Singapore Local News, 2013-01-22

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Football: Lions suffer second defeat in three games TERENGGANU - A controversial penalty condemned the LionsXII to their second defeat in three games and snapped T-Team's two-game losing streak......     Exhumation at Bukit Brown cemetery delayed Exhumation at Bukit Brown cemetery has been delayed till April to give the next-of-kin one last chance to mark Qingming Festival, which falls in late-March...... Court to decide on hearing date for Section 377A case The High Court will set a date to hear the case revolving around a challenge against the law that makes sex between men a crime, after lawyers from both sides submit their documents...... SAF holds annual artillery exercise in New Zealand SINGAPORE : The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is conducting an annual artillery exercise, codenamed Thunder Warrior, at the Waiouru Training Area in New Zealand...... More teachers to be trained to teach revised English Language syllabus SINGAPORE : More teachers will be trained to teach the revised English Language syllabus that is targeted at upper primary students...... Future of Singapore in the hands of babies: ESM Goh Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said babies must be celebrated, expectant mothers pampered and mothers honoured......

WP to hold final rally on Wed, RP to hold second rally on Thur The Workers' Party will hold its final rally for the Punggol East by-election on Wednesday......     Job candidates pulling out of hiring process disruptive: report Shortlisted job candidates who pull out of the hiring process are hurting company productivity, according to a survey by global talent solutions company, Hudson...... Caregivers can rest at Ronald McDonald House at NUH Families with sick children at the National University Hospital can now seek respite at an overnight facility within the hospital - called the Ronald McDonald House...... Young workers save more than older peers: survey Contrary to popular belief that young Singapore workers spend more than they save, a survey has found that they save more than their older peers...... NTU helps graduating students connect with companies Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is helping its graduating students connect with companies which are hiring with a new smartphone application...... NUS law prof Tey takes short break after hyperventilating The NUS law professor defending himself in his sex-for-grades corruption trial started hyperventilating in the dock when the court session resumed after lunch on Tuesday...... RP's Jeyaretnam to hold Meet-the-People session on Wednesday Reform Party candidate Kenneth Jeyaretnam has said he plans to hold a Meet-the-People session on Wednesday evening...... Three rescued from fire in Hougang Three people were rescued from a flat in Hougang after a fire broke out on Tuesday morning...... SDA's Lim says not disheartened by negative comments The Singapore Democratic Alliance's candidate for the Punggol East by-election, Mr Desmond Lim, said on Tuesday that he is not disheartened by the negative comments from netizens regarding his online rally...... New scheme to help defray children's healthcare bills From March, the Ministry of Health (MOH) will set aside S$8 million annually under a new Medifund Junior scheme to help needy Singaporeans defray their children's healthcare bills...... DPM Teo urges Punggol East voters to do comparisons Punggol East residents have been urged to compare what the People's Action Party (PAP) candidate, Dr Koh Poh Koon, has to offer them against others contesting the by-election......