Singapore Local News, 2013-02-15

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Former MM Lee Kuan Yew misses Lunar New Year dinner Former Minister Mentor and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC), Mr Lee Kuan Yew did not attend the annual Lunar New year dinner at his GRC on Friday evening......     66-year-old man arrested for alleged outrage of modesty Police have arrested a 66-year-old male suspect for a case of outrage of modesty...... Govt seeks to make S'poreans serving NS feel more appreciated Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said the government is reviewing policies to help Singaporeans serving National Service feel more appreciated. He said said it is important for citizens to feel they have benefited from the sacrifice of protecting the nati..... Civilian War Memorial marked as national monument The Civilian War Memorial has been marked as a national monument. It joins 64 other buildings and structures which have been conferred the status of national monument, including Raffles Hotel and Tanjong Pagar Railway Station...... Dr Yaacob to attend Haj Ministerial Meeting in Saudi Arabia SINGAPORE : Singapore Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, will be in Saudi Arabia to attend the Haj Ministerial Meeting......

Fare review committee to submit report by end-May The committee tasked to review the fare mechanism for public transport has been given more time to come up with its recommendations......     2 chefs fined for receiving bribes from seafood supplier Two chefs from two Chinese restaurants have been fined for receiving bribes from a seafood supplier...... Important to determine root cause of Newton MRT fire: Lui Tuck Yew Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew said it's important to get to the root cause of the fire that took place in the tunnel of Newton MRT station on Wednesday...... MediaCorp celebrates 50 years of television Singaporean broadcaster MediaCorp is celebrating its golden jubilee, with 50 years of television under its belt...... NEL disruptions in Aug 2012, Jan 2013 due to "stress corrosion cracking" The disruptions on the North East Line in August and then later in January, were due to the corrosion of the material in U-bolts, due to what's described as "stress corrosion cracking"...... Economic Survey of Singapore 2012 out 22 Feb The Trade and Industry Ministry will release the Economic Survey of Singapore 2012 on 22 February at 8am...... Researchers collaborate on system to extend battery lifespan in devices Researchers from Singapore and the US are collaborating to come up with a system that can extend the lifespan of batteries in devices such as laptops and smartphones...... 1,608 COE quotas available for next bidding exercise The total quota of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) available for February's second open bidding exercise is 1,608......