Singapore Local News, 2013-03-04

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Project delays expected as govt tightens quotas on foreign workers As the government continues to tighten quotas on foreign workers, developers said they expect higher costs and project delays......     CPE to work with Australian varsities to raise private education standards SINGAPORE : Singapore's Council for Private Education (CPE) is working with Australian universities to raise the quality of private education institutions (PEIs)...... NTUC to help PMEs get better representation in unions The labour movement has started discussions with the government and employer groups to stretch the scope of representation of professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) in unions...... Fines raised for bus service lapses Stiffer penalties will be imposed on public transport operators if they don't meet Quality of Service (QoS) standards for basic bus services from April......

Tey Tsun Hang to call 17 witnesses in sex-for-grades trial The law professor accused of corruption in a sex-for-grades trial will be calling 17 witnesses to his defence......     Animals from improvised pet shelter at Farmart Centre being evacuated Volunteers have started evacuating close to 100 animals from an improvised pet shelter at Farmart Centre in Chua Chu Kang...... S'pore, Tonga sign Open Skies Agreement Singapore and the south Pacific kingdom of Tonga have expanded air links, with an Open Skies Agreement (OSA) signed on Monday...... Parliament to debate Budget Statement from March 5 Parliament will begin its annual two-week-long debate on the Budget Statement, which was delivered by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on February 25...... Ex-teacher pleads guilty to sex with underage boy A former teacher has pleaded guilty to having consensual sex with her former student...... Father of 3 jailed for sex with underage girl A man nabbed in a high-profile online vice ring crackdown last year has been sentenced to eight weeks' jail...... Fare review committee looking at adjusting schemes A committee looking into ways to make public transport more affordable hopes to come up with a framework to adjust various concession schemes, as well as suggest new concession schemes and groups......