Provides the latest RSS feeds for Singapore News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Singapore News.Net http://www.singaporenews.net/ en-us Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:49:36 -0400 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:49:36 -0400 30 Dr Chia's contributions to MDA During Dr Chia's tenure, MDA enlarged its purview with responsibility for the multi-agency Interactive Digital Media Research & Development Program Office. Under his lea... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469787&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:47:56 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469787&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Grant Callum Pearson, who was sentenced to 9 months imprisonment. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE A YOUNG Briton who committed a series of offences while on probation was jailed for nine months o... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469788&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:47:53 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469788&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Besides helping advertising companies to better compete against rivals regionally and globally, a strong digital advertising sector will also boost Singapore's larger efforts to grow its interactive d... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469789&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:47:50 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469789&cat=a677a0718b69db72 court on Wednesday sentenced a British teenager to nine months in jail for a series of crimes committed while on probation, a media report said.Grant Callum Pearson, 17, was serving 18 months probatio... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38468592&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:24:25 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38468592&cat=a677a0718b69db72 (For a factbox on the outlooks of Taiwan's major trading partners on free trade deals, see [ID:nTOE67805H].) TAIPEI, Sept 8 - Taiwan is negotiating what it calls a prelude to a free trade agreeme... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469784&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:03:25 -0400 Yahoo! http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469784&cat=a677a0718b69db72 BANGKOK, Sept 8 - Thailand's Central Administrative Court on Wednesday rejected a request by a state labour union to consider blocking a long-awaited auction for third-generation mobile licences. ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469785&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:03:23 -0400 Yahoo! http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469785&cat=a677a0718b69db72 CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) - – New Zealand authorities extended a state of emergency in Christchurch Wednesday after a powerful aftershock and doubled previous estimates of the damage bill ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469786&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:03:18 -0400 Yahoo! http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469786&cat=a677a0718b69db72 By Tony Ng PREMIUMS for Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) have risen across the board at the end of September's first bidding. The COE price for Cat A, used for small cars (1,600cc and below) a... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469782&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:01:11 -0400 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469782&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Over 200 limbs were amputated last year due to diabetes, and all of these amputations could have been prevented. Leg amputations in diabetic patients are often the result of ulcers or foot wounds tha... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469783&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:01:08 -0400 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38469783&cat=a677a0718b69db72 LIM Koon Yaw, 23, was facing a minimum of a year's jail and caning for snatching a bag of lingerie from a woman in March. Instead, the fast-food worker pleaded guilty to theft on Wednesday and was fin... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38466735&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:38:43 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38466735&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Heavy showers on Wednesday morning again caused flooding in Singapore, this time striking the Central Business District area. -- PHOTO: STOMP HEAVY rainfall on Wednesday morning again caused floodi... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38466736&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:38:41 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38466736&cat=a677a0718b69db72 WITH the help of her 25-year-old boyfriend, Patricia Tan Mei Ling, 23, stole $88,600 worth of jewellery, watches and other valuables belonging to her aunt in Jan. Only $7,600 worth of items were rec... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38466737&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:38:38 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38466737&cat=a677a0718b69db72 SINGAPORE: Gold gained on Wednesday, within sight of a 2-month high hit the previous day, as global stocks tumbled and the euro slipped on renewed fears about the health of the global economy. Gold... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38465733&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:16:54 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38465733&cat=a677a0718b69db72 * FY Headline EPS 483.6 cents vs 528.5 cents * Two year order book up 2 pct at 31 bln rand * Maintains final dividend at 145 cents JOHANNESBURG, Sept 8 - Aveng <AEGJ.J>, Africa's largest ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38466733&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:49:12 -0400 Yahoo! http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38466733&cat=a677a0718b69db72 * Index down 1 pct; support of 3,000 pts seen after break * Bank stocks fell on worries about Europe bank debts By Eveline Danubrata SINGAPORE, Sept 8 - Singapore shares fell 1 percent by midday, h... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38466734&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:49:09 -0400 Yahoo! http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38466734&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Southeast Asia's largest bank by assets priced debt to yield 100 basis points over five-year U.S. Treasurys, at the tight end of the 100- to 105-basis-point price guidance it offered earlier in the ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38466276&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:47:10 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38466276&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Imagine this scene: a car is dangling with its two rear wheels hanging in midair. The car is balanced on a precipitous edge like a see-saw. It looks as if it will fall over any moment -- if the drive... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38466732&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:46:56 -0400 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38466732&cat=a677a0718b69db72 TWO men who preyed on an elderly woman have been caught. Aged 45 and 53, they are believed to have snatched a goldchain from the 76-year-old woman in a lift at Yishun Avenue 3 on Aug 30. On Tuesday,... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38463699&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:21:56 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38463699&cat=a677a0718b69db72 A MAN was charged on Wednesday with corruptly offering money to a traffic cop in return for not taking action against him for committing traffic offences. Gwee Teck Hee, 57, owner of Kao Hong Contrac... