Does Having an Electric Vehicle Affect Your Car Insurance?

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May 15, 2022

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Does Having an Electric Vehicle Affect Your Car Insurance?

Short answer? Yes, having an Electric Vehicle affects your car insurance policy. Long answer? Here are the details.

Electric Vehicles are quickly gaining traction in Singapore, with the number of electric vehicles here more than doubling in 2021. This upward trend is predicted to continue under the Singapore Green Plan 2030 as the government continues heavily advocating and incentivising increased EV usage.

With seemingly everyone making the switch over to EVs, the burning question on everyone’s mind is how your current car insurance policy will be affected by the purchase of a new electric car. What are the differences between insurance policies for electric and non-electric cars, and how will your new vehicle be protected?

To this end, here are 3 essential points you need to know about electric car insurance in Singapore.

EV Motor Insurance is Relatively Rare and Expensive

Compared to insurance policies geared towards petrol or diesel-fuelled cars, EV insurance policies can be relatively rare. Currently, only a handful of car insurance policies in Singapore are designed to cover EVs, limiting your choices.

EV insurance policies are more costly than your current policy. Most electric car models are more likely to be in the luxury category than traditional internal combustible engine vehicles, making them costlier to insure.

Electric vehicle parts are also more expensive and less manufactured than their non-electric counterparts, meaning each individual car part costs more to repair and maintain. This is mainly due to the fact that EVs are more expensive than non-electric cars, which means that their individual car parts also cost more to repair and maintain. Electric cars also run on large, expensive batteries that are costly to fix when broken.

All of this results in more expensive maintenance and protection costs, reflected in the insurance premiums you pay.

EV Motor Insurance Policies Are More Personalised

Typically, car insurance premiums are calculated based on various factors such as your age and your driving experience.

EV insurance policies go a step further and take additional aspects such as the make and model of your car into consideration when calculating your premium and designing your insurance policy.

The downside to this is that it can be hard to receive a direct online quotation for your EV insurance policy. Unlike the usual car insurer who will likely provide you with an instant estimation of your premiums following a few clicks around their website, EV car insurers can take up to a few working days to tailor an accurate quotation to your needs.

However, this also means that your car insurance policy will be much more customised to your unique profile and needs since you provide the insurer with more specific details about yourself and your vehicle.

You Can Pay-Per-Kilometre With Your EV Motor Insurance

Compared to the annual model currently used for internal combustion engine cars, electric car owners can now opt for usage-based insurance that allows them to pay according to how much they drive.

For petrol or diesel-fuelled cars, car insurance in Singapore generally requires customers to pay a fixed sum upfront. Still, some EV car insurers have begun offering customers a post-paid pay-per-kilometre option, also known as Usage-Based Insurance (UBI).

Under this option, customers have to pay a fixed S$150 coverage fee annually. The specific monthly premium payment will subsequently be calculated based on the distance travelled by the customer each month. Customers can thus be sure that they’re not paying extra for coverage or maintenance services that they will never use.

Innovative Insurance Options Are Coming Our Way

The strength of EV insurance policies lies in their capacity for personalisation, but hearing that these policies are currently rare and expensive might be a bit of a bummer.

But fret not – emerging innovations in the auto insurance industry suggest that the future is bright.

Tesla’s accompanying application to their insurance service

Tesla, undoubtedly the largest electric car manufacturer at the moment, has begun offering its own insurance option for customers who purchase their EVs.

Tesla’s car insurance is unique in that it incorporates technology to optimise and lower the costs of EV insurance. They monitor customers’ daily driving behaviour in real-time to estimate their level of driving safety, which predicts the likelihood of them requiring maintenance or repair in the near future. Their monthly premiums are then calculated based on these safety predictions.

With recent trends showing that these safety predictions have been largely accurate in estimating customers’ driving behaviour, this is a great way to optimise the price of their insurance premiums by ensuring that customers are not required to pay too much in excess.

Tesla’s in-car technology is also precise in identifying factors like accident causes, which further minimises costs by processing claims much faster and easier.

Although this insurance option is currently only available to American Tesla customers, other insurers may follow suit by pursuing similar innovations, significantly reducing the price of EV motor insurance across the board.

