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Letter to the Editor: Bidding of motorcar COE should be confined to individual car buyers and bid deposit increased much higher than motorcycles

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Dear Editor,

According to the news, the validity of the temporary motorcycle Certificate of Entitlement (COE) has been reduced from 6 to 3 months and this will take effect almost immediately, in the next bidding exercise.

This validity reduction coupled with the increase in bid deposit of some 2.4 times shows that the cost of living is indeed going up and motorcyclists who are in need of a bike to earn a living are not spared this high cost of living either.

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Asian appliances are trending online, and people all over the world are simply awestruck!

A Twitter user posted a video of different appliances that appear to make the lives of Asians much easier, leaving some viewers in other countries swooning with envy.

“That grain dispenser. The foldable washing machine. The table plate warmer. The Hyundai steamer. The fruit & vegetable cleaner” sighed one commenter.

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‘Opposition ward… so will be last priority for maintenance, repair and improvements’ — Netizen tells Jamus Lim after he highlights poor state of Anchorvale cluster

After Workers’ Party Member of Parliament Jamus Lim (Sengkang GRC) wrote about the poor conditions at Anchorvale Isles, a cluster that is part of his ward, one netizen opined that “as an opposition ward, it will be the last of priority for maintenance, repair, and improvements.”

Assoc Prof Lim wrote in a Sunday (Mar 27) Facebook post that despite Anchorvale Isles being around only for the past seven years or so, the area has had “a number of estate issues ranging from loose tiles, peeling paint, mildew on walls, deformed boardwalk strips, cracks in the playground flooring, and even a rather decrepit-looking entrance sign!”

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VIDEO: Bloody fight of at least 15 uncles at Hougang coffeeshop, one hospitalised

A late-night brawl at a coffee shop at Hougang involved at least 15 men, resulting in one man getting sent to the hospital. A 17-second video clip of the fight, which took place at about 10:30 on Saturday night (Mar 26), was posted on social media.

Although the person who took the video was some distance away from the fray, over a dozen men can be seen pushing and chasing after each other, jumping on and yelling at each other as well. It also sounded like items being hurled to the floor, like glass breaking.

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Landlord makes migrant workers leave their rented room at Poh Huat Road within 10 minutes of arrival, refuses to return $500 deposit

Two Chinese nationals who rented a room at Poh Huat Road were made to leave almost as soon as they moved in.

Moreover, the landlord, who appeared to take offence when asked why his mobile number had so many 3s in it, refused to return the $500 they had paid as part of their deposit.

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