Pick-up points near each other can have different fares if they are in separate ‘zones’: Grab responds to viral video

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SINGAPORE: Grab said on Friday (Jul 29) that pick-up points near one another can have different fares if they are located in separate “zones” on a map. You can actually statement comes after the TikTok video about alleged discrepancies within Grab’s pricing design was widely circulated on social media. SeveralContinue Reading

SFA to review internal procedures after miscommunication with Jian Bo Tiong Bahru Shui Kueh over use of sorbic acid

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SINGAPORE: The Singapore Food Agency on Friday (Jul 29) said that it is going to review internal procedures to ensure food safety requirements are communicated fully and precisely to manufacturers, following a miscommunication with Jian Bo Tiong Bahru Shui Kueh over the use of chemical preservatives.   The manufacturer, whichContinue Reading

MOH planning enhanced package for nurses as part of efforts to build up healthcare workforce: Ong Ye Kung

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SINGAPORE: The particular Ministry of Wellness (MOH) will be preparing an enhanced transaction package for healthcare professionals for 2022 plus 2023 as part of attempts to build up Singapore’s healthcare workforce, said Wellness Minister Ong Ye Kung on Fri (Jul 29). More details for the package will be announced onContinue Reading

Jail for manager who stole S4,000 of fees paid by travellers at Woodlands Checkpoint for COVID-19 tests

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SINGAPORE: Over five weeks, a manager with regard to Parkway Shenton misappropriated more than S$634, 1000 from payments collected from travellers at Woodlands Checkpoint intended for COVID-19 tests. Jacob Quek Kuan Liat, 41, was sentenced in order to three-and-a-half years’ prison on Friday (Jul 29) after pleading guilty to anContinue Reading