Choose the Best EV Motor Insurance Plan

The Singaporean government has been steadily increasing the number of charging stations across the island to make every HDB town EV-ready by 2025, which means that owning an electric car will become much more convenient than it currently is. EVs are also known for being the greener option, so making this switch could be a great way for you to reduce our carbon emissions.

This means that now might be an excellent time for Singaporeans to switch to an electric car.

Be sure to choose the best electric car insurance for your vehicle when you make the switch so that you’re adequately prepared for any situation that you might face in the future.

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Woman reveals her breast implants are mouldy, removes implants after suspecting they were causing illness

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May 15, 2022

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Woman reveals her breast implants are mouldy, removes implants after suspecting they were causing illness

If you have an implant in your body, and you are itchy or uncomfortable, it is possible that you may have an infection or something you do not want in your body. A woman on TikTok claimed that mould had grown on her saline breast implants.

She showed viewers what the implants looked like two years after she removed them. Bunnie (@xomgitsbunnie) of TikTok uploaded the video.

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“I had implants in for 13 years,” she wrote in the text overlay of the video. “I started suffering so many symptoms that not one doctor could pinpoint.

“So I explanted in Nov 2020 & it was the best decision I ever made! All symptoms went away, except anxiety sometimes,” she said in the video caption.

In the now-viral video, she shows two stained implants with mould.

The Tiktoker stated that she had the implants removed in 2020 after suspecting that they were causing her illness.

But it was not the mouldiness of the implant that was causing her the sickness. The mould apparently grew on the implants after she removed them from her body.

As a matter of fact, she was suffering from what is known as “breast implant illness.” This is something not many people have heard of.

Now we know that some women with breast implants may be suffering from such anxieties. The sickness is not listed as an official sickness from breast implants.

In the video, she shows the implants saying that they have “just been sitting” since they were removed.

“Take a look at that. “That’s what goes inside a human body,” she says in the video.

“Take a look at the mould. It’s no surprise that women have so many issues with these things. It’s revolting.”

“Please make sure you talk to someone if you think [your] implants are causing breast implant illness,” she wrote.

“We don’t have to suffer in our quest for perfection babies,” she warns those who want to have implants.

The post A woman reveals her breast implants are moldy appeared first on The Independent News.

PN Balji: “Gangsta Sista, meet my friend, Tai Ho!”

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May 15, 2022

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PN Balji: “Gangsta Sista, meet my friend, Tai Ho!”

PN Balji will not be the only journalist who wants to tell his story about witnessing professionally and personally the dramatic changes in Singapore during the crucial 1960s to the present. Like Cheong Yip Seng’s OB Markers: My Straits Times Story, Balji’s own book, Reluctant Editor, offered fascinating insights into life in local media functioning under the watchful eyes of an authoritarian government. Woon Ta Ho’s Transition: The Story of PN Balji is another such contribution. There are others in the pipeline. I am in the midst of finishing my own version.

Transition is an immensely readable book. It is by a veteran media person in conversation with another veteran media person. It passes the first and most vital test of whether the normal reader can immediately relate to what’s being said. No couching of words or intention. It asks simple and pointed questions: “Getting into trouble with the authorities – was that something that was always on your mind?” Woh! This is definitely not a self-indulgent closed group academic treatise that few people care about. It is about real-life situations, of real-life people with real-life issues.

Tai Ho, in fact, has a gift of coming up with unforgettable nuggets, as illustrated by these few paragraphs in Transition:

“Gangsta Sista, meet my friend, Tai Ho.” Balji is a regular at the coffeeshop (in Clover Way) and knows practically everyone here, and he has a colourful nickname for every waitress. He seems especially close to the two waitresses who are now jostling for his attention. “She has seen the doctor and it’s not good news. Her arteries are blocked.” I repeat in English (to Balji) what she has just said. Gangsta Sista postures, her big body reacts awkwardly, the bashfulness of a young girl.

