Singapore Local News, 2013-02-27

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Athletics: Discus thrower James Wong returns for SEA Games National discus thrower James Wong is making a comeback at the coming SEA Games in Myanmar......     Singapore's Earth Hour to encourage lifestyle changes The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) will partner Singapore companies for this year's Earth Hour to encourage Singaporeans to make four lifestyle changes in support of the environment...... HPB, EH Alliance to provide more comprehensive health screening Residents in the eastern part of Singapore will be able to enjoy a more comprehensive suite of health screening services...... Man arrested for job scam which targeted foreigners Police have arrested a 34-year-old man believed to have been involved in at least 10 cases of cheating......

NTUC Foodfare offers cheap meals at new coffeeshop in Clementi A social enterprise of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) has opened a coffeeshop that offers cheap meals in food court comfort......     3 hawker centres to close for upgrading works Three hawker centres will be closed for upgrading works from 1 March, under the National Environment Agency's (NEA's) Hawker Centres Upgrading Programme...... Defence grills prosecution witness on working relationship with ex-STTA chief The trial of former Member of Parliament Choo Wee Khiang continues on Wednesday, with the defence grilling the prosecution's witness over her working relationship with the accused...... Ferrari goes up in flames at Teban Gardens A red Ferrari went up in flames near Teban Gardens Road on Wednesday...... New MRT ticket fully operational islandwide The new Standard Ticket scheme of TransitLink is now operational islandwide...... Skyrise greening is seeing "wonderful results": Khaw National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said Singapore's greening campaign is moving skywards, with "wonderful results"...... 16 suspects caught for drink-driving Traffic Police arrested 16 suspects for drink-driving during an islandwide operation on Wednesday morning...... Health ministry issues alert on possible recruitment scam The Ministry of Health (MOH) has issued an alert of a possible recruitment scam, promising jobs in Singapore's healthcare sector......