Christopher Tan
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ComfortDelGro looks to Europe for next growth spurt, says chairman
SINGAPORE – Home-grown global transport giant ComfortDelGro is eyeing Europe as its next growth area, said Mr Lim Jit Poh, its long-serving and outgoing chairman, in a rare press interview on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Shell, Caltex raise petrol prices as oil slides
Two out of five oil majors here have maintained petrol pump price rises initiated more than a week ago despite sliding oil and wholesale prices. Caltex and Shell - the first to raise pump prices here of late - have posted petrol prices which are up to five cents higher than... → Read More
Shell, Caltex raise petrol prices as oil slides
SINGAPORE - Two out of five oil majors here have maintained petrol pump price rises initiated more than a week ago despite sliding oil and wholesale prices. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
ComfortDelGro reports 40.2% rise in net profits to $173.1m
Recovery in taxi and public transport businesses the main drivers of growth; special dividend announcedSINGAPORE - Land transport giant ComfortDelGro Corp posted a 40.2 per cent rise in net earnings for the year ended Dec 31, 2022 to $173.1 million. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Singapore ties with Japan as best place for motorists: Study
High safety, low congestion among factors contributing to Republic’s leading score among 35 countries tallied Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
SBS Transit reports 32% rise in earnings to $68m on back of higher ridership
SINGAPORE - Listed land transport operator SBS Transit (SBST) posted a 31.7 per cent increase in full-year earnings for the year ended Dec 31, 2022 to $68 million. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Bartley Road to be raised gradually to meet new Bidadari road
Residents in Bidadari – a 10,000-unit Housing Board estate near Toa Payoh and Potong Pasir – will have to wait longer for a more direct route to Bartley Road and Serangoon Avenue 1. Bidadari Park Drive, a 1.6km two-lane dual carriageway described by... → Read More
Bartley Road to be raised gradually to meet new Bidadari road
Bidadari residents will have to wait longer for a more direct route to Bartley Road and Serangoon Avenue 1. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Budget 2023: Tax for higher-end cars to rise again
SINGAPORE - Buyers of high-end cars will have to stomach another round of tax increase, with the costliest cars attracting a tax of more than three times of their open market value (OMV). Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Vehicle tax and COE revenue set to rise
Collection of motor vehicle taxes and revenue from certificates of entitlement (COE) is expected to rise by 4.6 per cent this year to $6.42 billion. Of this, motor vehicle taxes will account for $2.54 billion (11.9 per cent higher than revised FY2022 estimate) and COE $3.88... → Read More
Budget 2023: Vehicle tax and COE revenue set to rise
A newly announced increase in additional registration fee for higher-end cars will also contribute to this. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Grab should get a grip on optics
It may have its reasons for recent corporate decisions, but the way these have been presented has dented its public image. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Traffic Police to add EVs to highway patrol fleet, first tender of its kind draws all-EV bidders
SINGAPORE - The Traffic Police (TP) is plugging into Singapore’s green drive, with a tender to replace its fleet of highway patrol cars with electric models. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Commuter satisfaction with cab, private-hire services slips
SINGAPORE – Commuters were less satisfied with taxi and private-hire car services in 2022 than they were in 2021, an annual survey commissioned by the Public Transport Council revealed. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Long-delayed Changi viaduct to open on Feb 19
A section of the viaduct collapsed in July 2017, killing one worker. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Bus, train usage continues to recover in S’pore; 2022 ridership at 83% of pre-pandemic peak
More people returned to work and leisure activities after two years of Covid-19-related restrictions. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Pump prices in Singapore rise again after short-lived reduction before CNY
It came as the benchmark Brent crude held steady at between US$85 and US$88 a barrel - the highest since mid-November. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Farrer Road sinkhole: Tunnelling machine under maintenance when ground destabilised
SINGAPORE - In an update more than two months after tunnelling works caused part of Farrer Road to collapse, the Building and Construction Authority said a tunnel boring machine (TBM) was undergoing maintenance when the ground in front of it destabilised. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Pump prices fall to pre-GST hike levels
Petrol and diesel pump prices have slipped back down to levels seen before the latest Goods & Services Tax (GST) hike on Jan 1 despite rising global oil prices. The benchmark Brent crude last traded at US$86.56 a barrel, its highest since mid-November. Oil prices are... → Read More
Pump prices fall to pre-GST hike levels
The popular 95-octane grade is $2.69 at SPC and $2.70 elsewhere. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More