Balji seems concerned but distracted, he waves at another waitress at the back. “Mama-san!” he calls out playfully. Gangsta Sista looks around and walks back to the counter, ignoring the other waitress. Tense. One can cut the air of rivalry between the two waitresses with a knife. “They don’t get along,” Balji said, looking away from the waitresses. “It’s sad. They work in the same place but refuse to talk to each other. Each will come to me and complain about the other.”

It doesn’t surprise me that he is friendly to the employees of the coffeeshop. In all the years that I have known him – coming up to 20 – Balji has always gravitated to the support staff or those who form the lower strata of the workforce: interns, tea ladies, secretaries, drivers and foreign workers.”

Indeed, any journalist worth his salt in SPH had to be good friends with not just the secretaries and drivers. He would find his job a million times easier and more interesting if he knew all the camera men, security guards, librarians, salesmen and production people by name. I think Balji had a great advantage there. Most people knew him. New Nation and The New Paper were big on soccer. These were the Kallang Roar years. And it helped tremendously that Balji’s brother, Sivaji, was the Singapore national team coach. Or was it an advantage? Find out what he had to say in Transition.

I have more to tell about Balji but not here. Just to titillate you, find out what he called me on the inside title page of an autographed Reluctant Editor, one of 50 that Kumaran Pillai, publisher of TheIndependent.Sg, bought to distribute to friends, colleagues and contacts.

Balji has described Peter Lim, Cheong Yip Seng and Leslie Fong as the three giants of his generation of newsmen. As someone who continues to blaze the trail for others, beyond his years with SPH and MediaCorp, with Transition: The Story of PN Balji now out, he can no longer claim to be reluctant. He has chosen to make a difference. So, kudos – to him and Woon Tai Ho.

Transition: The Story of PN Balji by Woon Tai Ho and published by Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) will be launched on Saturday May 21, 2022. Time: 3 to 5pm. Venue: Epigram Coffee Bookshop at the Singapore Art Museum @Tanjong Pagar Distripark, 39 Keppel Road.

Tan Bah Bah, consulting editor of TheIndependent.Sg, is a former senior leader writer with The Straits Times. He was also managing editor of a local magazine publishing company.

Serangoon North Ave 1 Boxing Match:International School Students Hold Boxing Match In Void Deck, Flee The Scene When Police Arrive

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May 15, 2022

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Serangoon North Ave 1 Boxing Match:International School Students Hold Boxing Match In Void Deck, Flee The Scene When Police Arrive

Videos of international school students appearing to hold a boxing match and fleeing the scene upon police arrival are circulating online, sparking mixed reactions among netizens. On Friday (May 13), Facebook user Henry Ng posted footage of the alleged fight among International French School – Singapore students at Serangoon North Ave 1.

“Guys from the school fighting with boxing gloves in the public void deck now at Blk 157 Serangoon North Ave 1,“ said Mr. Ng, noting this was not the first time. “Then running away from the back of the block and car park when the police arrive,” he added.

According to the concerned individual, he had “previously informed the school regarding them fighting, littering, smoking and vaping, climbing staircase rooftop, vandalizing the walls and even lying down on the floor and kissing in public.”

“Apparently, the school doesn’t want to get involved cos scared of the parents. They claim it may be students from American schools.”

Mr. Ng added, “should deport these students back to their country instead of letting them be a public nuisance.”

One of the videos showed two students with boxing gloves sparring while other students watched around them.

“No joke, they’ve got a referee as well,” commented Facebook user Paul Benedict.

The students were then spotted leaving the premises in another video.

The post was shared on Complaint Singapore Facebook page, where netizens shared varying opinions on the video, some noting that the school should be properly disciplining the students.

“Send back those troublemakers back to their country; the rest of the students will be much more easy to handle and manage,” added Facebook user Sally Tan.

Meanwhile, others noted that the students were only sparring. “Wah Liao. Sparring also can say as fighting. Come on, get yourself some life. Look at how they spar with rules OK. No legs are used,” said Facebook user Lex Luther Lee.

“Not bad, at least got wear boxing glove and 1v1. (Normally after fight become friend…) Mostly our local schools are 5v1 or 10v1,” noted netizen Andrew Singapore while another said they “are just kids playing around.”

