ComfortDelGro offers accident-cum-Covid-19 insurance for passengers

SINGAPORE – Leading taxi operator ComfortDelGro has introduced a paid insurance scheme against accidents and Covid-19 for passengers who book a fixed-fare cab via its phone app. For 30 cents per ride, passengers using ComfortRide – the taxi giant’s equivalent of non-metered fares offered by private-hire companies – are covered for accidents which result in... » read more

About 250 passengers enter S’pore on first two flights under expanded VTL scheme
About 250 passengers enter S’pore on first two flights under expanded VTL scheme

SINGAPORE – About 250 passengers landed at Changi Airport and entered Singapore on Wednesday (Oct 20) morning, arriving on the first two flights under the expanded quarantine-free travel scheme for travellers vaccinated against Covid-19. Flight SQ329 from the Netherlands, operated by Singapore Airlines (SIA), touched down at about 6.35am with about 80 Singapore-bound passengers on board.... » read more

Man provided unlawful carpooling services during circuit breaker

In the first case of its kind, a man has been convicted of providing unlawful carpooling services during the circuit breaker last year. Ng Chiang Huat, 54, was caught after he picked up two “passengers” who turned out to be Land Transport Authority (LTA) officers. The circuit breaker was imposed last year to curb the... » read more