Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan has stated that over the last two years, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) has signed agreements with various private companies and research institutes to develop and trial such self-driving technologies and concepts. This is his response to a question filed by Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef who asked the Minister for Transport whether he can provide …

The Active Mobility Bill was read for the second time in Parliament yesterday (10 January) with 13 MPs debating on the matter. As announced at the Ministry of Transport (MOT)’s 2016 Committee of Supply Debate, the Government has accepted in full the Active Mobility Advisory Panel’s recommendations on cycling and the use of personal mobility devices (PMDs).  The Active Mobility …

Lamya Haji Bashar was captured and sold to sex slavery by the Islamic State (IS), but she managed to escape finally during her fifth attempt. Lamya is a Yazidi teenager (18) who had lived her childhood happily on a prosperous wealthy family farm in a Yazidi village of Kocho in northern Iraq. She had gone to school, worked hard and …

Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan stated that service levels have improved as public bus industry fully transitioned to the bus contracting model in September 2016. This is in response to questions filed by Mr Gan Thiam Poh from Ang Mo Kio GRC who asked the Minister for Transport whether he could provide an update on the implementation of the bus …

A group of China warships sailed north by the Taiwan Strait, led by a single aircraft carrier, made Taiwan jumbled its jets and navy ships on Wednesday (11 Jan). Reuters reported that Taiwan’s defense ministry said, the Soviet-made Liaoning aircraft carrier and ships, which were on their way back from exercises in the South China Sea, did not trespass the …

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill introduced in Parliament yesterday (10 Jan) will increase maximum fines for offenses of altering vehicles illegally and for driving recklessly or dangerously, and also introduces specific penalties. Fines for driving recklessly or dangerously will also be increased to up to $5,000, or an imprisonment for a term of up to a year or both. The current …

Minister for transport Khaw Boon Wan has announced that the upgrade of the signalling system for the North-South Line (NSL) will be completed by March this year, and that for the East-West Line (EWL) by 2018. This is his response to the questions filed by Er Dr Lee Bee Wah MP of Nee Soon GRC who asked the Minister for Transport …

Parliament debates removing century-old law by sending to Select Committee 1st time since 2004 The article by Straits Times on 11 Jan, “Parliament debates removing century-old law” states that “It ended with members of the House voting to send the proposal to a specially convened Select Committee for extra scrutiny – a rare step that last happened in 2004 with the …

By Margaret Yang, CMC Markets China Dec PPI hit five-year high, signalling further stabilization China’s producer prices rose 5.5 percent y-o-y, or 1.6 percent m-o-m, which was the fastest pace in five years. The reason behind this is rising raw material prices, especially commodity prices. Producer Price Index (PPI) measures the average change in prices received by domestic producers for …

Based on seven hours minimum of sleep per day, 44 percent of Singaporeans does not have enough sleep on weekdays, said a study from SingHealth Polyclinics (SHP) which it had published recently. The SHP conducted the study by gathering data from adult Singaporeans who visited two polyclinics in 2015, covering several ethnic groups from 21 to 80 years old. The …