poll on the Punggol East by-election, said the Elections Department today. The article, published on Jan 10, polled 50 Punggol East residents on which........     MSF to focus on better organising its delivery of social services Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing said his ministry will focus on how to better deliver social services to the people. This comes after Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced that Budget Day........ Upgrading works at Rivervale Plaza to speed up: Koh Poh Koon Upgrading works at Rivervale Plaza in the Punggol East ward will be ramped up after the Lunar New Year. Despite the prospect of some delays to the project, works will be taken down a notch during the festive season so business can........ Reform Party 90% sure about contesting Punggol East by-election Secretary-General of the opposition Reform Party Kenneth Jeyaretnam said there is a 90 per cent chance now of the party contesting in the Punggol East by-election. Speaking to reporters during a walkabout today, Mr Jeyaratnam........ One Connect programme launched in Nee Soon GRC About 13,000 private estate residents in Nee Soon GRC will now find it easier to get help on local maintenance issues through One Connect. One Connect is a community programme by Neighbourhood Committees to engage private estate........ Some leads in cat mutilation case: K Shanmugam Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said there has been some leads on the recent case of cat mutilation. Two weeks ago, on Dec 30 2012, two kittens were found dismembered outside a HDB flat in Chong Pang Division in........

Masagos Zulkifli to visit Sarawak and Bandar Seri Begawan Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli will visit Sarawak, Malaysia and Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam from Sunday till January 18 to reaffirm Singapore's strong relations with both countries and explor.....     Vivian Balakrishnan to attend energy and water summits in Abu Dhabi Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, will be in Abu Dhabi from January 14-15 to attend three summits...... Acting Ministers speak in support for Dr Koh Poh Koon Acting Ministers Tan Chuan-Jin and Chan Chun Sing spoke on Sunday in support of Dr Koh Poh Koon - the People's Action Party's man for the Punggol East by-election...... MSF to focus on better organising its delivery of social services Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing said his ministry will focus on how to better deliver social services to the people...... Students coming up with innovations to solve societal problems Tertiary institutions in Singapore have spent much time and effort over the years in nurturing their students to be innovative...... Residents show kampung spirit by helping needy neighbours Residents and grassroots leaders in Kembangan and Chai Chee did their bit for their needy neighbours on Sunday in a project aimed at building greater community spirit...... Upgrading works at Rivervale Plaza to speed up: Dr Koh Poh Koon Upgrading works at Rivervale Plaza in the Punggol East ward will be ramped up after the Lunar New Year...... Reform Party 90% sure about contesting Punggol East by-election Secretary-General of the opposition Reform Party Kenneth Jeyaretnam said there is a 90 per cent chance now of the party contesting in the Punggol East by-election...... One Connect programme launched in Nee Soon GRC About 13,000 private estate residents in Nee Soon GRC will now find it easier to get help on local maintenance issues through One Connect...... Some leads in cat mutilation case: K Shanmugam Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said there has been some leads on the recent case of cat mutilation......