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38463698&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:21:53 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38463698&cat=a677a0718b69db72 A SENIOR technical officer was charged on Wednesday with 15 counts of accepting a total of $128,980 from a contractor to give him business. Oh Hian Kee, 47, was with National Environment Agency when ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38463701&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:21:50 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38463701&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Jacobus de Vries (above), 51, now stands a one-in-six chance of winning S$1 million in cash after taking part in Changi Airport Group's monthly draw when he visited Singapore with his family for a hol... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38463700&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:21:47 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38463700&cat=a677a0718b69db72 NEWLY recruited full-time national servicemen (NSFs) who have to do Basic Military Training with the Singapore Armed Forces will undergo a new Standard Obstacle Course (SOC) from this month, said the ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38463696&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:33:19 -0400 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38463696&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Singapore's central business district, Shenton Way, was flooded this morning after a heavy downpour, according to a STOMP report. A reader CannotBeLikeThatOneWhat told STOMP he saw the flooding o... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38463697&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:33:16 -0400 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38463697&cat=a677a0718b69db72 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 - AmResearch is overweight on the plantation sector. Highlights: * Bloomberg quoted China's National Grain & Oils Information Center as saying that palm oilstored at por... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38461141&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:29:02 -0400 Yahoo! http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38461141&cat=a677a0718b69db72 By Rob Taylor CANBERRA - Australia's new Labour government said on Wednesday it was aiming to enact a new mining tax as soon as possible, but could tweak its design after talks with a loose coalition... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38461142&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:56 -0400 Yahoo! http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38461142&cat=a677a0718b69db72 By Christina Ng A CHINESE national was killed after she was hit by a train near Bukit Timah yesterday morning. Her body, which was clad in blue jeans and a T-shirt, was found near the tracks behind ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38461138&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:26:46 -0400 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38461138&cat=a677a0718b69db72 By Benson Ang SINGAPOREANS have raised more than $30,000 for an eight-year-old Indonesian girl stricken with leukaemia. The good samaritans came forward with donations after the girl's cousin, w... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38461139&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:26:42 -0400 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38461139&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Ms Jeenathul Hadiya and her husband Mufthajudeen Abdul Salam may be from Madras, India, but they are completely familiar with the kampung spirit of togetherness. The newly minted Singapore citizens h... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38461140&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:26:36 -0400 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38461140&cat=a677a0718b69db72 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has congratulated his Australian counterpart Julia Gillard on her 'hard-fought victory' at the recent federal elections and her reappointment as PM of the country. In a... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38458379&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:02:40 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38458379&cat=a677a0718b69db72 A RELATIVELY small number of developers have put in bids for a tender for a 4.1 ha residential development site in Jalan Eunos which closed yesterday. The leasehold site attracted five bids - markedl... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38458382&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:02:32 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38458382&cat=a677a0718b69db72 OFFICIALS from Singapore and the south-western Chinese city of Kunming have inked a new agreement to cooperate further on infrastructural projects and training. Kunming, Yunnan province's capital, is... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38458384&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:02:30 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38458384&cat=a677a0718b69db72 FOR the third year in a row, picnickers hoping to swim in the waters off Pasir Ris Beach will be disappointed, as the area off the north-eastern shore is still too contaminated by a bacterium found in... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38458383&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:02:28 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38458383&cat=a677a0718b69db72 YOG silver medallist Isabelle Li (in black), followed by the reporters, said it was refreshing to be interviewed by people her age. -- ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI TOP junior table tennis player Isabelle... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38458385&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:02:25 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38458385&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Dr Vivian Balakrishnan speaking at the launch at Xin Food Court yesterday. This year's drive is aimed at getting people to consciously speak in correct English in any situation. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADAR... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38458386&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:02:23 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38458386&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Ms Celina Chua was a mere five weeks from completing her second degree in veterinary medicine at Murdoch University when she was killed in the car crash. Her mother and two sisters were also injured i... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38458387&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:02:20 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38458387&cat=a677a0718b69db72 (RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has finished higher now in five straight sessions, gathering more than 85 points or 2.8 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index finished just above the 3... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38457764&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:01:32 -0400 Quote.com http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38457764&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Titled 'Ah Kong', the six-minute film tells the story of a grandson seeking to understand and reach out to his grandfather who is diagnosed with dementia. -- PHOTO: HEALTH PROMOTION BOARD http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38454797&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:32:27 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38454797&cat=a677a0718b69db72 SINGAPORE — Nanyang Technological University and the Singapore Exchange on Tuesday opened the Center for Financial Education, promoting it as Asia’s first live trading lab within a univers... