Singapore Local News, 2013-03-26

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S'pore, Thailand conclude Exercise Kocha Singa The armies of Singapore and Thailand concluded a bilateral army exercise, codenamed Exercise Kocha Singa on Tuesday morning. The exercise, the 15th in the series, was held in Singapore from March 19 to 26......     Prosecution seeking to impeach credibility of former SCDF chief Peter Lim The prosecution is seeking to impeach the credibility of former SCDF chief Peter Lim. Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Kiat Pheng said Lim's evidence in court has contradicted two statements given to the CPIB...... New Centre for Climate Research aims to improve weather prediction Singapore has a new Centre for Climate Research, which aims to improve weather prediction for the country. It was officially opened by Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan...... S'pore's first healthcare technology lab to be set up in April To help public hospitals transform patient care, Singapore will have its first healthcare technology laboratory in April......

ICA warns individuals not to enter sham marriage to bypass immigration laws The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority has warned individuals not to enter a marriage of convenience to bypass immigration laws......     PUB Watermark Award nomination period underway Yearly nominations to recognise individuals and firms for their water-saving efforts are underway, and national water agency PUB is hoping firms can take a leaf from past winners, such as SCORE Laundry...... Prosecution questions accuracy of Peter Lim's evidence in corruption trial Former SCDF chief Peter Lim took the stand for the second day as his corruption trial continued. The prosecution questioned the accuracy and truth of the evidence he has given so far...... S'pore must never let its guard down when dealing with terrorism: PM Lee Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has cautioned that the country must never let its guard down when dealing with the threat of terrorism...... "Sticker Lady" charged in court "Sticker Lady" Samantha Lo Xin Hui has been charged in court with mischief. Her seven charges are still not determined and will be specified later this week...... Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine gearing up for first batch of students Singapore's newest medical school, jointly set up by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Imperial College London, is ready for its first intake of 54 students in August 2013...... S'pore's de-radicalisation programme has attracted global interest: RSIS dean Dean of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) Barry Desker said Singapore's de-radicalisation programme aimed at countering terrorism and terrorist ideologies has attracted global interest......