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SINGAPORE: The Duke of York will be in Singapore for a three-day visit from September 10 to 12.

The scholarship referral scheme introduced by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) in August has sparked a flurry of online debates here. Some netizens have suggested that A*Star might have implemented the scheme due to a lack of A*Star scholars but when contacted, however, an A*Star spokesman told my paper that the agencys scholarship figures were well on target. - [Read more]

Built from reinforced concrete and brimming with 300 security cameras, they are among the best-guarded places in Singapore - not surprising considering $1.2 billion will soon be passing through them each day. These are the new cash-processing rooms of Certis Cisco - one of Singapores largest private security firms - which handles money from ATMs, banks and more than 3,000 retail outlets. - [Read more]

Singapore GP, the organiser of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix , taking place later this month, says there are no more walkabout tickets for sale. Of the 100,000 tickets available per day, less than a thousand three-day grandstand tickets are now left. - [Read more]

A luxury boutique hotel in Singapore has set aside a whole floor for women, decking it out with designer amenities and female-only staff. The Naumi hotel, which opened this year in Singapores central business district, said the concept was intended to give women travelers a sense of security and privacy in luxurious surroundings. - [Read more]

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore is revising the Passenger Service Charge (PSC) and Passenger Security Service Charge (PSSC) at Changi Airport and Seletar Airport from January 1. The PSSC will increase from S$15 to S$20 at Changi Airports Terminals 1, 2 and 3. - [Read more]

Singapores Laurentia Tan has won a bronze medal in an Equestrian event on Tuesday, giving the country its first-ever medal at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Tan, who rode on horse "Nothing To Lose", took third placing in the Individual Championship Test Grade 1A event. - [Read more]

Singapore kept its top ranking for the third year in a row as the easiest place in the world to do business, the World Bank said in a report Wednesday. The Asian city-state edged out New Zealand and the United States in the "Doing Business 2009" ranking by the World Bank. - [Read more]

Backpacker hostels and budget hotels here have seen a surge in bookings, thanks to the first Formula One night race later this month. Such no-frill establishments have never before seen rates rise by up to 50 per cent. And many have been booked solid in the run-up to the races from 26 to 28 Sep. - [Read more]

Singapores inaugural F1 race takes off at the end of September, and cashing in on the buzz is one party organiser who is launching a unique mobile party spot, Aqua, along the Clarke Quay riverside. - [Read more]

Public confidence in charities has increased this year, despite the high-profile scandals at the Ren Ci Hospital & Medicare Centre, according to the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centres (NVPCs) latest survey. - [Read more]

The valets at Holland Village have been operating without a licence for more than a year now, the Housing Board has said, and yesterday, they continued flouting the rules despite the presence of wardens who warned them to stop. - [Read more]

Singapores Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Tuesday was quoted as saying that the fallout from the weak U.S. economy will be felt for much longer.

A poll of about 630 employers across 7 industries here found that few will be actively hiring in the next three months. Those who will, come mainly from the public administrative, education and construction sectors. Job seekers looking for work in logistics, freight- forwarding or warehousing are likely to be hardest hit. - [Read more]

Employers in the Food & Beverage, Retail as well as Hotel and Accommodations sectors are recruiting local workers with a passion for service and the right service skills. The Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) has organised a job fair to recruit skilled service workers. In particular, service professionals who have been trained on the Certified Service Professional programme, developed by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), have been invited. - [Read more]

Things are looking up for the five-year-old initiative to match former prison inmates to jobs and resettle them back in society. The number of employers willing to hire them under the Yellow Ribbon project has jumped by nearly a third. - [Read more]

The number of chickenpox cases increased by more than 25 per cent in just one year. In 2006, there were some 24,026 cases but the number went up to 30,568 last year. The disease can cause serious complications, yet many parents do not get their children vaccinated. - [Read more]

The two carpark valet services in Holland Village, there for years, were told yesterday that they have to cease operations from today. Last night, workers contracted by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) put up signs at the carpark entrances in Lorong Liput and Lorong Mambong declaring that such parking services were banned. - [Read more]

Researchers at the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, A* STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) and the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology have identified another gene linked to colon cancer. This discovery could pave the way for new forms of therapy and screening processes. - [Read more]

Lack of confidence, according to a recent survey, is one of the top reasons for Singaporean men being unsuccessful in love. Add to this a small social circle and long working hours - its no wonder Singapore men and women are not hitting it off. According to an online survey, more men (23.9 per cent) than women(19.3 per cent) come up short in the confidence department. - [Read more]