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Johor Chief Minister expresses dissatisfaction over closure of many immigration counters at JB checkpoint

ohor Chief Minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi expressed frustration over the closure of immigration inspection counters at the Malaysian side of the Causeway after Hari Raya. He urged the Malaysian Immigration Department to provide consistent and high-quality services at the CIQ Complex. The department cited technical and security issues for the closure, but assured the Chief Minister that the situation was being addressed.

A SBS bus driver ‘blindly’ followed another bus straight to Woodland Checkpoint

A SBS bus captain reportedly blindly followed another bus until he drove straight to Woodlands Checkpoint, causing one of his passengers to feel anxious and delayed for more than 45 minutes on their journey home.

Lim Tean calls on Transport Minister to disclose number of successful PR and foreign bidders in latest COE exercise

Lim Tean, the political party Peoples Voice leader and a practising lawyer in Singapore, expressed his shock at the recent prices for the Category E, open-category COEs. He questioned whether Transport Minister S Iswaran would disclose the number of Permanent Residents (PRs) and foreigners who bid and were successful in the last exercise. When commenting on Lim Tean’s Facebook post, some of the netizens echoed with Mr Lim’s call, suggesting that the COE bidding should be categorised by Singaporean and non-Singaporeans, and the bidding price for the latter should be on top of the locals.

Record highs reached in COE premiums for Cat A and B in latest bidding exercise

Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums experienced a significant increase in the latest bidding exercise held on Wednesday, 19 April, with Categories A and B reaching new record highs. Cat A cars, which are defined as those with an engine capacity of 1,600cc or below and horsepower not exceeding 130bhp, saw their premiums jump from S$96,501 in the last exercise on 5 April to S$103,721. Meanwhile, premiums for larger and more powerful Cat B vehicles also increased, rising from S$118,501 to S$120,889.

Muslim girl allegedly stopped by a woman from consuming chocolate bar during Ramadan on MRT

While Singapore celebrates diversity and inclusivity, there is a limit to everything as shown in a recent incident where a Muslim girl was stopped from consuming a chocolate bar during her break fast time. The girl hopes that people will show more consideration towards those consuming candies or food that do not soil the place on public transport, especially Muslims who are fasting as it might be urgent for them. The post on Singapore’s social media account SgfollowsAll on Wednesday (12 Apr) garnered mixed reactions from netizens. While some empathized with the Muslim girl and suggested that people should be considerate during Ramadan, others felt that the rule against eating in public transport should apply, except for commuters with medical conditions that require special arrangements.

Singaporean 12-year-old boy allegedly takes bus on joyride for five hours

A 12-year-old boy allegedly took a private bus belonging to A&S Transit on a joyride lasting about five hours and covering 100 km across Tampines, Bedok, Pasir Ris, and Punggol. The boy crashed the vehicle and caused serious damage before abandoning it, and is currently assisting with investigations.

Strides Taxi and Premier Taxis to merge, creating Singapore’s second-largest taxi operator

Strides Taxi and Premier Taxis are set to merge and create Singapore’s second-largest taxi operator, according to a news release from transport operator SMRT. The merger, effective from 1 May, will see the formation of a new joint venture company called Strides Premier, which will hold the merged business. With a fleet of around 2,500 taxis, Strides Premier will overtake Trans-Cab as the second-largest operator in Singapore, with ComfortDelGro maintaining the largest fleet.

Delays in travel along Thomson–East Coast line due to track signal fault

Commuters along the Thomson–East Coast line were told to expect an additional 10 minutes of travel time by SMRT on Tuesday (11 Apr). SMRT first tweeted about the disruption between Woodlands North and Gardens by the Bay in both directions on its Twitter account at 7.26 am, stating that the disruption was due to a track signal fault. SMRT reported the train service resuming back to normal at 8.37 am.

Commuters face delays on Circle Line due to signalling system fault on Good Friday

On Friday afternoon, train services on Singapore’s Circle Line (CCL) were disrupted due to a signalling system fault. The disruption lasted for more than two hours and caused delays of up to 40 minutes between the Dhoby Ghaut/Marina Bay and Paya Lebar MRT stations. However, the disruption did not cause significant crowding at the stations, possibly due to the public holiday, which may have reduced the number of people travelling. SMRT, the transport operator, informed passengers of an additional travelling time of 30 minutes via a tweet and made free regular bus and bridging services available between the affected stations. SMRT engineers were on-site to conduct the recovery operations, and additional staff were deployed to assist passengers. SMRT apologized for the disruption, stating that it would continue to work with Land Transport Authority and the signalling original equipment manufacturer to enhance the system.

COE prices hit new highs for two car categories and Open category in latest tender exercise

Certificate of entitlement (COE) prices for small cars and electric vehicles (EVs) as well as larger cars and powerful EVs have hit new record highs in the latest tender exercise that closed on Wednesday. The premium for smaller cars and EVs up to 110 kilowatts finished at S$96,501, up 3.21% from the previous record set two weeks ago. The premium for larger cars and more powerful EVs ended at S$118,501, 1.98% higher than the previous high of S$116,201. The Open category COE price, which allows the holder to buy any vehicle type except motorcycles, ended at S$118,990, up 2.56% from the previous record of S$116,020. The increase is attributed to an anticipated reduction in COE supply for the next three-month period from May to July, and bids from companies supplying cars to ride-hailing services.