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38454005&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:27:56 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38454005&cat=a677a0718b69db72 A volunteer holds a poster to replace old ones which had the words "No Outside Food" printed on them during the launch of the "Speak Good English" movement, the government has launched 10 years ago to... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38454217&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:21:25 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38454217&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Southeast Asia's largest bank by assets priced debt to yield 100 basis points over five-year U.S. Treasurys, at the tight end of the 100- to 105-basis-point price guidance it offered earlier in the ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38454221&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:37:29 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38454221&cat=a677a0718b69db72 SINGAPORE (AP) - "Borrow me $5 can?" may not be the most graceful way to ask for a few dollars, but it's music to the ears of many Singaporeans. But as Singapore cements its position as a financial se... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38454219&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:37:12 -0400 Find Law http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38454219&cat=a677a0718b69db72 A volunteer holds a poster to replace old ones which had the words "No Outside Food" printed on them during the launch of the "Speak Good English" movement, the government has launched 10 years ago to... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38450422&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:11:52 -0400 Globe and Mail http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38450422&cat=a677a0718b69db72 A volunteer holds a poster to replace old ones which had the words "No Outside Food" printed on them during the launch of the "Speak Good English" movement, the government has launched 10 years ago to... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38447092&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:15:24 -0400 Gadsden Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38447092&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Southeast Asia's largest bank by assets priced debt to yield 100 basis points over five-year U.S. Treasurys, at the tight end of the 100- to 105-basis-point price guidance it offered earlier in the ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38447082&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:03:59 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38447082&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Southeast Asia's largest bank by assets priced debt to yield 100 basis points over five-year U.S. Treasurys, at the tight end of the 100- to 105-basis-point price guidance it offered earlier in the ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38447081&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:03:50 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38447081&cat=a677a0718b69db72 SINGAPORE (AP) - "Borrow me $5 can?" may not be the most graceful way to ask for a few dollars, but it's music to the ears of many Singaporeans. But as Singapore cements its position as a financial se... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38447080&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:03:15 -0400 Find Law http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38447080&cat=a677a0718b69db72 TWO Malaysian fugitives, one of whom came into Singapore to have his severed hand reattached at a hospital, were recently arrested by the police here and handed back to the Johor cops. Both fugitives... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38443951&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:37:23 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38443951&cat=a677a0718b69db72 A volunteer holds a poster to replace old ones which had the words "No Outside Food" printed on them during the launch of the "Speak Good English" movement, the government has laun... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38443108&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:35:29 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38443108&cat=a677a0718b69db72 A volunteer holds a poster to replace old ones which had the words "No Outside Food" printed on them during the launch of the "Speak Good English" movement, the government has launched 10 years ago to... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38443465&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:34:19 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38443465&cat=a677a0718b69db72 SINGAPORE -- "Borrow me $5 can?" may not be the most graceful way to ask for a few dollars, but it's music to the ears of many Singaporeans.But as Singapore cements its position as a financial servic... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38443155&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:26:27 -0400 The Miami Herald http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38443155&cat=a677a0718b69db72 SINGAPORE — "Borrow me $5 can?" may not be the most graceful way to ask for a few dollars, but it's music to the ears of many Singaporeans. But as Singapore cements its position as a financial ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38443456&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:05:06 -0400 The Seattle Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38443456&cat=a677a0718b69db72 But as Singapore cements its position as a financial services hub and top regional tourist destination, the government is redoubling efforts to persuade locals to speak standard English. The governmen... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38443472&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:38:02 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38443472&cat=a677a0718b69db72 By Cheong Poh Kwan Some individuals are more prone to sighting ghosts than others, but Alien Huang - better-known as Xiao Gui (Little Ghost) - is not one of them. The Taiwanese TV host, actor and si... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38443950&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:47:42 -0400 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38443950&cat=a677a0718b69db72 POLICE have arrested 26 men and two women for suspected involvement in loansharking activities during a 30-hour islandwide operation against unlicensed moneylenders. The suspects, aged between 17 and... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38440748&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:24:22 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38440748&cat=a677a0718b69db72 FROM the graceful steps of dancers from the National Ballet of China to the technical prowess of pianist Lang Lang, Singaporeans can expect world-renowned acts when the China Cultural Centre opens its... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38440749&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:24:20 -0400 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38440749&cat=a677a0718b69db72 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7, 2010 (AFP) – A female trainee pilot died when the light aircraft she was flying crashed in southern Johor state, Malaysian police said Tuesday. The two-seater light aircra... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38440747&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:41:07 -0400 Yahoo! http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38440747&cat=a677a0718b69db72 By Chuang Peck Ming THE current hiring spree may not match the peaks in 2007 and early 2008, but it's likely to be more sustainable, says Manpower Singapore country manager Peter Haglund. 'T... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38440746&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:38:56 -0400 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=38440746&cat=a677a0718b69db72