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File photo of a motorcycle on a road in Singapore. (Photo: Marcus Mark Ramos)
20 May 2021 11:00PM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: Calls to review the current Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system for motorcycles have cropped up once again as prices hit an all-time high following the latest round of bidding.
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COE prices have been rising since the start of this year, hitting S$8,011 in the previous round of bidding earlier this month, which has led to some people having to delay plans to buy motorcycles.
Published: 18 May 2021
As shared by Singapore s Minister of Transport, S Iswaran: “In light of the recent increase in unlinked community cases, Singapore is unable to meet the criteria to start the Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble.”
On 17 May, Singaporeans and Hong Kongers had their (air travel) bubbles burst. After Singapore’s Minister for Transport, S Iswaran, met Hong Kong’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Edward Yau, the Singapore–Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble (ATB) was announced to be deferred for the second time.
This was owing to the fact that Singapore, as of late, is facing a rising number of community cases. As reinforced by Minister Iswaran: “In light of the recent increase in unlinked community cases, Singapore is unable to meet the criteria to start the Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble.”
Tuesday, 11 May 2021 09:54 AM MYT
Hindocha Nita Vishnubhai was brisk-walking along Choa Chu Kang Drive on May 7, 2021, when a man approached her and asked her to pull her mask up from her chin. ― Picture via Instagram/Parveen Kaur
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SINGAPORE, May 11 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and several other ministers took to Facebook yesterday (May 10) night to express their dismay and concern at the case of a man allegedly using racial slurs and kicking a 55-year-old woman, adding that there is no place for racism in Singapore.
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PM Lee Hsien Loong and other ministers speak out against racism after alleged attack
Mdm Hindocha Nita Vishnubhai sustained injuries on her arms and hands after the incident on May 7, 2021. (Photo: Parveen Kaur)
11 May 2021 12:45AM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and other ministers spoke out on Monday (May 10) against racism in Singapore.
It comes after a man allegedly used racial slurs and kicked a 55-year-old woman for not wearing a mask while she was brisk walking. Police investigations are ongoing.
The government is considering offering subsidies to Taiwanese visitors to Palau that would cover part of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing fees, Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) said yesterday.
Taiwan has been allowing people to travel to the Pacific island nation since April 1 via a “travel bubble” agreement between the two countries. While the pilot tours attracted more than 100 Taiwanese tourists, travel operators have since then reported lackluster sales of tours, which caused China Airlines to cancel charter flights to Palau.
One of the reasons for high tour prices is the PCR tests, which travelers are