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News, Articles
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2005
NUS Corporatisation Bill |
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"The new legislation aims to safeguard the
Government¨s strategic interest in the university
sector and yet, give the universities the autonomy
to be nimble and responsive to the dynamic
landscape... |
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"The NUS Bill also provides the legislative
provisions to transfer NUS¨ property, rights and liabilities to the
successor university company, and will repeal the existing NUS Act which
establishes NUS as a statutory board..." |
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Prevention of child abuse and neglect in Singapore |
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"Over the last 5 years, my Ministry
investigated an average of 188 complaints of alleged child abuse each
year. Only in 40% of cases did our investigations reveal real evidence
of abuse. |
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"Granted, the number of cases with evidence
of abuse increased by about one and a half times from 61 in 2000 to 90
in 2004. This is due largely to greater awareness among those who have
regular contact with children and who reported the incidents to the
authorities for intervention..." |
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Singapore Tourism Board launches 'Unique2Me' Photo Contest
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Creative Industries in Singapore over the years
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Five HIV-positive blood donors prosecuted
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Foreigners to get no subsidy at polyclinics from 2006
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Recovery of the Property Market |
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"The
property market recovery is not confined to the
private housing sector. All the other sectors of the
property market are recovering in tandem with the
strong growth of our economy... |
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"In
2006, Singapore¨s GDP is projected to grow by
another 3% to 5%. Robust growth in the
manufacturing, tourism and financial sectors, and
the diversification of our economy into new areas
like the life sciences, education and health, are
helping to drive growth in our economy..." |
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NUS School of Computing holds int'l multimedia conference
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Emergence of
New Poor a worrying trend
Survey shows some companies infringing software
copyright law |
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"...a recent survey highlighted that for
small medium enterprises, nearly a third of them are
still not fully compliant in the proper usage of
software products in their business environment.
This could be as a result of the use of illegal
software or under-licensing the use of software
products... |
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"The survey also found that among those who
were non-compliant, a significant number were
smaller companies, averaging ten workstations or
less. 47.3% of this group were non-compliant... |
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51 new school principals for 2006
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New Drama Centre
opens
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Press Freedom and Good Governance
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Employment Situation in 3rd Quarter 2005
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New speed limits for 55 roads in southern Singapore from 1 Nov
2005
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Woman murdered in Jalan Bukit Merah flat
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Compulsory
day off for maids
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Recent
trends in employment creation
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Singapore household debt and credit card bankruptcies
Compulsory registration for pre-paid SIM card
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"From 1 November, mobile service providers,
such as the Singapore Telecom Mobile Pte Ltd, StarHub Mobile Pte Ltd and
MobileOne Ltd, will be required to ensure compliance in recording the
personal details of all customers who buy prepaid SIM cards... |
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"...all existing prepaid SIM card users are
required to re-register at retail outlets which sell prepaid SIM
cards sold by their respective mobile service providers. |
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"Customers must be at least 15 years old
before being eligible to purchase a prepaid SIM card..." |
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Compulsory registration for pre-paid SIM card holders
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Annual Fire Walking Festival 2005
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2nd reading of Public Transport Council (Amendment)
Bill 2005 |
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"The 2 PTOs estimate
that fare evasion on buses occurs on about 1.8% of passenger trips. Even though this figure may appear to be low, we should not condone
fare evasion. Otherwise, the majority of commuters who pay the
correct fares will be subsidizing the small minority who abuse
concession passes, avoid paying or intentionally underpay fares.
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"Hence, to provide
greater deterrence against fare evasion, the PTC
will be introducing a penalty fee of $20 for the
underpayment and non-payment of fares; and $50 for
the abuse of fare concessions..." |
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Salary dispute resolved with Manpower Ministry's intervention
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Draft Casino Control Bill released for public consultation
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Law to let criminal records of minor offenders be rendered spent
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Direct school admission to Sec 1 in 2006
Bicycle thefts in Singapore |
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"The
number of cases of bicycle theft averaged around 400
cases a year from 2000 to 2004. In the first half of
this year, 435 cases were reported... |
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"In
2004, 9 out of 10 bicycles stolen in public places
were not secured at designated bicycle bays.
Instead, the vast majority of those stolen were
secured to lamp posts, railings and pipes..." |
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