Year 2007
Singapore Rubik's Cube Open 2010
Sunday, 21st March 2010
The Rubik's Cube, a 30 year-old puzzle game, competition was held at Orchard Central. Of the 126 participants, 91 were international players. The aim was to see who in the competition could solve the cubes in the fastest times.
Jackie Chan Appeared In Charity Show
Sunday, 21st March 2010
Jackie Chan, Hong Kong Kung Fu Superstar, came to Singapore for Thong Chai Charity Show. The event is a fundraiser for the Singapore's Thong Chai Medical Institution. Thong Chai Medical Institution was set up in 1867 to provide free medical consultation and traditional Chinese medicine to the public. The Thong Chai Charity Show was telecast "live" on MediaCorp's Channel 8 on.
A Thousand Took Part In Pulau Ubin Run
Saturday, 20th March 2010
About 1,000 people participated in a run on Pulau Ubin on Saturday to raise environmental awareness and to raised funds for an environmental tree-planting programme. The run, a 5-kilometre or 10-kilometre route, was flagged off by NTUC chief Lim Swee Say.
Three More Jailed For Insufficient Fuel
Saturday, 20th March 2010
Four motorists who tampered with their vehicles' petrol gauge were arrested separately caught at the Woodlands Checkpoint for having insufficient fuel and tempered fuel gauge. All four men were charged in court for not having the minimum amount of petrol in the fuel tank when attempting to leave Singapore, and giving false information. Of the four, three of them have been fined S$500 and sentenced to two weeks' imprisonment each. The other, the case is pending.
Indian national Charged For Murder
Friday, 19th March 2010
A 34-year-old Indian national, Mr. Gopinathan Nair Remadevi Bijukuma, was charged in connection with the murder of a Filipino woman. A 30-year-old Roselyn Reyes Pascua was found murdered by residents of Peony Mansion. The Filipina is believed to be a friend of the suspect, who was caught near Kitchener Road at about 4pm on 17 March 2010, Wednesday.
Public Universities Raise Tuition Fees
Thursday, 18th March 2010
Singapore three public universities, NUS, NTU and SMU are raising tuition fees for the incoming of students come August 2010. The increase will be sharper for non Singapore citizens. Students in NTU business programmes will be paying $7,490 fee per year. The university fee hike comes after Polytechnics raised their fees for this academic year.
PayPal Expands Presence
Wednesday, 17th March 2010
To grow its business in Singapore, PayPal has tied up with the country's largest bank Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) in a two-year exclusive deal. DBS currently has an internet banking customer base of about 1.3 million customers, giving its about 35 per cent market share of banking business in Singapore. The agreement allows four million DBS and POSB customers to shop online by using their bank accounts to fund their PayPal accounts.
Canadian International School Lakeshore
Tuesday, 16th March 2010
The Canadian International School (CIS) announced the partner, Knowledge Universe, to help finance its new $140 million campus in Lakeshore (Jurong West). According to CIS founder and managing director Mr. Thomas Tang, the injection of funds will give Knowledge Universe a majority stake in CIS. Mr. Tang will continue to manage the school while retaining a significant equity stake of CIS.
Singapore Institute of Technology Six New Campuses
Tuesday, 16th March 2010
The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) annouced that it will have a total of six campuses in Singapore by 2014. Five of the campuses will be co-located within Singapre's 5 polytechnics and SIT Headquarters will be located elsewhere in Singapore. The objective of SIT is to provide a convenient and cheaper pathway for polytechnic graduates seeking a university degree.
Filipina Murdered In Bencoolen
Monday, 15th March 2010
Miss Roselyn Pascua, 30-year-old, from Philiippines was found murdered with several stab wound on her chest. She was found lying face-up in a fifth floor unit, which is typically partitioned into eight small rooms. The late Miss Pacua had lived there for the past three weeks. Peony Mansion is a lodging house in Bencoolen Street where occupants are mainly women from the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand which come and go within two months. According to Peony Mansion's tenants said these partitioned rooms are rented for about S$25 a night.
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