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Free MRT travel before 7:45am, thanks to MP Puthucheary

(Photo AFP) Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced today (16 Apr) that train commuters will be able to travel for free before 7:45am on weekdays starting from 24 June 2013. However, it only applies to those who exit any one of sixteen Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stations in the city area before 7:45am i.e. Bugis, Chinatown,...

Kong Kee: One more year and it will be all over!

Kong Hee: "You've been holding on for three years. One more year. One more year and it will be all over." During yesterday's (14 Apr) City Harvest Church (CHC) service, pastor Kong Hee rallied his congregation telling them that by next year, "everything should be all over". He said, "You've been holding on for...

Govt won’t U-turn on tightening of foreign labour policies in near future

Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin (ST Photo). Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said the government will not be changing its policies to tighten the flow of foreign labour for the foreseeable future. In an interview with the media today (15 Apr), he said the focus is to help companies become less dependent on foreign...