Tuesday #sgroundup: Singapore seeks discussion with Malaysia on causeway tolls

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Singapore seeks discussion with Malaysia on causeway tolls

The Woodlands checkpoint.
The Woodlands checkpoint.


Singapore would like to discuss better ways to manage the issue of causeway tolls with Malaysia, said Senior Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo on Tuesday.
 
Speaking in Parliament on the issue, Teo said that Malaysia had not informed the city-state’s government in advance of plans to increase causeway tolls, which were hiked on 1 August this year, the same day that higher vehicle entry permit (VEP) fees earlier announced by Singapore kicked in.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-seeks-discussion-with-malaysia-on-causeway-tolls-073348991.html
 
Singapore to block access to overseas gambling sites

Singapore plans to impose a sweeping ban on sports betting via overseas websites, but experts said Tuesday that virtual private networks (VPNs) would erode the effectiveness of the move.
Singapore plans to impose a sweeping ban on sports betting via overseas websites, but experts said Tuesday that virtual private networks (VPNs) would erode the effectiveness of the move.


Singapore plans to impose a sweeping ban on sports betting via overseas websites, but experts said Tuesday that virtual private networks (VPNs) would erode the effectiveness of the move.

A "remote gambling" bill filed in parliament on Monday will give the government broad powers to block access to the websites as well as blocking electronic payments to their operators.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/singapore-block-access-overseas-gambling-081904283.html
 
All phones down: Singapore stiffens rules on phone usage while driving

Mobile phone usage is one of the biggest culprits behind car accidents, and the Singapore parliament has made a bold move in trying to push people to drive responsibly and attentively.
Mobile phone usage is one of the biggest culprits behind car accidents, and the Singapore parliament has made a bold move in trying to push people to drive responsibly and attentively.


Mobile phone usage is one of the biggest culprits behind car accidents, and the Singapore parliament has made a bold move in trying to push people to drive responsibly and attentively.

In a speech by Masagos Zulkifli, Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs, it was revealed that a new bill was passed, tightening the use of mobile devices while motorists are on the road. The rule's scope has been broadened to include all mobile communication devices, including tablets.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/phones-down-singapore-stiffens-rules-084900637.html
 
MH17 likely downed by outside impact: report

A piece of wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 pictured in Shaktarsk, eastern Ukraine, on July 18, 2014
A piece of wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 pictured in Shaktarsk, eastern Ukraine, on July 18, 2014


Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was likely struck by multiple "high-energy objects from outside the aircraft," causing it to break up over eastern Ukraine, a preliminary report into the deadly aviation disaster concluded Tuesday.

The report by the Dutch Safety Board stopped short of saying the Boeing 777 was shot down by a missile, but its findings appear to point to that conclusion. It also did not say who might have been responsible.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/report-flight-17-likely-downed-outside-impact-081051887.html
 
Malaysian Facebook user jailed a year for offensive Hari Raya greeting

Facebook user Chow Mun Fai has been sentenced to a year’s jail for using his ‘Chow Jack’ Facebook account on June 12 to post a Hari Raya Aidilfitri greeting that included the words ‘devil’ and ‘bak kut teh’, a dish containing pork that is forbidden to Muslims. ― Picture by Choo Choy May
Facebook user Chow Mun Fai has been sentenced to a year’s jail for using his ‘Chow Jack’ Facebook account on June 12 to post a Hari Raya Aidilfitri greeting that included the words ‘devil’ and ‘bak kut teh’, a dish containing pork that is forbidden to Muslims. ― Picture by Choo Choy May


A 27-year-old Facebook user was sentenced to one year's jail after he pleaded guilty to making remarks disparaging Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.

Chow Mun Fai was earlier charged with using his “Chow Jack” Facebook account on June 12 to post a Hari Raya Aidilfitri greeting that included the words “devil” and “bak kut teh”, a dish containing pork that is forbidden to Muslims.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/facebook-user-jailed-offensive-hari-raya-greeting-064200370.html
 

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