Today's Singapore News

The following are stories that are making the news in Singapore today. You can also read all the news at Topix Singapore News, edited by yours truly.

-Singers come together for NDP: A music concert will be part of the official National Day celebrations — and it is one of the main highlights of a variety of events that will run through to Aug 24.
-Singapore's F1 Pit Building completed: The nerve centre of the Singapore Formula One race - the Pit Building at Republic Boulevard - has been completed in 10 months.
-Spas flourish: Spas and massage parlors in Singapore flourish as more seek to pamper themselves according to a MasterCard report.
-Night Festival set to entertain music fans: Singapore's arts and heritage district will burst into life with National Museum’s first Night Festival
-CK Tang chairman charged: CK Tang chairman Tang Wee Sung was slapped with three charges in court on Thursday for his role in the kidney-for-sale case.
-Singapore hit by global slowdown: Singapore's economy shrank at an annualised rate of 6.6% in the three months to June.
-Analysts favour new fare formula: Transport analysts favour the new fare formula that was announced by the Public Transport Council (PTC).
-Cheaper travel soon for commuters: Travel expenses will shrink from the fourth quarter thanks to a new system that calculates fares according to distance.
-A Swede way to boost Singapore's birth rate: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew hinted at a dialogue on Wednesday that Singapore is reviewing its procreation policies and could be looking to the Swedish model.
-Li Jiawei is Singapore's Olympic flag bearer: Singapore on Thursday night presented a flag to its national Olympic delegation, and table tennis player Li Jiawei will be its flag-bearer.