by CG In view of the 9 deaths of National Servicemen in last 1.5 years, it pains me that no one in the government or MINDEF...
The Malaysia-Singapore Working Group, which was established by the Foreign Ministers of Malaysia and Singapore in relation to maritime issues surrounding the Johor Bahru Port Limits and Singapore Port Limits, had...
The vehicle speed limit for eight-seater passenger cars will be removed with effect from Saturday (1 February) given advancements in vehicle safety standards as part of...
Train commuters along the East West Line (EWL) experienced some short delays on Tuesday (29 January) morning. No explanation was given by SMRT but a commuter...
On Monday (28 January), a man by the name Collins Voo uploaded a rather disturbing video of him driving at a junction on a Facebook group...
The recent leak of personal data of individuals living with HIV in Singapore has come as a real shock. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said that...
The Singapore Bicentennial, commemorating 200 years since Sir Stamford Raffles set foot here, has been launched with pomp and pageantry. Many millions are being spent on...
A regular from the Tuas naval base passed away after being hit and rolled over by a bus on Monday (28 January) at around 4.30pm. TOC understands...
The Singapore Sports Hub is facing another round of staff upheaval. On Monday, 28 January, the Sports Hub Pte Ltd (SHPL) announced in a statement that...
As the family and friends of local actor, Aloysius Pang (Pang) bid a final goodbye to him, the silence maintained by our sitting President, Madam Halimah...
10 liquor outlets, out of 18 outlets, in Little India were caught selling alcohol during restricted hours in Little India during the enforcement operation which took place...
17 men, aged between 22 and 48, were arrested by the Police Coast Guard (PCG) and Singapore Customs for their suspected involvement in smuggling duty-unpaid cigarettes. The...
Senior civil servant Joseph Leong will be appointed Permanent Secretary (Defence Development) starting from 1 March, announced the Public Service Division (PSD) in a press release on...
宏茂桥居民Alyce.Kathlyn,于昨日在脸书贴文揭发,在有大量未拆开的邮件被丢弃在组屋楼下的垃圾桶里。 Alyce.Kathlyn指出”已不是第一次在宏茂桥看到这种现象“。邮差把信件和邮寄包裹都丢进垃圾桶,也有很多是来自陆路交通管理局和社保援助计划(CHAS)等的来信。 这些邮件和包裹都未拆开,一些邮件上的收件地址注明宏茂桥宏茂桥五巷第182座组屋和第四巷第175座。 至于新加坡邮政在得知此事后,也在脸书回应已根据信件地址,派员漏夜前往现场回收这些邮件,但找不到照片中的邮件,同时也检查每个邮箱已确认是否已寄出给收件人。 Alyce.Kathlyn在脸书留言回覆新邮政,这些被丢弃邮件都是在宏茂桥第五巷第179座组屋楼下找到。他把这些信件放到最近的信箱,方便收件人自行寻找信件。 他不忘提醒新邮政,这已不是第一次居民提出投诉,而该局并没有认真采取行动。 新邮政:已报警 而在今午3时许的最新帖文中,新邮政公布最新进展,指出经过内部调查,已针对此事报警,而涉事的邮差已遭警方逮捕。随着进入警方调查,该局不便置评。 新邮政感谢居民揭发此事,并对因为信件被丢弃而受影响的组屋居民致歉。 “如受影响居民有需要任何协助,获又发现任何遗弃信件,欢迎在工作日早上9时-晚9时,拨打热线68456222告知我们。” 新邮政也表示不会容忍任何不当处理邮件的行为,如有邮差违反并触犯纪律将被采取法律行动。
陆路交通局基于现今八座多用途汽车安全标准已提升,从本周六(2月1日)起,将取消该款车辆施加车速限制,与其他小型汽车相同。 目前,八座多用途车速限是每小时70公里,而其他小型汽车则没有车辆时速限制。 陆路交通管理局于今日发文告,指出从下月起将取消这类多用途车的车辆时速,未来车主和八座车辆驾驶者,只需和其他小型汽车一样,遵守公路的时速限制。这项措施与其他国家一致。 此外,陆交局在本周六起,也会针对部分机动起重机(mobile crane)试行新时速。 目前,载重量2.4万公斤以下的机动起重机,速限制将调高到每小时40公里;2.4万公斤以上的,速限为每小时20公里。 陆交局指出,试行计划是基于业界反馈,每小时20公里的时速限制会导致路上行驶时间延长,使得驾驶员容易疲劳。 当局指出,该决定考量了车辆技术和设计的改进,使移动式起重机能够以更高的速度安全行驶,并且与其他国家(如澳大利亚,香港和英国)的做法一致。 在澳洲,机动起重机的限速为40-50公里/小时,英国为48公里/小时,在香港为70公里/小时。 陆路交通局强调,在试行阶段,所有机动起重机车辆仍需遵守车辆时速或公路时速,以两者之间较低的时速限制为准。 陆交局和交警也提醒,所有驾驶者和道路使用者必须在保障公路安全上扮演角色。超速驾驶的司机将受到处罚,其中可能包括罚款,扣分或被提控。 新加坡起重机协会主席Jimmy Chua先生对这项为期六个月的试验表示欢迎。 “这些驾驶员还须在工地操作起重机,并且长距离的慢速行驶,可能导致驾驶疲劳,增加在工作场所事故风险。 “他说,该协会将提醒会员时刻注意驾驶安全。