Saturday 4th July, 2009
Road closures in Raffles Place, Harbourfront areas for multi—agency exercise on July 6—7
Yahoo!Singapore : Singapore’s national defence and security agencies will be conducting a major exercise simulating multiple terrorist attacks from July 6—7.
Lorry overturns after crashing into barrier
Asia OneShe was driving along Braddell Road when she heard a bang at the back of the van. Madam Ho See Luan, 55, a vegetable supplier, said: 'Then the van shook violently. I stopped the van on the right...
Crowd helps Singapore swimmer post thrilling win
Channel News AsiaSingapore : If Singapore swim star Quah Ting Wen goes on to dominate the Asian Youth Games swimming competition, she will have to thank the crowd at the Singapore Sports School for playing their...
Swimmer Quah Ting Wen clinches 4th gold for Singapore
Yahoo!Singapore won its fourth gold at the Asian Youth Games on Friday. Swimmer Quah Ting Wen, 16, clinched the gold for Singapore when she came out tops in the Girls’ 200—metre...
Supporting cast shine for SAFFC in S.League match
Yahoo!Singapore : SAFFC widened their lead at the top of the S.League table as goals from some unlikely quarters earned them a 3—1 win over Albirex Niigata (Singapore) at Jurong East Stadium on...
World Cyber Games 2009 Asian Championship kicks off in S’pore
Yahoo!The event is organised by the World Cyber Games, together with events firm Rapture Gaming. This is the fourth time the Asian Championship is taking place in Singapore.Lasting three days, it will see...
Four more primary schools to be upgraded under PRIME
Yahoo!Four primary schools are to be upgraded from 2011 to 2013 under the 11th phase of the Programme for Rebuilding and Improving Existing Schools.
Civil suit between MediaCorp, RecordTV draws to an end
Yahoo!Among those on the stand was MediaCorp’s senior vice—president for Network Programming and Promotions, Khiew Voon Kwang.He told the court that the two "cease and desist" letters sent to...
Work on MRT Downtown Line phase 2 starts
Yahoo!Work on phase two of the MRT Downtown Line (DTL2) started on Friday. When DTL2 opens in 2015, residents and students along the Bukit Timah corridor can enjoy faster access to the city area.
Wanita MCA holds dialogue with PAP Women’s Wing
Yahoo!Chew Mei Fun, national chairman of the Malaysian Chinese Association women’s wing, Wanita, has led 35 female political activists on a two—day study trip to Singapore.
US drone kills 7 militants in Pakistan
Yahoo!Us missiles on Friday slammed into the hideout of a Pakistani Taliban commander allied to warlord Baitullah Mehsud in the tribal belt, killing at least seven militants...
NSF officer dies in accident
Asia One2lt Chan was then sent to the Changi General Hospital. The SAF doctor and medics continued their attempts to resuscitate him en route to the hospital. 2LT Chan was pronounced dead at 1.07pm...
Singapore confirms 91 new H1N1 cases, bringing total to 969
Channel News AsiaSingapore has confirmed 91 new cases of H1N1 flu, bringing the total to 969 so far. The Health Ministry says it plans to stop listing affected countries on its website soon, as more...
SAF serviceman dies after Land Rover accident at Seletar Camp
Yahoo!A Ministry of Defence statement said Second Lieutenant (2LT) Chan Wei Kit Nicholas, a Motor Transport Officer, was taking delivery of a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Land Rover at the camp at...
Running race to take place around Marina Bay F1 street circuit for first time
Yahoo!Come 6 September, ardent F1 fans can look forward to running on the route that will be used in the Singapore Grand Prix, which is slightly over five kilometres long.The event is organised by RUN...
Construction firm owner faces jail term, fine for tax evasion
Yahoo!Seah Boon Huat, director of Project Building Construction, faces eight months’ imprisonment and a fine of S$1,061,933.32 after pleading guilty to two counts of tax evasion...
Some officers notified to help conduct next general election
Yahoo!The Elections Department has started appointing assistant returning officers to conduct Singapore’s next general election, which is due by February 2012.
7 S’poreans arrested for suspected involvement in loansharking
Yahoo!Police arrested seven male Singaporean Chinese on Wednesday for suspected involvement in a loansharking syndicate. The suspects are aged between 23 and 38 years old.
Olympics-White Elephant fears just 'bizarre', says Coe
Yahoo!Talk of the London Olympics leaving a 'white elephant' in the capital city is simply "bizarre", according to 2012 Games chief Sebastian Coe.The double Olympic...
Schools to keep up H1N1 precautionary measures
Yahoo!The Ministry of Education said in a statement on Friday that regular temperature taking and checks to identify those with influenza—like illness will continue.Staff and students who are...
Study on carbon-priced S'pore
Asia One... priced world. The global economy's...
Singapore labour market to remain soft
Yahoo!Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong also said anecdotal feedback from unions and employers suggests retrenchment may be lower in the second quarter because most of it had been done after the Lunar New...
Firefly airline joins Changi
Asia OneMalaysia sector. The...
Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow Advises Nan Fung Group on Singapore's South Beach Project
Baker & McKenzie... – Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow advised the Nan Fung Group ("Nan Fung") on its investment in Singapore's South Beach Project (the "Project") – Nan Fung's first major...
Aviva In Talks To Sell Singapore Properties For S$100 Million - Sources
Morning Star... operations, one person said. Negotiations are ongoing. The properties are next to each other and are located in the downtown area. One of the people said the insurer is also trying to sell two...
124,500 signed up for skills upgrading
Asia One124,500 workers have signed up for the Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience since its launch six months ago. According to information released by Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and...
Jobless rate may rise
Asia OneSingapore's unemployment rate from April to June may remain high or increase further from the previous quarter's 3.3 per cent, Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong has said. This is based on...
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