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SG’s inflation increases from 1.6% to 2% due to COE

In a joint statement from MTI and MAS today (25 Nov), it reported that Singapore's CPI increased from 1.6% in September to 2.0% last month. This was based on year-on-year measurement. The statement said that the increase is largely due to higher "private road transport cost". Private road transport cost rose by 2.7% after declining...

Singpost praises reader for his civic-mindedness & swift actions

TRE published a letter from reader Cheong Yaoming recently on 19 Nov, complaining about Singpost ('Serious lapses by Singpost!'). In the letter, the reader told TRE that he witnessed a Singpost truck going at high speed at Redhill Close (near Blk 70) on 5 Nov this month. As it went around the corner, he was shocked to see the...

Samsui woman who received PM’s commendation jumps to her death

95-year-old Mdm Loke jumped to her death in Bukit Merah Two months ago on 11 Sep, 95-year-old Samsui woman, Mdm Loke (陆带好) ended her life by jumping to her death from her HDB flat at Blk 77A, Redhill Road in Bukit Merah. She had a fall and was hospitalized. Apparently, she ended her life so that she would not burden her...