Singapore Local News, 2013-02-21

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Man who drowned in NUS pool unlikely to survive despite resuscitation A man who drowned in a pool at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2007, would likely not have survived despite resuscitaton efforts, according to a cardiologist during a court hearing on Thursday......     Good jobs, wages among issues raised ahead of Budget Good jobs and wages were among issues raised by Singaporeans in a Pre-Budget 2013 Feedback Exercise...... Night Safari receives three Asiatic bears from China The Night Safari has welcomed three furry additions to their family...... NEA issues 2,400 warnings since smoking ban extended The National Environment Agency (NEA) has issued about 2,400 warnings since the smoking ban was extended on January 15...... Man convicted of 14 charges in Sentosa's trolley bag death case A businessman implicated in the Sentosa trolley bag death case has been convicted of 14 charges......

Total Defence exhibition at Singapore Discovery Centre A new Total Defence exhibition is on at the Singapore Discovery Centre, and will run till 24 March......     Association of Employment Agencies trustmark launched A new accreditation scheme to enhance the service standards of employment agencies was launched on Thursday...... Malaysian driver, Myanmar national arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint A Malaysian driver and a Myanmar national have been arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint...... Tan Ser Kiat sworn in as new PSC member President Tony Tan Keng Yam has appointed Professor Tan Ser Kiat, Singapore Medical Council's president, as a member of the Public Service Commission (PSC)...... New look coins by mid-2013 Singapore will have a whole new set of coins in circulation by the middle of this year...... SCDF's purchasing asst director takes stand in Peter Lim's trial The chairman of a tender board must separate himself from any dealings with a potential supplier if there's personal interest involved, including a scenario where oral sex has taken place...... Police, CPIB officers to assist in match-fixing investigations A team of four senior officers from the Singapore Police Force and Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau will go to Interpol headquarters in Lyon, France within the next two weeks to assist a global taskforce in match-fixing investigations...... Getai singer jailed, fined for drink driving A "getai" singer has been sentenced to one weeks' jail and fined S$8,000 for drink driving and failing to keep proper lookout on the road...... Budget Statement to be delivered from 3.30pm on Monday Singapore's new budget will be unveiled at 3:30pm on 25 February in Parliament by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Tharman Shanmugaratnam...... Bus driver suffers suspected heart attack in 4-vehicle collision An SBS Transit bus collided into a trailer and two taxis along Commonwealth Avenue on Thursday, after the bus driver at the wheel suffered a suspected cardiac arrest......