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Loopholes in regulations would allow a 20-year-old foreign work permit holder to compete with taxi drivers

Loopholes in regulations would allow a 20-year-old foreign work permit holder to compete with taxi drivers

It was announced in Parliament yesterday that Uber, Grab or other transport app drivers will be regulated soon. Like taxi drivers, they will need to get a taxi vocational licence and be subjected to the various LTA taxi regulations. There is no minimum age as long as the drivers held a Class 3/3A driving licence for at least... 

Andrew Loh: It is terrible that the government is now trying to hijack the Poha for its own political agenda

Andrew Loh: It is terrible that the government is now trying to hijack the Poha for its own political agenda

At the very beginning of the Second Reading of the Protection from Harassment Act (PHA) Bill in 2014, the Minister of Law, K Shanmugam, provided a "CONTEXT" in which the government was introducing the new law. These were the minister's very first words in the speech: "Let me start with the social context we have today which... 

For Singapore’s Future Survival, Multi-Party System Must Replace One-Party Rule

For Singapore’s Future Survival, Multi-Party System Must Replace One-Party Rule

Education Minister (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung's suggestion that the PAP's continued one-party rule is the best course for Singapore's future is at complete odds with reality. It is precisely the lack of a democratic, checks-and-balance system that has gotten the country into the current sorry state of affairs... 



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