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An eyewitness said one of the buses smashed past a green barricade and fell onto the road below, landing on its left side. Picture courtesy of SCDF via TODAY
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SINGAPORE, July 13 A collision between two buses at Bukit Batok interchange on Sunday (July 11) afternoon injured 17 people, leaving one of the buses lying on its side after it plummeted 2m.
Both were buses on route 945, a feeder service operated by Tower Transit.
Five were seriously hurt though none of the injuries were life threatening, TODAY understands.
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Melvin Yong elected CASE president, succeeding Lim Biow Chuan Toggle share menu
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Melvin Yong elected CASE president, succeeding Lim Biow Chuan
Consumer Association of Singapore s former president Lim Biow Chuan (left) and president Melvin Yong. (Photo: CASE)
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SINGAPORE: Member of Parliament (MP) Melvin Yong has been elected president of the Consumer Association of Singapore (CASE), the association said on Friday (Jun 11).
Mr Yong, who is MP for the Radin Mas Single Member Constituency, succeeds Mr Lim Biow Chuan, who had helmed CASE since 2012.
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In a media release, CASE executive director Lee Siow Hwee said Mr Yong was elected at its 48th annual general meeting on Friday, where the new central committee was also elected or appointed into office.
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DPM Heng Swee Keat receives the top honour at NTUC s May Day Awards 2021. (Photo: MCI)
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SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat was on Wednesday (Apr 28) conferred the Medal of Honour during the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) May Day Awards held at Downtown East.
The top May Day Award is given to “special individuals who have rendered distinguished services to the labour movement”, NTUC said in a news release.
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Mr Heng was also the guest-of-honour at the awards ceremony, which was held with more than 200 attendees comprising union leaders and tripartite partners over two sessions on the same day. The ceremony was streamed online via Zoom for awardees’ guests.