Singapore's consumer watchdog has urged fuel companies in Singapore to «exercise greater transparency and restraint» in pump price adjustments after they raised prices for five consecutive days last week. The comments were made by Consumer Association of Singapore (Case) president Melvin Yong at the association's 55th anniversary and partners' appreciation dinner on Sunday (March 15). In his speech, Yong noted that consumers today face new and evolving concerns, such as those faced by motorists given the sharp rise in petrol prices. «Within just a few days, several petrol operators raised pump prices multiple times. However, when international oil prices fell as reported in local news last week, local oil companies continued raising the price of 95-octane gasoline,» Yong said.He added that consumers are aware that global events and geopolitical tensions can affect oil markets: «When oil prices go up, pump prices move up quickly. But when global prices fall, consumers expect those savings to be reflected just as quickly.»

SINGAPORE — PropertyLimBrothers (PLB) is tightening governance after a leadership controversy that triggered widespread online speculation about the company's senior executives.The real estate agency will introduce a formal code of conduct, which could include rules on workplace relationships, professional behaviour and dress codes.The aim is to strengthen accountability and create a safer working environment, said PLB co-founder Adrian Lim in an exclusive interview with The Straits Times on March 9.The agency has also launched a whistle-blowing channel for property agents and other employees to raise their concerns anonymously. Serious breaches could result in disciplinary action, including termination, Mr Lim said.PLB was thrust into the spotlight in late January following allegations about an extramarital affair between the firm's second co-founder and former chief executive Melvin Lim and Ms Grayce Tan, who was then vice-president of strategy.

A person was seen on video tossing a fistful of soil in the direction of two workers at a construction site at an HDB estate, allegedly because of noise.The act was filmed by the culprit, and the video was subsequently uploaded to the Sgfollowsall Instagram page on Sunday (March 15).In the clip, the errant individual grabs some loose soil from a potted plant on their balcony and flings the soil over the railing.A construction worker downstairs immediately stands up and looks in the direction of the camera. The worker, who is believed to have been hit by the soil, touches the top of his helmet.«Make so much noise right now,» reads the in-video text.According to Sgfollowsall, the clip had been submitted by an anonymous user, who claimed that a boy had thrown the soil. It is not clear when and where the incident occurred.The Instagram Reel has garnered 285,000 views in a day and sparked outrage online.«Hospitals, USS, Zoo, every building in this country is built by foreign workers. In fact, the place you call home is built by them and this is how you treat them,» chastised a netizen.

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Following a series of recalls involving infant milk formulas in January this year over the presence of cereulide toxin, two additional formula milk products are being recalled over the same issue. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Sunday (March 15) ordered the recall of Nestle's NAN HA2 and Nature One Dairy's Premium Toddler Milk Formula Stage 3. Cereulide is a toxin produced by some strains of the Bacillus cereus bacterium, which can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhoea. Both SFA and the Communicable Diseases Agency said in a joint statement that the detection follows the expansion of testing of infant formula milk products to include those intended for children above one year old. SFA added that the recall for Nestle's NAN HA2 follows its ongoing market surveillance after it earlier completed testing of all infant formula products sold at major retail outlets in Singapore. The affected Nestle and Nature One Dairy products originated from Switzerland and Australia respectively. 

A recycling truck caught fire at a HDB block in Tampines on Saturday (March 14). The incident happened at about 6.40pm near Block 319 Tampines Street 33. Videos of the incident posted on social media showed flames burning through the roof of the collection tank — mounted at the rear of the truck — belonging to waste management company 800 Super. Firefighters from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were seen using a water jet to cool the tank. As the fire smouldered, the truck driver was seen unloading the contents of the tank onto the driveway as officers sieved through the recyclable waste to put out the flames. Firefighting operations appeared to have extended past sunset with another video showing officers still conducting dampening down after the skies turned dark.Responding to AsiaOne's queries, SCDF said the fire involved the rear compartment of a recycling truck and officers extinguished the fire using a water jet. There were no reported injuries and investigations are ongoing. [[nid:731455]]editor@asiaone.com

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A 53-year-old male driver was arrested on Sunday (March 15) for suspected drink driving after the lorry he was driving got into an accident with a taxi. The incident happened at about 1.55pm along Bendemeer Road towards Jalan Besar. Pictures of the aftermath seen by AsiaOne show the lorry with damages to its bumper and headlamp on the right side.The man, who was initially questioned by a traffic police outrider, was later arrested by officers who arrived in an expressway patrol car. AsiaOne understands that the man is an Indian national employed by a local construction firm in Geylang.

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