The Independent Singapore has reached out to International French School – Singapore for a statement and will update the story accordingly. /TISG

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Parked car at Ang Mo Kio gets heavily damaged, owners appeal to the public for information on what happened

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Parked car at Ang Mo Kio gets heavily damaged, owners appeal to the public for information on what happened

A family made an appeal to the online community for any information on how their parked vehicle got damaged, while also addressing the culprit, the family said they could handle the case politely.

“We believe this is an accident that nobody intends to do, hence we could talk and solve it internally,” said Phoebe Vu, who posted their request on Facebook page Complaint Singapore on Friday (May 13).

Ms Vu noted that the incident happened on May 9 at Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 1 after parking their car from 9 am to 7:30 pm. When they arrived at the scene after work, they discovered the car bonnet heavily dented.

“No note or message was left; hence we don’t know when it happened, how it happened and who did it,” said Ms Vu.

The car owners quickly reported the incident to the police, who also took the memory card of the dashboard camera.

As they don’t have any footage of the incident, Ms Vu asked for assistance from the community page.

“We have not heard from police till now, and our insurance, unfortunately, needs to find the culprit then only can settle,” she noted.

She asked for any witnesses to the incident, whether personally or through camera footage.

Ms Vu also requested for the culprit to reach out and contact them.

Facebook user Brian Ng commented on the post with a similar request.

“To those who happened to park or pass by Ang Mo Kio Ind Park 1 last Monday 9/5 during 9 am-6:30 pm, please support us with your camera footage or any clues will be very much appreciated,” he wrote.

“I have no other choice but to seek for public’s help since TP hasn’t gotten back to me after a week of investigation.” /TISG

‘Hello, hit and run Porsche driver, your car plate still on the road’ says witness to roadkill

SG SME Inspiring Stories: Rachel Goh’s Red SchoolHouse success journey took 18 years of hard work, love & passion

Nick Karean

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May 15, 2022

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SG SME Inspiring Stories: Rachel Goh’s Red SchoolHouse success journey took 18 years of hard work, love & passion

Rachel Goh, founder of Red SchoolHouse — a preschool founded in Singapore with several awards to its name — has always made it a priority to surround her business with a loving environment and culture.

18 years total (and still counting) of sheer hard work went into building the firm foundations of Red SchoolHouse. From the people who convinced her to pursue a career in education to the hardships she faced in life, Rachel shares an inspiring story about her brand name.

Doing It With A Heart

“I believe that with Love, comes Life. I hope to carry on the wholeness of Love in my work with children and their families. Thus, the birth of Red SchoolHouse in 2004 came about. The colour Red represents Love. Our philosophy “Settling The Heart, Defining your Child” is our corporate culture with a purpose of settling the hearts of everyone, not just the children.” — Rachel Goh, CEO of Red SchoolHouse

Rachel is proud to share that Red SchoolHouse is founded on the values of love for children and their developmental growth. From the company’s philosophy down to the details, such as the branding for the business — she makes sure that her passion for educating young minds is on full display. Working with children is more than a business, Rachel wants Red SchoolHouse to be a loving home for everyone involved to build inspiring leaders of tomorrow.

When asked what sets Red SchoolHouse aside from its competitors, Rachel mentioned its Specialty Crafted Curriculum, which comprises life skill programmes and knowledge-building innovation concepts. Besides offering education that comes with love as the main compass, Red SchoolHouse creates many opportunities for children to work through problem-solving scenarios, with collaboration as one of their main focus.

Of course, Rachel also has expectations for the administration that runs Red SchoolHouse with her. She makes it a priority to ensure that her staff incorporates several values such as accountability, reliability, and positivity. But most of all, Rachel looks for people who are joyful givers and are willing to make a difference.

Rachel takes pride in seeing her students mature and grow. She is especially moved when her former students come back to visit her during school holidays and events, as most of the time, pre-school educators are forgotten.

Jumping Back From Adversity

“My dad and my form teacher (Miss Kok) played important roles to form strong pillars of my mental and emotional development. I saw and believed in the connection between childhood experience and teaching. Through them, I learned to be life-giving in the lives of children and their families.” — Rachel Goh, CEO of Red SchoolHouse

Previously coming from the banking industry, Rachel had to start from scratch to learn the ropes of early childhood education. Not to mention that she was alone throughout the entire process. And while there were setbacks in her journey — Rachel is fearless and always bounced back stronger than before.

