Singapore Local News, 2013-02-08

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Trial dates set for 4 ex-SMRT drivers accused of instigating strike SINGAPORE : The trial dates have been set for the four ex-SMRT drivers from China, who are accused of instigating an illegal strike in November last year......     Police working with Interpol in global effort against match-fixing The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is working with Interpol in relation to recent claims of a match-fixing syndicate originating in Singapore...... Germany's Federal Foreign Minister on 3-day visit to S'pore SINGAPORE : Germany's Federal Foreign Minister Dr Guido Westerwelle is visiting Singapore from February 8 to 10...... Parliament endorses Population White Paper After five days of intense debate, Parliament on Friday passed the amended motion to endorse the White Paper on Population with 77 ayes and 13 nays...... Govt must continually review its approach: DPM Teo Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean has said the conversation on Singapore's future continues even after the debate in Parliament on the Population White Paper is over...... Singaporeans at centre of govt plans: PM Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stressed that Singaporeans are at the centre of the government's plans as Singapore seeks a consensus on the way forward to deal with the critical challenge of an ageing and shrinking population......

Leaking gas pipe near Punggol Drive repaired A minor gas leak in the vicinity of Block 618D, Punggol Drive late Thursday night was rectified by the PowerGas Response Team within half an hour of its arriving on the scene......     Australian Defence Force chief receives S'pore's highest military award Australian Defence Force (ADF) Chief of the Defence Force General (GEN) David John Hurley was conferred Singapore's highest military award, the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera), by President Tony Tan Keng Yam on Friday...... White Paper is "about lives of S'poreans & values people hold dear" The Acting Minister for Social and Family Development, Chan Chun Sing, said the Population White Paper is about values and families and how Singaporeans relate to each other and the rest of the world...... Balloting for COEs will reduce winning chances Balloting for Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) will generate additional demand and reduce the winning chances for those who really want to buy a car, said Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo...... Non-landed private residential resale prices up 0.6% in January Resale prices of non-landed private residential units inched up 0.6 per cent in January, compared to December 2012, according to flash estimates released by the Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX)...... Man charged with stealing baby milk powder A 45-year-old man has been charged with stealing baby milk powder at a supermarket in the Upper Bukit Timah area...... Construction of Changi Airport's T4 to begin Construction of Changi Airport's Terminal 4 (T4) is expected to begin soon, with a total estimated budget of S$1.28 billion...... S'poreans spend S$1500 on average during Lunar New Year: poll According to a recent poll by the United Overseas Bank (UOB), Singaporeans are putting aside S$1,500 on average for Lunar New Year...... Trains to run as shuttle service on 17 Mar between Mountbatten & Paya Lebar Train services between Mountbatten and Paya Lebar stations on the Circle Line (CCL) will run as a shuttle service on Sunday 17 March, from 5.30am to 10am......