TR EMERITUS

TransCab, the second largest taxi company in Singapore has announced that its CNG-powered cabs will raise the flag-down fare by $0.20 effective 6am on 31 Jan, 2012. The reason cited was to help the drivers offset the recently imposed excise duty by our Government. I was against the fare hike in the past month, but this time... 

The MOM's announcement of their recent arrests of 6 illegal foreign workers is for show only. I will never trust MOM's competency ever! More than a year ago, when I reported to MOM on one of our PRC workers working illegally for another PRC employer after office hours, it took months to ensure both parties would be blacklisted. I... 

According to this, LKY’s annual salary in 1970 was $42,000 a year. The value of my parents’ home was then $35,000  based on a neighbour’s transaction if I recollect correctly). So LKY could have bot the house and have $7,000 spare cash left over (17% of his annual salary). His son now gets under the revised salary scheme...