Recalling her childhood memories, Rachel remembered her mother passing away when she was just nine years old. With her father taking up the role of both dad and mom, she understands the hardship and pains her dad went through in bringing her up. Her dad is nonetheless her superhero.

She also spent more time in school — passing the time by joining extracurricular activities or doing her homework at her school canteen.

During this time in her life, Rachel also credited her Form Teacher, Ms Kok, as her inspiration to become a teacher. Ms Kok supported Rachel, giving her the emotional and educational assistance that she needed during her vulnerable moments. These memories, that Rachel keeps close to her heart, allow her to make clear decisions for Red SchoolHouse and pay it forward to the children and their families.

There Is No ‘I’ In Team

“Running a preschool business is uniquely a priceless experience and an enriching one. I would tell my potential investors all the time that if they want a long-term, gradual and valuable experience in running a business and growing with the community, they are welcome to join our BIG family at Red SchoolHouse.” — Rachel Goh, CEO of Red SchoolHouse

To Rachel, entrepreneurship means the willingness to take risks. She credits her reliable Red SchoolHouse team members as a huge motivator, especially when faced with tough decisions and problems. Hence, what entrepreneurs can learn from her is that risks do not need to be taken alone when you have a team!

Crediting Richard Branson’s quote, “Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough, so they don’t want to.” Rachel describes good leadership as balancing the different leadership styles smoothly. To her, a team with a positive disposition is a crucial driver in making or breaking a business.

While Rachel shares that luck plays a part in achieving success, though not always so. Things do not simply fall off the sky, you need to work hard for them. When you work hard and success comes along, you achieve a sense of achievement, the true feeling of contentment which makes you feel the hard work done was worth it all.

Red SchoolHouse is indeed a labour of love and passion. From the twists and turns of life, Rachel was able to turn these difficulties into opportunities, to achieve her dreams and become successful in her own style.

“Entrepreneurship is the act of creating a business or businesses while building and scaling it to generate a profit. Entrepreneurship entails the willingness to take risks and develop/manage a business venture.” — Rachel Goh, CEO of Red SchoolHouse

Learn more about Red SchoolHouse

A version of this story first appeared at SME STORIES SG

6 years ago, he couldn’t even pay $6 for his daughter’s school fees — now he’s the CEO of leading startup in smart cleaning technology

Morning Digest, May 15

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May 15, 2022

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Netizen says taxi drivers ‘show too much attitude’ and ‘just want to hire drunkards with long distance on Friday night!’

A frustrated netizen took to social media to complain about picky taxi drivers who ask for the passenger’s destination before accepting the ride. “Hiring taxi on Friday night can be officially announced as only for long trips,” wrote Facebook page Complaint Singapore member Autumn Flower on Saturday (May 14).

The netizen shared that at least 50 hired taxis passed by on Friday night while waiting in Tiong Bahru. “Nevermind, I understand it’s not my day. Have to wait.” After waiting half an hour, one available taxi finally arrived. The driver asked the passenger for the destination, which was Serangoon. “He didn’t even give respond me properly and just closed the window and flew away,” wrote Autumn Flower. “What kind of attitude do some taxi drivers have?”

Read more here.

SDP appeals against High Court’s POFMA direction decision on ‘S’pore 10 million population claim’

Opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is appealing against the High Court’s latest decision dismissing its application to cancel the correction direction over its claim that Singapore’s population would reach nearly 10 million by 2030.

The matter initially arose from a comment put forth by Secretary-General Dr Chee Soon Juan during a televised 2020 General Elections (GE) debate, where he said that the People’s Action Party (PAP) was “toying with the idea” of having a population of 10 million.

Read more here.

35% Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) On Transfer of Residential Property Into All Living Trusts – What Does This Mean for Us?

The Ministry of Finance announced that an additional buyer’s stamp duty of 35% will now apply to any transfer of residential property into all living trusts, with effect from 9 May 2022.

With the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) now applying to all trustees, does this new rule bring about a significant impact on the market and does it actually affect us?

