MONDAY FEBRUARY 22 2016
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CPIB sets up new Corruption Reporting Centre at Whitley Neighbourhood Police Post
The new CPIB Corruption Reporting Centre is centrally located and near the Stevens MRT station (Downtown Line 2), making it more convenient for the public to walk-in and report suspected corrupt practices. It is expected to be operational in Dec 2016.
The new CPIB Corruption Reporting Centre is centrally located and near the Stevens MRT station (Downtown Line 2), making it more convenient for the public to walk-in and report suspected corrupt practices. It is expected to be operational in Dec 2016.
The public can also continue to lodge a report using the following channels:
- Walk-in to the CPIB headquarters at 2 Lengkok Bahru, Singapore 159047;
- Call CPIB’s 24-hour hotline at 1800-376-0000;
- Lodge an online complaint at www.cpib.gov.sg.
The Government announced last year that a one-stop Corruption Reporting Centre would be set up to make it easier for members of the public to report cases of corruption.
Woman sentenced to nine months' jail for slapping, kicking and punching maid
Former customer relationship officer Nuraini Hassan (right), 32, was sentenced to nine months' jail on four counts of maid abuse. Two other similar charges were taken into consideration. Her husband, Muhamad Al-Hafiz Nordin (left), 32, pleaded guilty to two maid abuse charges last year and has completed his four-week jail sentence. http://str.sg/ZCDD ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
9 bus services to be diverted in Civic District and CBD for Car-Free Sunday on Feb 28
The affected services, operated by SBS Transit, are 97, 100, 130, 131, 133, 186, 195, 400 and 402. In addition, services 400 and 402 will start only at 9am because of the road closures. http://str.sg/ZCDL ST FILE PHOTO
This Sunday kicks off the first Car-Free Sunday in a six-month pilot.
India's PM Modi lauds 104-year-old woman who sold her goats to build toilets at home
Mr Modi praised Madam Kunwar Bai for her make the village open defecation free. During a ceremony of the launch of 'Rurban Mission' in Kurrubhat village in the state's Rajandgaon district on Sunday (Feb 21), Mr Modi was seen touching Madam Bai's feet, a gesture of respect in Indian culture. http://str.sg/ZCDuPHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM YOUTUBE VIDEO
Tennis: Bad boy Nick Kyrgios wins first career ATP title at Marseille Open
The promising 20-year-old with the brash attitude, big game and outlandish talent hammered down 17 aces to earn the scalp of former US Open champion Cilic in the final. http://str.sg/ZCDN PHOTO: AFP
Australia says asylum baby will be returned to Nauru detention camp
The case of one-year-old Asha, the daughter of Nepalese asylum seekers who was brought to Brisbane suffering burns last month, prompted a standoff with doctors and a week of rallies outside the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital.
The case of one-year-old Asha, the daughter of Nepalese asylum seekers who was brought to Brisbane suffering burns last month, prompted a standoff with doctors and a week of rallies outside the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital.
Under Canberra's harsh immigration policy, asylum seekers attempting to arrive in Australia by boat are sent to camps in Papua New Guinea and Nauru, where they are held while their refugee applications are processed. http://str.sg/ZCDdPHOTO: AFP
The official body count from severe tropical cyclone Winston stands at six but the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation reported at least 10 were dead, with fears for another seven fishermen missing at sea. http://str.sg/ZCDT PHOTO: EPA
Pound sinks amid 'Brexit' showdown as Asian shares brace for industry data
Asian share markets got off to a cautious start on Monday (Feb 22) as investors await a rush of February industry surveys to take the pulse of the global economy, while sterling suffered on concerns the UK might yet vote to leave the European Union. http://str.sg/ZCDx PHOTO: AFP
Resale condos going for under $1m - and not all are shoebox units
The proportion of freehold or 999-year leasehold homes resold at this price point rose from just 6 per cent from 2010 to the end of 2013, to 17 per cent in the period from 2014 to this month. http://str.sg/ZCRz PHOTO: CAPITALAND
$2b extra cost if Cross Island Line skirts Central Catchment Nature Reserve: LTA
This 9km-long "skirting alignment" will require longer tunnels and extra ventilation facilities, LTA said, compared with the 4km direct route, of which 2km will cut through Singapore's largest nature reserve. http://str.sg/ZCaF
Read the letter by LTA chief Chew Men Leong sent to The Straits Times Forum page.
Rising obesity among young set to worsen diabetes rate in Singapore
Professor Chia Kee Seng, dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, said 34 per cent of people aged 24 to 35 this year can expect to be diabetic by the time they are 65, based on projections. Singapore already has among the highest diabetes rate in the developed world. http://str.sg/ZCEt ST FILE PHOTO
DBS beats estimates with 20% rise in Q4 earnings to S$1b on higher interest income
Net income rose 20 per cent to S$1 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 from a year earlier, Singapore's biggest bank said Monday in an exchange statement. That beat the S$965 million average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. http://str.sg/ZCDJ PHOTO: REUTERS
Weather & traffic update
Showers are expected mainly over northern and western Singapore in the afternoon, high of 33 degrees.
Heavy traffic on CTE (towards AYE) between Yio Chu Kang Rd Exit and Braddell Rd/Lor Chuan Exit. Drive safe!
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