Singapore Local News, 2013-03-27

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High commissioners & ambassador appointed Mr Philip Eng has been appointed Singapore's next High Commissioner to Canada......     Ex-Romanian diplomat Ionescu sentenced to 3 years' jail in hit-and-run case BUCHAREST: Former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu has been found guilty in a hit-and-run case and sentenced to three years' jail by a Romanian Court...... Owners of units at Pearls Centre given additional relocation help Owners of units at Pearls Centre have been issued compensation and given additional help to relocate...... NVPC releases report on S'pore's social health The National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) has released the Singapore Social Health Report, which assesses the nation's social health......

COEs mostly higher, premiums for small cars down to $64,209 Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) ended higher in all but one category in the latest bidding exercise which closed on Wednesday afternoon......     S'pore employers reveal job seekers' blunders in online poll An online survey has shown that Singapore has its fair share of unusual job-seekers whose interview antics have both baffled and amused employers...... Inconsistencies in Peter Lim's testimony highlighted The prosecution continued to grill former SCDF chief Peter Lim on Wednesday, following its application to impeach his credibility as a witness...... Sites identified for MOE-run kindergartens The Education Ministry will set up its first batch of pilot kindergartens within HDB heartlands - four in primary schools and one at a void deck...... 13-year-old boy injured in car accident A 13-year-old schoolboy was injured in a car accident in Potong Pasir on Tuesday...... Code of Practice for criminal proceedings launched Singapore now has a Code of Practice for criminal proceedings...... Man injured in shipyard blaze in critical condition; 3 missing Search-and-rescue work is under way for three people missing after a fire broke out at a shipyard in Jurong at about 9.20pm Tuesday......