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Singapore News - A 65-year-old woman was taken conscious to the hospital after she was hit by a taxi at a pedestrian crossing in Tiong Bahru. The accident happened at 12.20pm on April 26 along Bukit Ho Swee Link towards Jalan Bukit Ho Swee, the police said. In video footage of the... Read more at www.tnp.sg

SINGAPORE - For housewife Lilian Law, 74, hailing a taxi from the roadside is "not possible" these days as fewer taxis are on the roads. The senior citizen does not have or know how to use ride-hailing apps, and has "no choice" but to get a cab from Parkway Parade's taxi stand on her return home from grocery shopping. She...

Singapore News - For housewife Lilian Law, 74, hailing a taxi from the roadside is “not possible” these days as fewer taxis are on the roads. The senior citizen does not have or know how to use ride-hailing apps, and has “no choice” but to get a cab from Parkway Parade’s taxi... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Singapore News - Drivers here now have more places to juice up their electric vehicles (EVs), as more than 2,400 charging points have been installed at about 700 Housing Board residential carparks across all 26 HDB towns, to date. Drivers of taxis, private-hire cars and commercial fleet... Read more at www.tnp.sg

New shortcut unlocked? Some pedestrians were puzzled on Monday (Jan 8) by the sight of a Strides Premier taxi cruising along a footpath along Sengkang West Road. A clip of the incident uploaded to Facebook page SG Road Vigilante on Wednesday showed the cab driving towards a pedestrian crossing. It later exited the walkway via the crossing and continued driving...

Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today. 1. Potato chips, but make it fashion: Pringles now has a fashion collection complete with moustache man logo Think carbs are out of fashion? Think again! Over the years, food brands have entered the fashion world, and this time around, a familiar household name has been transformed into...

Singapore News - The Republic’s newly merged and second-largest cab operator, Strides Premier, has launched its spruced-up fleet of taxis comprising six models, with around 90 per cent of them being hybrid or electric-powered. Among its 2,300 cabs plying the roads now, a portion of them... Read more at www.tnp.sg

The firm's updates come a couple of days after other taxi operators announced fare hikes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

50 vehicles are part of the six-month pilot programme.

Singapore News - Taxi driver Benny Yeo’s first hint that his last job on Nov 5 was not going to be a typical Grab booking was a message on the app that said: “Thank you, giving birth”. Minutes later, he picked up Mr Yutaro Kitahara and his wife, who was already in the throes of... Read more at www.tnp.sg