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SINGAPORE: 117 Singapore students obtained First Class Honours in 2012 from the University of London (UOL) International Programme, making SIM Global Education the overseas centre with the largest number of first class UOL graduates.

SINGAPORE: Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Lee Yi Shyan said Singapore must be careful about raising wages without a corresponding increase in productivity.

SINGAPORE: Singaporeans now have more ways to grow their own vegetables. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority on Thursday introduced a new vegetable home growing idea - known as the "Veggie Pipe".

SINGAPORE: The Attorney-General's Chambers' appeal against High Court Judge Philip Pillai's ruling on the Hougang by-election matter has been set for an expedited hearing date.

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SINGAPORE: A Nigerian man has been arrested for a spate of Internet love scams last year.

SINGAPORE: A vegetable seller, who worked as an illegal football bookie on the side, was sentenced to one year's jail and fined S$390,000 on Thursday.

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has started a process to regularly review the progress of all development projects managed by the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA).

SINGAPORE: Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Major General Aminuddin Ihsan was conferred Singapore's highest military award.

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) will reinforce the IT Security guidelines from financial year 2012.

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has informed the Public Accounts Committee that the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is exploring moving from the current agency model to a licensing model over the next one or two years.

SINGAPORE: A Public Accounts Committee, comprising eight Members of Parliament (MPs), said it is concerned about the lapses related to procurement and contract management in four government ministries and some of the statutory boards under their charge.