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Archive for the ‘Letters’ Category

Daylight robbery by SingTel

I would like to warn everybody, whenever you cross the Singapore border, remember that you may incur a data roaming charge, even if you disable your data roaming. Please see the reply from SingTel below: Hi, In response to your queries: 1. As an EasyData Roam (EDR) customer, the system will auto activate the DataRoam...

Help unlicensed hawkers to help themselves

I second Mr Lim Chye Hai's call to give unlicensed hawkers a chance to make a living by giving them a licence to ply their trade ("Give illegal hawkers a chance to make honest living"; last Friday). It is not uncommon to see unlicensed hawkers selling curry puffs, roasted chestnuts and tissue paper near our MRT stations. I once...

The truth behind high oil prices in Singapore

The truth behind why oil prices always remain high in Singapore "Taxes and duties make up about 30 percent of pump prices. The petrol excise duty in Singapore is set at a rate of $0.41 per litre for 92- and 95-octane petrol, and $0.44 per litre for petrol rated 97 octane and above. As with all other products, there is the additional...

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