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  • Minister Koh Poh Koon Say Water And Other Rising Costs Set To Have Only “Small Impact” On Inflation

    Minister Koh Poh Koon Say Water And Other Rising Costs Set To Have Only “Small Impact” On Inflation

    Recent adjustments to water and carpark prices may contribute to a “temporary increase” in inflation, but any impact is expected to be “small”, said Minister of State for Trade and Industry Koh Poh Koon.

    Dr Koh said the various price adjustments will contribute around 0.2 percentage points to inflation this year. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has projected prices to be higher this year than they were last year, with the consumer price index (CPI) to come in at 0.5 to 1.5 per cent.

    Dr Koh said the main driver of the increase in prices this year is the expected increase in the price of electricity and “other energy-related components” such as petrol. This, he said, comes against a backdrop of increases in global oil prices.

    Dr Koh was asked by MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC Zaqy Mohamad if the increase in water, electricity, transport and carpark prices would impact inflation and to what extent. Mr Zaqy said his residents have voiced concern on the “slew of government announcements” of such increases.

    “Does the Ministry proactively monitor this and coordinate with agencies so that we can smoothen the impact in anticipation of some of these potential increases that we know … for example the energy prices you mentioned? Could we have smoothened some of these increases as well to make it more affordable for citizens?” Mr Zaqy asked.

    Dr Koh said the Government takes price increases seriously and wherever possible, will smooth out increases although he said it is difficult as oil and gas prices are not within the Government’s control. These will have to be adjusted when prices fluctuate.

    But he said for households receiving the GST Utilities-Save (U-Save) vouchers, the impact of inflation will be much less. That is because rebates are not included in the calculation of CPI.

     

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    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Man Died After Hit By Train At Bukit Panjang LRT

    Man Died After Hit By Train At Bukit Panjang LRT

    A man died after he was hit by a train on the Bukit Panjang LRT early Friday (March 24) morning.

    The Straits Times understands that the man had fallen onto the track at Fajar Station around 1am.

    The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call for assistance at 1.05am and sent one fire engine and one ambulance.

    “A male Chinese was pronounced dead at scene by paramedics,” SCDF said.

    While many residents said they did not notice anything unusual last night, some heard noises from the station.

    “I heard a scratching noise and a boom around 1am, but I thought it was just workers working,” said domestic helper Ms Asrotulida, who goes by one name.

    “I didn’t look to see what happened, and went back to sleep as it was late,” said the 30-year-old, who lives near the station. “Sometimes, there is noise due to the works downstairs.”

    When ST visited Fajar station on Friday morning, services appeared to be operating as per normal.

     

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Towing Company Boss: Ferrying Scrapped Cars On Lorry’s Back Is Normal, ‘Perfectly Legal’

    Towing Company Boss: Ferrying Scrapped Cars On Lorry’s Back Is Normal, ‘Perfectly Legal’

    The 60-year-old owner of a towing company which became famous after one of its cargo lorry was spotted ferrying a Peugeot car on its back, says that the company had been using the same practise for over 20 years, and that ‘It’s perfectly legal.’

    He also demonstrated how to load the car onto the back of the lorry, and said that the company has transported over thousands of scrapped vehicles using the method, reports Shin Min Daily News via Lianhe Zaobao.

    A photo of one of its vehicle in action was snapped by a netizen last Saturday (Mar 11).

    In the photo, the front wheels of the Peugeot car were openly dangling outside the back of the lorry, and the licence plate was also shaky and looked really to fall out at anytime, prompting many to ask whether such practices infringe on safety regulations.

    The owner of the company who was driving the lorry at that time, upon realising that someone had taken a picture of his lorry, contacted Shin Min Daily News to clarify that the car on the back was on its way to the junkyard to be scrapped.

    He also told reporters that the company had never been told to stop or gotten any fines for using the same way to transport the scrapped vehicles in the past 20 years.

    In fact, he said that there had never been any complaints.

    He explained that the weight, size and dimensions of the car transported were within the stated regulations, and that its center of gravity was still within the lorry itself:

    “After I saw my lorry on the news, I went online to check, and found that compared to other lorry models and cars, there were no breach of safety rules.”

    According to the data he showed, the heaviest a lorry can weight is about 3350kg, and an empty lorry itself weights 1760kg, which meant that he could ferry another 1500kg of goods on its back.

    An employee also used a forklift to demonstrate the lifting of the vehicle onto a lorry’s back, while the owner added that they would further secure the car with ropes before moving on the roads.

    Automobile Importer and Exporter Association president Neo Tiam Tin said that as long as the weight and length did not exceed the stated limit, it would be legal to transport the vehicle in said manner.

    He also told reporters that every vehicle’s weight limit and initial empty weight differs, but as long as the accumulated weight did not exceed the limits, it would not be an issue.

    He estimated the weight of a car to be around 1000kg.

    As for the front of the car which was dangling outside the lorry, he said that the owner could tie a red cloth at the bark of the lorry to signal to other drivers the potential hazard.

    According to traffic regulations, if a transported objected extends more than 1.8metres from the back of vehicle, or 40 percent of vehicle’s length, it would require a permit.

    Mr Neo revealed that using small lorries to ferry scrapped vehicles was a common practice which had been adopted for the past 10 to 20 years.

     

    Source: www.stomp.com.sg

     

  • Singapore Biker Chick Speaks Up Against New Additional Registered Fee (ARF)

    Singapore Biker Chick Speaks Up Against New Additional Registered Fee (ARF)

    We have masked robbers caught and incarcerated, yet we have our finance minister gloriously on TV, executing daylight robbery on citizens who save up hard-earned wages to own a bigger capacity motorcycle to suffice their daily transport/sport/leisure all in one.

    After increasing public transport rates, you give a miserable 10-cent discount for every 6 train rides spent, you issue one-off GST vouchers capped at $200 that isn’t even close to covering the increased Water Utilities bill rates, yet you take tens of thousands of dollars from us in an instant, without a damn reason with a new Additional Registered Fee (ARF) of up to 100% of the OMV for bigger motorcycles.

    Who are you to rob us monetarily? Who are you to rob us of our simple hobbies? And where does this unjustifiable 100% extra ARF loading on motorcycles go to?

    In the year of the Rooster, I guess you’ve undeniably earned yourself the biggest Cock award of the year.

     

    Source: Vaunephan

  • Motorcycle COE Remains Above $6000 After Latest Bidding Excercise

    Motorcycle COE Remains Above $6000 After Latest Bidding Excercise

    Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums for cars fell in the latest bidding exercise on Thursday (May 18), while all other categories saw a marginal increase.

    The premiums for big and small cars went down by 3.63 and 1.81 per cent respectively. Premiums for small cars (up to 1,600cc and 97kW) fell S$869 to S$47,020, while premiums for big cars (above 1,600cc and 97kW) went down by S$1,854 to S$49,156.

    Meanwhile, premiums for goods vehicles and buses saw the largest increase  — up by 1.65 per cent compared to the previous bidding exercise on May 5. Premiums in Category C was at S$43,002, up from S$42,302.

    In the open category, premiums went up by 1.43 per cent to S$49,700. This is a S$700 increase from the last bidding exercise.

    As for motorcycles, premiums went up by just S$1 — to S$6,303 — compared to the last bidding exercise.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com