Dengue fever epidemic set to worsen with 3 active strains Trend points to outbreak worse than 2005, when 25 people died Published on Mar 27, 2013 7:51 AMA dengue alert banner in Lorong L Telok Kurau, which was part of the biggest dengue cluster,with 50 infections as of Jan 17. Over 2,000 have been diagn...
Bus sector may be open earlier to new playerJermyn Chow | The Straits Times | Saturday, Mar 16, 2013 SINGAPORE - The public bus sector may be open to competition from new players earlier than expected. The signal for this change came from Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew on Wednesday, when he hinted tha...
Sinkholes part of rapid urbanisation: ExpertsDaryl Chin | The Straits Times | Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 ROADS in Singapore are checked for potholes, cracks or other physical defects regularly, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) yesterday. Highways and major roads, for instance, are inspect...
SBS Transit extending bus and train hours on the eve of Good FridayHoe Pei Shan | The Straits Times | Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 SBS Transit is extending the operating hours of its bus services on March 28, the eve of Good Friday. The last bus timings of 26 selected bus services islandwide will be extended at...
Lamborghini hits road divider before catching fireDebbie Lee | The Straits Times | Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 A LAMBORGHINI burst into flames about an hour after midnight yesterday after it crashed into a road divider along the Lornie Road flyover. According to eyewitnesses, the luxury sports car, be...
No one hurt in three-taxi collisionMaryam Mokhtar | The Straits Times | Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 THE accident looked far worse than it was. No one was injured when three taxis were involved in a dramatic collision just before midnight on Tuesday. The accident happened at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenu...
Exposing Singapore's bad drivers Kumaresan Sukumar | My Paper | Friday, Mar 22, 2013 SINGAPORE - Drivers on Singapore roads appear to be reckless, selfish, uncivil and belligerent, judging from the number of stories of accidents and road-rage incidents submitted lately by citizen journalists t...
Caught: Man trying to evade $18 fare TNP | Friday, Mar 22, 2013 A man's plan to evade paying his $18 taxi fare was foiled when he was pinned down by the taxi driver on March 19. The man tried to flee when the taxi stopped at a traffic junction. The cabby, who wanted to be known only as Mr Chan, said the man board...
Man punches and dents car after accusing driver of lane cutting Stomp | Friday, Mar 22, 2013 A man punched the side of a car with his bare hand and caused a dent, after accusing the driver of the car of cutting into his lane. The driver of the car, who contributed the story to citizen journalism website Sto...
HomeNewsGeneralStory4 motorcycles go up in flames at Hougang carpark Stomp | Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 SINGAPORE - Four motorcycles were engulfed in fire at about 3.40am today (Mar 26) at the carpark of Block 704 Hougang Avenue 2. Stomp contributor Kesen, a resident in the area who witnessed the fire, w...
Driver nabbed after high-speed chase from Punggol to Shenton WayBryna Singh | The Straits Times | Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 A 31-year old Singaporean driver had two police vehicles hot on his wheels in a 15km high-speed chase on Monday night, which spanned from around Punggol West to Shenton Way. He was e...
More COEs next year, free train rides not decided: LuiRoyston Sim | The Straits Times | Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew has advised aspiring car owners to wait till next year when the supply of Certificates of Entitlement (COE) increases.
Single contact number for non-urgent traffic enquiries AsiaOne | Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 SINGAPORE - The existing Traffic Police information hotline 6547 0000 will now serve as the single contact number for all non-urgent traffic-related enquiries. The Traffic Police will be consolidating it...
Keep bad cabbies off roads The Star/Asia News Network | Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 On March 8, five bus drivers harassed a woman marketing manager near the Bukit Jalil LRT station, resulting in the police conducting investigations for voluntarily causing hurt and outraging of modesty. On March 11, an e...
Excavation works for new MRT line caused Woodlands sinkholeJermyn Chow | The Straits Times | Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 It was excavation works for the Downtown Line 2 that caused last Saturday's massive sinkhole on Woodlands Road. The construction destabilised the soil, which ruptured an underground...
Taxi drivers, I know you are making a living, and going to places with better chances of a immediate hire is a draw to you. On weekends morning/afternoon, you would want to avoid bringing customers to town because the chances of an empty car back to neighbourhoods is high. But face it, when your company...
do you know that there are two commonwealth drive which is few hundred meters apart and across to opposite of a MRT track? KNN, the FT indian says he lives there for 4 years and have been using commonwealth drive instead of tanglin halt. so which is correct?
Public calling for imprisonment of bad drivers and fine Kumaresan Sukumar | My Paper | Friday, Mar 22, 2013SINGAPORE - Drivers on Singapore roads appear to be reckless, selfish, uncivil and belligerent, judging from the number of stories of accidents and road-rage incidents submitted lately by c...
Woman driver's high-speed crash leaves car standing on end Posted on 23 Mar 2013 STOMPer Riders spotted this car perched precariously by the side of the road last night (Mar 22), after the female driver at the wheel apparently tried to negotiate a sharp bend at high speed. The STOMPer said that the cra...
Hi Bros and sis, recently about 2 mths ago i have just switched to a new main hirer. Before I started, we have agreed that when I take off, the rental is half i.e $25. and we also agreed that must give at 1-2 days notice. I committed mon-sat, night shift. sun i do not need to drive. He sounded very steady and sa...
Hi, I just gotten my TDVL. I am tinking whether to start as relief driver to get a feel of driving taxi r should I immidiately become a hirer myself to drive full time? Need some advice from the seniors and season drivers. tks tks tks
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Because LTA and the whole of Singapore knows Poolman stays at Choa Chu Kang LTA rolls out Choa Chu Kang-CBD bus service 12 Mar `13, 9:10PM LTA rolls out Choa Chu Kang-CBD bus serviceIt will start operating on 18 March.A new SMRT parallel service C Service 982E C that connects the Choa Chu Kang neighbour...
Jollibee outlet at Lucky Plaza becomes hot new hangout for Filipinos Posted on 15 Mar 2013 STOMPer Stephen has noticed that the Jollibee outlet at Lucky Plaza has become popular with Filipinos, judging by the long queues and number of hours they are willing to wait to buy food from the fast food joint....
S'poreans, PRs to get free entry to national museums & heritage institutionsBy Saifulbahri Ismail | Posted: 15 March 2013 1250 hrs Click to enlargePhotos1of 1File photo: National Museum of SingaporeSINGAPORE: Singaporeans and permanent residents will soon be able to visit national museu...
Can't find a cab? New app can helpChristopher Tan | The Straits Times | Thursday, Mar 14, 2013SINGAPORE - Commuters who cannot find a cab could soon be pointed to places where they are more likely to find one, using a new app being developed by researchers in Singapore. The Agency for Science, Technolo...
New London taxis for wheelchair bound passengersSINGAPORE ¡ª SMRT has begun replacing its fleet of London taxis, which are wheelchair accessible, with new vehicles. This comes as the existing fleet of London taxis reach the end of their statutory lifespan this month. Four of the new taxis, which r...
$140m of motor claims paid 'tainted'An Orange Force specialist, whose job is to help the insurer's policyholders when accidents happen, at the scene of an accident. Adrian Lim | My Paper | Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 SINGAPORE - About $140 million worth of incurred motor-insurance claims here last year...
