Singapore Local News, 2013-03-25

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Errant licensed moneylender fined S$124,000 A moneylender, whose licence was not renewed, has been fined S$124,000 for breaching the Moneylenders Act......     R&D collaboration programme on green building technologies launched The Ministry of National Development (MND) and the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city Administrative Committee (ECAC) have launched a new R&D collaboration programme on green building technologies in the Tianjin Eco-city...... One-stop visa application centre opens Travellers who need a visa to any of these countries - Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US can do so at a newly launched centre...... Swiss national in online vice ring case takes the stand for the first time Swiss national Juerg Buergin on trial for allegedly having paid sex with an underage girl has taken the stand for the first time......

Fire safety tips for Qing Ming Religious activities like the burning of incense paper and lighting candles and joss sticks are expected to increase during the Qing Ming Festival......     BCA to adopt Eurocodes The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is to introduce the Eurocodes as Singapore's building codes on April 1...... S'pore's inflation in Feb 2013 up 4.9% on-year Singapore's inflation rate came in higher than expected in February after food prices rose during the Lunar New Year holidays, as well as further increases in the cost of owning a car...... Details of relationship between Lim and Pang emerge in corruption trial Former SCDF chief Peter Lim took the stand on Monday in his corruption trial and gave details of the close friendship he had with former Nimrod general manager Madam Pang Chor Mui...... New MSF grant to help businesses create family-friendly environment Businesses will receive greater support in creating a family-friendly environment for their customers. The Ministry of Social and Family Development has launched a new three-year, S$4 million FamilyMatters@Business grant...... River Safari to have soft opening on Apr 3 From April 3, visitors can look forward to discovering the exotic wildlife found in eight iconic river habitats -- including the Mississippi, Nile, Mekong, Yangtze and Amazon rivers -- with the soft opening of River Safari...... SBS Transit to launch more wheelchair-friendly bus services Transport operator SBS Transit is launching nine new wheelchair accessible services from March 31. The services are 4, 50, 62, 82, 116, 119, 132, 158 and 513......