SG: SBS Transit made more profit in 2014

Residents in Marsiling,Woodlands, Pasir Ris, Tampines East, Simei, Yew Tee and Yishun will have more options for their daily commute to and from the Central Business District, as the LTA will implement 5 addition City Direct Services from Q2 2015. This will bring the total number of CDS to 15. These buses will stop at several bus stops in the estates, but would spend the bulk of their time plying the expressways, which should mean having comparable journey times to taking a feeder bus or LRT and transferring to the MRT into the city. The LTA has called a tender to invite private bus operators to submit their cost proposals to operate the five new CDS today. The tendering process will allow the most cost-efficient operator(s) to win the rights to operate the services. It is hoped that the CDS will bolster the services provided by the 2 public transport service providers.  Pictures used for illustration purposes only.

As there may be a chance that non-playing motorists will misuse the privilege, the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Lawrence Wong, said that they will not offer free parking facilities at sports venues island-wide. Several Members of Parliament (MPs) brought up the issue, and suggested free parking at sports facilities in a bid to promote the usage of the facilities. One of the MPs, Lim Biow Chuan, believed that parking should be free for the first 2 hours, whilst another, Nominated MP Benedict Tan, said that free parking should be offered during non-peak hours. Mr Wong justified his viewpoint by saying that they had “no compelling reason why we should skew our support in favour of those who drive to our sports facilities, compared to the many who get there using public transport”, and that the government has to ensure the effective usage of the limited resources.Pictures used for illustration purposes only.

9 motorists were caught last Friday morning for driving under the influence of alcohol in a raid in the Geylang area. The operation, which involved the Police Department as well as the SCDF, nabbed 87 suspects. They raided shophouses, coffee shops and back-alleys in the vicinity of Geylang, whilst also setting up road blocks. A total of 25 motorists were pulled over and tested for alcohol consumption at road blocks. 9 of the motorists, which are all men aged between 25 and 57, were arrested for drink driving, with the highest Breath Evidential Analyser test result registering 56 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, slightly less than twice that of the legal limit which is more than the prescribed legal limit of 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. Pictures used for illustration purposes only.