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SINGAPORE: Creating high value-added jobs for Singaporeans in specialised arts services such as conservation work, and attracting foreign artists to be based here are some of the initiatives under Phase 3 of the Renaissance City Plan to turn Singapore into a global city for arts and culture in 2015. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The Singapore government is proceeding to put in the infrastructure to facilitate the growth of Jurong Lake District. This follows the unveiling of the area's development blueprint in April this year. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Malaysian police have arrested a Singaporean man suspected of abusing his eight-year-old stepson and causing his death. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The man who was mistakenly given extra strokes of the cane due to a court clerk's mistake, was hauled up again for loansharking activities. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: From January 2, Singapore Permanent Residents can renew or transfer their re-entry permit online via a new service called the Electronic Re-Entry Permit (e-REP). - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The Israeli Ambassador to Singapore, Ilan Ben-Dov, says it is a failure and a tragedy that civilians are being hurt in attacks targetting the Hamas. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The South West CDC has put together a S$1.5 million Interim Coping Package for Economic Downturn (iCOPE) to help residents affected by the global economic crisis. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: With his girlfriend in tow, Mr Yang Tao took a s$20 taxi ride from Boon Lay to the Singapore Flyer to catch a 30-minute ride before an evening of shopping and dining in town. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: More parents are sending their children to art schools. But as the economy slows, and household budgets shrink, will parents drop expensive private art courses? - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Making money out of a skill is not something most 10-year-old boys are capable of. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: A foreign worker has been found dead in his dormitory at Tagore Lane. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Second Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam has said it is not possible to provide a timeframe on when the Singapore Flyer's licence will be reinstated. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The prognosis for travel next year does not look good. But for now, travel agents say, Singaporeans have still been travelling this festive year-end period. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Pulau Semakau may be Singapore's only remaining landfill. But if an ambitious environmental conservation project pays off, there are hopes the island could someday be upgraded to a marine park. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: 2008 will go down in history as a year when Singapore lost its first citizen to an overseas terror attack and saw a terrorist escape from detention on home ground. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Fans of MediaCorp Channel 8's "Little Nyonya" television series turned up in the thousands to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars at Compass Point mall on Saturday. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: A man, in his 40s, was killed when he was crushed by a 40-foot container on Saturday afternoon. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Flyer observation wheel may be closed but New Year partying will still go on, at least for one of the tenants at the tourist attraction. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Moving into 2009, hotels in Singapore are expected to suffer as travel slows and room rates weaken. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: A four-hour islandwide police blitz this festive season resulted in 18 motorists being arrested for drink-driving late Friday night. - [Read more]