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Man says he rather work as security officer earning $2K than apply admin jobs at 200 places and attend 20 interviews

Comparing two jobs offering a similar salary, a netizen opined that he would much rather work as a security officer than perform an administrative role in an office.

In a Facebook post to popular page Voice Your Grievances, a netizen known by the name of Keyloid Ng wrote: “Office admin jobs are the most useless jobs in sg”.

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‘More foreign workers required’ — Singapore Business Federation on SG’s manpower shortage

The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) issued a policy paper on Thursday (May 12) recommending steps to support the needs of the services sector, including reclassifying different businesses within the sector. This would allow them to have more foreign workers in order to fight the manpower shortage.

The steps would enable businesses to have the workers they need in the light of reopened borders and the resumption of tourism, social, and business activities. “There is an urgent need to recalibrate manpower supply in the Services industries to enable companies to operate at optimal capacity, so as to deliver the level of service that Singaporeans and visitors expect,” SBF said in the policy paper.

Read more here.

VIDEO: 7-year-old school boy abducted in broad daylight, police urge parents to monitor their children’s whereabouts, to avoid such kidnappings

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May 15, 2022

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VIDEO: 7-year-old school boy abducted in broad daylight, police urge parents to monitor their children’s whereabouts, to avoid such kidnappings

A 7-year-old boy was walking home from school when a mentally disabled man tried abducting him. Dashboard camera footage of the incident, which happened in broad daylight in Johor, was uploaded on UtusanTV’s TikTok handle on May 12.

The camera captured a man in a grey shirt walking past the vehicle while holding tightly onto a child in uniform. Another man, presumably the car passenger, was heard shouting loudly at the man with the boy. The suspect soon hurried his pace at the same time the cam car tried getting closer.

Appearing to flee the scene, a group of passersby near a McDonald’s outlet ran towards the man while shouting and gesturing at him to ask what he was doing. The Star reported that the man tried abducting the child, who was on his way home from religious school.

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Johor police received a call about the incident on Wednesday (May 11) at around 11:30 am.

“The suspect, in his 20s, was apprehended by bystanders at the scene after he tried to abduct a seven-year-old boy,” said Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat.”

“A team of police personnel on patrol nearby went to the scene immediately and arrested the suspect,” he noted.

The suspect tried to convince the boy that he could send him back home using his motorcycle, but the child refused to follow him, said the police chief.

He noted that the police also seized a motorcycle used by the suspect. Investigations showed that the man owned a disabled person card, stating he is a patient, but is also wanted by the police for a drug offence.

Comm Kamarul Zaman urged parents to monitor their children closely, particularly their whereabouts, to avoid such kidnapping attempts. /TISG

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May 14, 2022

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Man says he rather work as security officer earning $2K than apply admin jobs at 200 places and attend 20 interviews

Comparing two jobs offering a similar salary, a netizen opined that he would much rather work as a security officer than perform an administrative role in an office.

In a Facebook post to popular page Voice Your Grievances, a netizen known by the name of Keyloid Ng wrote: “Office admin jobs are the most useless jobs in sg”.

Read more here.

‘More foreign workers required’ — Singapore Business Federation on SG’s manpower shortage

The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) issued a policy paper on Thursday (May 12) recommending steps to support the needs of the services sector, including reclassifying different businesses within the sector. This would allow them to have more foreign workers in order to fight the manpower shortage.

The steps would enable businesses to have the workers they need in the light of reopened borders and the resumption of tourism, social, and business activities. “There is an urgent need to recalibrate manpower supply in the Services industries to enable companies to operate at optimal capacity, so as to deliver the level of service that Singaporeans and visitors expect,” SBF said in the policy paper.

Read more here.

Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong’s richest man, to open Singapore office

Another person from the world’s ultra-wealthy set is starting an office in Singapore. This time, it’s Hong Kong business magnate Li Ka-Shing, whose 2022 net worth is said to be US$36.2 billion (SGD50.5 billion).

Li was listed as the 30th richest person in the world in 2019, and last year took pole position as the richest person in Hong Kong. He operates the largest health and beauty retailer in Europe and Asia and is the leading port investor in the world.

