Singapore Local News, 2013-03-28

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Ex-property agent charged with landlord/tenant representations in same transaction The Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) has for the first time charged a former real estate salesperson with representing both landlords and tenants in the same property transaction......     Electricity tariffs up for next quarter Electricity tariffs will go up by an average 1.5 percent for the next quarter of this year starting on 1 April...... Govt to co-fund new technology trials to enhance smart living and working SINGAPORE : The government will co-fund new technology trials to help people work smart...... LTA buys 15 more trains for new Downtown Line Commuters can expect shorter waiting times on the new Downtown Line (DTL), which will open in stages from the end of this year...... PM Lee to visit the US SINGAPORE : Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make a working visit to the US from April 1 to April 4......

12 motor vehicle traders fined for bid-rigging at public auctions The Competition Commission of Singapore has penalised 12 motor vehicle traders for engaging in bid-rigging activities at public auctions, contravening the Competition Act......     Swiss national in online vice ring case to know verdict on Apr 30 A district court will hand down its verdict in the trial of a Swiss national involved in the high-profile online vice ring case at the end of April...... NWC to convene in April, May to consider wage guidelines for the year The National Wages Council (NWC) will convene in April and May 2013 to consider wage and wage-related guidelines for the year...... 800,000 S'porean households set to receive S$77m worth of S&CC rebates Around 800,000 Singaporean HDB households can expect to receive S$77 million worth of Service & Conservancy Charges (S&CC) rebates in 2013. These S&CC rebates were announced during Budget 2013 to help households cope with increases in the cost of liv..... LTA revamps ONE.MOTORING portal The Land Transport Authority's portal for motoring-related information, ONE.MOTORING portal has been revamped...... More than 500 thousand families have benefited from LUP: Khaw More than 500,000 families have benefited from the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP). Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan said since LUP was launched in 2001, about 5,000 blocks have been upgraded......