Minimum fare for Grab drivers to rise by S$0.50 to S$5.80 from Nov 24

Minimum fare for Grab drivers to rise by Salt=

It follows Grab’s recognition of the NTUC-affiliated National Taxi Association to represent taxi drivers on its platform [SINGAPORE] The minimum fare for Grab drivers will increase by S$0.50 for most types of Grab rides from Nov 24 onwards. The announcement from the private-hire car company on Monday (Nov 17), followed shortly after Grab officially recognised…

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Parents of teens killed on Laos trip plead for justice as police allegedly urged suspects to flee

Parents of teens killed on Laos trip plead for justice as police allegedly urged suspects to flee

A year after best friends Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones died after consuming methanol-laced drinks in Laos, their heartbroken families have demanded for justice. Six people, including 19-year-olds Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, died in November last year after consuming drinks suspected to be laced with methanol. Methanol is an odorless, tasteless and colorless substance…

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Canadian dad dies trying to rescue 5-year-old daughter who was swept into ocean by large California waves

Canadian dad dies trying to rescue 5-year-old daughter who was swept into ocean by large California waves

A courageous Canadian father died attempting to save his 5-year-old daughter who was swept out to sea during California’s catastrophic flash flooding. Yuji Hu, from Calgary, Alberta, was with his wife and two children at Garrapata State Beach in Carmel when tragedy struck Friday, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced. The 39-year-old watched a large…

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2-year-old dies after 20-story fall from Newark apartment window

2-year-old dies after 20-story fall from Newark apartment window

A 2-year-old New Jersey boy is dead after what authorities suspect was a fatal fall from a 20th floor apartment window. Newark cops received a call about an injured toddler just before 7 a.m. on Saturday, according to an Essex County Prosecutor’s Office source. The police arrived at the Elizabeth Towers high-rise apartment building on…

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Vietnam’s EV boom: VinFast buys first, mass adoption follows

Vietnam’s EV boom: VinFast buys first, mass adoption follows

Domestic brands lead Vietnam’s EV market despite intense competition and limited government incentives [HO CHI MINH CITY] Vietnam is enjoying its position at the top as one of Asia’s biggest success stories amid the revolution in green transportation. The country’s rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has been driven in large part by the strong…

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Tan Kok Huat, CEO of Reclaims Global, boosts stake

Tan Kok Huat, CEO of Reclaims Global, boosts stake

Financial services and telecommunications booked the most net institutional inflow for the week of Nov 7 to 13 [SINGAPORE] Over the five trading sessions from Nov 7 to 13, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional inflow of S$236 million, reversing the previous week’s net outflow of S$96 million.   Institutional flows Stocks…

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Exclusive | Embattled Wuhan doctor and ex-prez of EcoHealth Alliance Peter Daszak left ‘unemployed’ and ‘poor’: lawsuit

Exclusive | Embattled Wuhan doctor and ex-prez of EcoHealth Alliance Peter Daszak left ‘unemployed’ and ‘poor’: lawsuit

The embattled former head of the Manhattan nonprofit that performed risky research out of China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology leading up to the COVID-19 outbreak claims to be “unemployed” and “poor” in a $3 million lawsuit filed against his former employer. Ex-president of EcoHealth Alliance Dr. Peter Daszak was barred this year from receiving federal…

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