Three persons were arrested after their vehicle collided with a lorry while being chased by police on Sunday (June 29).Responding to queries from AsiaOne, the police said that officers were patrolling along Syed Alwi Road at around 5.45am on Sunday morning when they saw a car parked haphazardly along the road.They proceeded to check on the driver, but the 25-year-old male driver drove off, leading officers to give chase. He was subsequently arrested.While officers were arresting him, one of the passengers drove the car away, the police said.The car was later located along Syed Alwi Road, but sped away again when the passenger-turned-driver spotted the police, eventually colliding with a lorry and coming to a stop.Police found substances suspected to be controlled drugs and drug paraphernalia in the car.The 25-year-old man was also wanted by police for prior traffic-related offences and was taken conscious to the hospital, and was later arrested for suspected drug-related offences.
New jobs will emerge but there will always be jobs for drivers in the transport sector, even as Singapore is set to introduce autonomous vehicles, said Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow.On June 27, Siow announced plans to roll out self-driving buses in Punggol by the fourth quarter of 2025, during a working visit to Guangzhou, China, raising concerns about job security for drivers.«The role of the driver may change,» he said, adding that it is the role of the Government, together with the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), to «help these drivers make the best of these new opportunities».According to Siow, the role of a driver is likely to change with the introduction of autonomous vehicles.«(It) may well be you have somebody on board that does different things,» he said.Instead of driving, Siow said that one might help elderly passengers with boarding, helping to load luggage, or serve as a tour guide.He highlighted the importance of taxi and private hire drivers in Singapore's current ecosystem, and said that the Government will «make sure that they are well taken care of» amid the proposed developments.
The first Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link train was unveiled during a ceremony at the Singapore Rail Test Centre (SRTC) in Tuas on Monday (June 30).Officiated by Singapore's Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow and Malaysia's Minister of Transport YB Anthony Loke, the ceremony highlighted the shared commitment by the neighbours to deliver cross-border rail project.Both ministers also emphasised that the project aims to significantly enhance connectivity.The RTS Link will be served by eight trains, with each train consisting of four cars and a capacity of over 600 passengers. The trains are manufactured by Chinese firm CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive. The first train has already been delivered to Singapore in April and has undergone preparatory works for On-Site Integrated Testing at the SRTC.Once fully operational by December 2026, the 4km shuttle service from Singapore's Woodlands North station to Johor Bahru's Bukit Chagar station will be able to accommodate up to 10,000 passengers per hour in each direction at peak capacity.
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SINGAPORE — An industrial estate and a row of warehouses at Depot Lane in Bukit Merah will be vacated by the fourth quarter of 2025 to make way for housing.JTC Corporation, which manages the industrial estate, said the plot will be returned to the state for future residential development, in response to queries from The Straits Times.Under the Urban Redevelopment Authority's master plan, the Depot Lane industrial estate is part of a 7.3ha site zoned for residential use. Its plot ratio, which determines the intensity of the development, is subject to detailed evaluation.The industrial estate, consisting of about 240 units across eight blocks, was built in the 1970s. Six adjacent warehouses, which make up the rest of the plot, are owned by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA).JTC said tenants were told about the redevelopment plans for the area in 2018 and were offered replacement factory spaces at JTC Space @ Ang Mo Kio or Bedok Food City.Western food stall Original Botak Jones took to social media in April to announce the closure of its outlet in the Yue Hua coffee shop at Depot Lane on June 22 due to redevelopment of the area.
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