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Collective “punishment” for water wastage?

by Teo Soh Lung The NewPaper today has two interesting articles. The first is “Managing water demand can help too” by Martin Stavenhagen, Joost Buurman & Cecilia Tortajada. I like the information...

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River Valley childcare denies allegations of neglecting children

The preschool at River Valley denied online allegations that it had neglected children under its care and feeding them rotten fruits. Sam’s Early Learning Centre in Jalan Mutiara, off River Valley...

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UK CAA enforced action against five major airlines for denying passengers...

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today launched enforcement action against five major airlines, including Singapore Airlines (SIA) for denying passengers the compensation they are legally...

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ComfortDelGro taxi burst into fire at Simei Station

A ComfortDelGro taxi was seen burning at Simei Station 1 on Tuesday (21 February) at 10.35pm. Pictures and videos of the taxi burning were posted by Wiliam Lim Lian Chin on Singapore Taxi Driver...

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Massive fire raged at Tuas View Circuit with SCDF deploying 200 responders to...

The premises at 23 Tuas View Circuit was engulfed in massive flames on Thursday (23 February) morning, resulting in thick columns of smoke billowing to the skies, alarming members of public around the...

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LTA and e2i signs MoU to develop local rail industry workforce, rail industry...

Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that rail companies are looking to increase its engineers from about the current strength of 10,000 to 15,000 by 2030 to meet the growing demands of the industry....

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Motorcyclist dies from injuries after crashing to car door that opened...

An accident happened on Wednesday (22 Feb) around 9pm at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 towards Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, where a motorcyclist died after crashing into a car door that suddenly opened on the road, the...

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Fire engines in front of Shenton House, building evacuated

Fire engines were seen deployed outside Shenton House this afternoon(24 Feb), although no fire was seen from outside the building. At least one tenant was taken by an ambulance. A general manager in...

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More than 100 enforcement operations conducted, several PMDs impounded

Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that it has conducted more than 100 enforcement operations and impounded several Personal Mobility Device (PMD)'s belonging to users found riding on the roads...

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HDT Singapore Taxi to double its fleet by June

Newcomer taxi operator, HDT Singapore Taxi, has announced that it will double its fleet of electric taxis to 100 cars by June this year. Managing director James Ng stated that in the future the company...

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Indranee Rajah: Goods “should not and ought not go up” in relation to...

A post-Budget forum was held on Thursday (23 February) by public feedback unit REACH, with the impending increase in water prices as the key issue. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Monday (20...

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17-year-old male dies after falling from 4th floor of Orchard Central Mall

A 17-year-old man passed away from his injuries after he fell from the fourth-storey linkway between Orchard Central and Orchard Gateway on Friday (24 February) afternoon. Singapore Civil Defence Force...

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SSG takes action against over 4,400 individuals for false SkillsFuture Credit...

SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) announced that it has taken enforcement action against over 4,400 individuals who submitted false SkillsFuture Credit claims, totalling about $2.2 million. In end January...

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CCTV footage captures accident scene of 17-year-old teenager

A short Closed-circuit Television (CCTV) footage of the moment that a teenager who fell from the fourth-storey linkway between Orchard Central and Orchard Gateway on Friday (24 February) afternoon was...

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DPM Teo Chee Hean makes official visit to Beijing with govt officials from 26...

Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean is making an official visit to Beijing, the People’s Republic of China, from 26 to 28 February 2017 at the invitation...

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Singaporean wife of British man allegedly deported by UK govt to prevent...

A 52-year-old Singaporean grandmother has been deported to Singapore with just £12 (S$20) in her pocket, after fighting for her right to stay with her family in Britain for more than 20 years. Irene...

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850 personal data of servicemen and employees of MINDEF stolen

The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has announced that it detected a breach in its I-net system (I-net) earlier this month, which revealed that basic personal data, comprising NRIC numbers, telephone...

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SMRT fined S$400,000 for safety lapses in Pasir Ris accident

Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) Trains was fined S$400,000 on Tuesday (28 February) for safety lapses leading to an incident where two of its trainees were hit by an oncoming train last year. The...

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ERP gantry system to be changed in 2020 to satellite islandwide coverage system

The country will see a change in the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system to one that will have islandwide coverage and the ability to charge according to distance travelled, which will be rolled out...

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PM Lee interviewed on BBC HARDTALK, declines to comment on restriction of...

BBC HARDtalk featured a trailer of an interview with Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, a short exchange between Stephen Sackur and PM Lee on questions regarding trade deals, human rights and...

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