Singapore Local News, 2013-03-17

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MFA disappointed at US "pressure" tactics over investigations into Shane Todd's death Singapore's Foreign Affairs Ministry has said that the issue of applying "pressure" should not arise between countries which have a "long, open and cooperative relationship with each other, based on mutual respect"......     Educating residents on the importance of neighbourliness through engagement Some 1,000 residents took part in the first Engagement and Preparedness Day organised by West Coast GRC and Pioneer SMC on Sunday...... Charity walk raises over S$100,000 for needy elderly Singaporeans Some 600 elderly Singaporeans took part in a Charity Walk at Choa Chu Kang on Sunday......

Some 6,000 women to receive free mammograms Women from lower-income households can now receive free mammograms under an initiative by the Breast Cancer Foundation and Health Promotion Board (HPB)......     DPM Teo Chee Hean to visit Thailand to reaffirm bilateral ties Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Teo Chee Hean will be making an official visit to Bangkok, Thailand from 18 to 21 March...... Man arrested for outrage of modesty Police have arrested a 22-year-old man, who is believed to be responsible for a series of outrage of modesty cases in a Tampines housing estate...... SMRT replaces power cables along Circle Line There were some inconveniences for commuters on Sunday as train operator SMRT replaced power cables along part of the Circle Line rail network......