Singapore Local News, 2013-03-15

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Have "pockets of time" for your spouse This year's marriage convention will focus on teaching married couples to have "pockets of time" for each other......     Budget 2013 session in Parliament ends with 483 cuts filed for ministries After nine intense days of debate, the 2013 Budget session in Singapore Parliament came to a close on Friday but not before passing the spending estimates for the new Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, along with the budget for the various Org..... New SPEX Scholarship for top athletes Amid calls to boost excellence in sports, a new Sports Excellence (SPEX) Scholarship will support an elite group of top athletes with living allowances, starting in 2013...... Sports to get S$250m boost over five years Sports programming will get a boost in funding by more than S$250 million over the next five years. Infrastructure budget for sports will also be doubled...... Sim Ann heads to Hong Kong for HK Filmart 2013 Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and Ministry of Education, Ms Sim Ann will be in Hong Kong from March 18 to 19, to attend the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (HK Filmart) 2013. The event is be..... Property agent suspended, fined after breaching code of ethics A property agent has been convicted of three charges of breaching the Code of Ethics and Professional Client Care in handling the property transaction for his clients...... New National Youth Fund to be set up: Lawrence Wong A new National Youth Fund will be set up for youth to champion community and social causes......

MCCY looking into fostering better integration of PRs, new citizens More needs to be done to strengthen community ties, especially with new citizens and permanent residents (PRs) in the mix, said Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Lawrence Wong......     PM Lee congratulates new Chinese premier Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written to congratulate Mr Li Keqiang on his new appointment as Premier of China's State Council...... NPOs to be able to tap expertise of volunteer management consultants Non-profit organisations (NPOs) will soon be able to tap a team of volunteer management consultants to build their volunteer management capabilities...... Govt to invest S$62m in enhancing content in national museums The Singapore government will invest S$62 million over the next five years to enhance content in the country's national museums, to better tell the Singapore story that will resonate with citizens...... MUIS to increase funding to madrasahs, financial assistance for needy The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) will increase funding to full-time madrasahs and financial assistance to needy students...... Mendaki exploring talent development programmes: Yaacob Ibrahim Nurturing talent must be the Malay-Muslim community's next key phase of ethos to embrace, said Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Dr Yaacob Ibrahim...... Social Service Offices will not duplicate work of FSCs: Chan Chun Sing Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing said the new one-stop Social Service Offices will not duplicate the work of Family Service Centres (FSC)...... Healthy economy also needed for bright future: PM Lee Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Singapore's policies set a strong foundation for a bright future but policies alone are not sufficient...... Repeat pilgrims to wait 10 years before performing Haj again Singaporean Muslims who have performed the Haj or pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia would have to wait for at least 10 years before they can do it again...... S'poreans, PRs to get free entry to national museums & heritage institutions Singaporeans and permanent residents will soon be able to visit national museums and heritage institutions for free, all year round...... One dead, 12 injured in accident along PIE A fatal accident happened along the PIE towards Jurong before the Simei Avenue exit on Friday...... Local employment rises faster in 2012: MOM report Local employment rose faster in 2012, as foreign employment growth slowed amid tighter foreign manpower controls......