Singapore Local News, 2013-01-29

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NTU launches new centre to treat eye diseases Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) latest research centre Ocular Therapeutic Engineering Centre (OTEC) aims to come up with innovative solutions to treat eye problems like glaucoma......     Certis Cisco officer found dead with gunshot wound to head A Certis Cisco officer was found dead with a gunshot wound to her head in a toilet of the Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon, said the police...... Wife of paralysed man takes stand in suit against Sembawang Town Council SINGAPORE : The wife of the man who became paralysed after a mishap on a walkway testified in court on Tuesday in a negligence suit against Sembawang Town Council...... Man faces 85 charges under Employment of Foreign Manpower Act SINGAPORE : The owner of a construction company, F & I Engineering & Services, has been charged with 85 counts of offences under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (EFMA)...... Not just headline number which matters in population policy: PM Lee Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said the country's population challenges are difficult and complex......

Infrastructure development to keep pace with population growth The government is planning to build 700,000 new homes by 2030......     "Snakes and Ladders" exhibition at Singapore Philatelic Museum The Singapore Philatelic Museum has put together a special reptilian exhibition to usher in the zodiac Year of the Snake...... Man charged with using another person's credit card to pay for fast food A man who used another person's credit card to pay for a fast food chain's home delivery service on four occasions has been charged with cheating...... PM Lee calls for sensitivity & respect online for deceased boys' family Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged all to continue to show sensitivity and respect, especially online, for the family who lost two sons in the accident at Tampines on Tuesday...... 12,000 residents have taken part so far in Our Singapore Conversation Over 12,000 residents have so far taken part in 155 sessions of the Our Singapore Conversation between September 2012 to January 2013...... More than half of employers in S'pore raised salaries in 2012: report More than half of the employers in Singapore increased salaries between 3 and 6 per cent in 2012, according to the 2013 Hays Salary Guide, and employers intend to do the same when they next review...... Population projected at 6.9 million by 2030 with strong Singaporean core Singapore's population could hit 6.9 million in 2030 - up from the current 5.3 million - if strategies outlined in the White Paper on Population to mitigate the country's ageing and shrinking population are met...... Family & friends giving support to deceased boys' family: Baey Yam Keng MP for Tampines GRC, Baey Yam Keng, said he had visited the family of the two boys who died in a traffic accident on Monday evening...... HDB offers over 3,300 new flats under 6 BTO projects HDB on Tuesday launched six new BTO projects with a total of 3,346 flats in three mature towns -- Ang Mo Kio, Kallang/Whampoa and Tampines -- and three non-mature towns -- Choa Chu Kang, Hougang and Yishun...... MOE to step up road safety education in light of Tampines accident Education Minister Heng Swee Keat has expressed his sadness over the death of two boys who were hit by a cement truck along Tampines Ave 9......