Read more here.

Despite CNA apologising for mismatching countries & flags for SEA Games medal tally table, netizens have a field day

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/malaysiapunyabola/posts/5417776261587573

Netizens on Reddit had a field day in the comments section, despite CNA apologising for broadcasting a SEA Games medal tally table that mismatched nine out of 11 countries’ names and flags.

Out of the 11 countries, only Myanmar and Timor-Leste were matched correctly. The erroneous table was shown for less than half a minute and then corrected for subsequent updates.

Read more here.

TikTok sued after 10-year-old girl dies in blackout challenge — Netizen says, “Clear case of parenting mistake with blame being pushed to TikTok!”

A family in the US is suing TikTok after their 10-year-old girl choked to death while allegedly participating in one of the challenges that went viral on the social media platform. Nylah Anderson died after spending five days in an intensive care unit. Her family found her in her bedroom, unconscious, in December 2021 and rushed her to the hospital.

The girl had reportedly participated in the “blackout challenge” where individuals choke themselves until they pass out, and then regain consciousness while still on camera. Several other people, some of whom were also children, have reportedly died doing this challenge.

Read more here.

Netizen says taxi drivers ‘show too much attitude’ and ‘just want to hire drunkards with long distance on Friday night!’

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May 14, 2022

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Netizen says taxi drivers ‘show too much attitude’ and ‘just want to hire drunkards with long distance on Friday night!’

A frustrated netizen took to social media to complain about picky taxi drivers who ask for the passenger’s destination before accepting the ride. “Hiring taxi on Friday night can be officially announced as only for long trips,” wrote Facebook page Complaint Singapore member Autumn Flower on Saturday (May 14).

The netizen shared that at least 50 hired taxis passed by on Friday night while waiting in Tiong Bahru. “Nevermind, I understand it’s not my day. Have to wait.” After waiting half an hour, one available taxi finally arrived. The driver asked the passenger for the destination, which was Serangoon. “He didn’t even give respond me properly and just closed the window and flew away,” wrote Autumn Flower. “What kind of attitude do some taxi drivers have?”

The netizen continued that during weekdays, he would just stand in the walkway, and taxi drivers would stop and ask if he wanted a taxi or not.

“When busy, shows too much attitude!” “It’s not shift change time. They just want to hire the drunkards with long distance on Friday night!”

Members from the online community noted this behaviour is quite common, although not acceptable.

“Hope this will remind everybody of the days where private hire cars did not exist back then and appreciate what we have now,” wrote Facebook user Anth Hco.

“Last time, taxi really have to wait super long before getting one, and when they finally arrived, our destination was not the desired place the taxi drivers wanted and have to wait again.”

Meanwhile, netizen Nur Nur highlighted that taxi drivers are not allowed to ask for the passenger’s destination unless they are changing shifts.

“Even change shift cannot go in taxi stand. These are stated rules of LTA (Land Transport Authority). Next time you come across this, pls lodge a complaint to LTA coz this taxi driver didn’t play by the rules.”

It is an offence for taxi drivers to refuse to pick up and ferry passengers without valid reasons. It carries a composition sum of S$300, six demerit points, as well as a possible two-week suspension of the vocational licence, said LTA in a media reply in 2019.

“This rule is spelt out clearly to every taxi driver at the point of receiving their taxi licences,” said LTA. /TISG

Taxi causes chain collision after stopping in front of ERP gantry on lane 1 to insert cash card

EV Motor Insurance is Relatively Rare and Expensive

EV Motor Insurance Policies Are More Personalised

You Can Pay-Per-Kilometre With Your EV Motor Insurance

Innovative Insurance Options Are Coming Our Way

Choose the Best EV Motor Insurance Plan

Doing It With A Heart

Jumping Back From Adversity

There Is No ‘I’ In Team

Netizen says taxi drivers ‘show too much attitude’ and ‘just want to hire drunkards with long distance on Friday night!’

SDP appeals against High Court’s POFMA direction decision on ‘S’pore 10 million population claim’

35% Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) On Transfer of Residential Property Into All Living Trusts – What Does This Mean for Us?

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