Here is what you need to know about the driving offences that carry demerit points in Singapore.Motorists who commit traffic offences will accumulate demerit points under the Driver Improvement Points System (DIPS), which is administered by the Traffic Police (TP). Demerit points - overview Individual traffic offences carry between 3 and 24 points, depending on the severity of the offence. Drivers may also be issued composition fines, which are monetary penalties paid to settle the offence without going to court. Offences that are more severe, such as excessive speeding, may result in licence suspension or revocation.Demerit points start from zero for drivers with a clean record and accumulate with offences. Allowable demerit pointsNew licence holders are under a one-year probation period from the issue date of their driving licence, and will face revocation upon accumulation of 13 or more demerit points. 

ComfortDelGro has submitted the top bid of $38 million to develop a new multi-storey driving centre on Lorong Bistari in Chua Chu Kang. This will be the first Next-Generation Driving Centre that will cater to all vehicle classes.The only other bidder was Bukit Batok Driving Centre, an affiliate of Japanese automotive conglomerate Honda, who put in a $25 million bid for the site.The tender for the new driving centre was launched last October by URA, in collaboration with the Singapore Police Force. Originally, the tender was supposed to close on Jan 15 but the deadline was extended to Feb 26.The new driving centre will replace Bukit Batok Driving Centre, which will close in 2030 to make way for future residential developments.This means Singapore will still have three key driving centres for learner motorists – Singapore Safety Driving Centre in the Woodlands, Comfort DelGro Driving Centre in Ubi, and the upcoming site in Chua Chu Kang.

SINGAPORE - Singaporean Sat Lunasky had switched off her lights, ready to sleep, but her phone buzzed to life past midnight, telling her to seek shelter as debris was expected to fall near where she was.“For me, that’s when it hit me that this was a full war,” said the 53-year-old consultant, who was scheduled to leave Dubai on March 3 after spending a month setting up her business there.Alarmed, she grabbed her emergency bag and sped down to the underground carpark in search of safety, only to return about an hour later to wait for further instructions from the authorities.Following US-Israel strikes on Iran, and Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Middle Eastern states including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar, the region’s air spaces have been closed, leaving thousands stranded.Singaporean marketing professional Sheryl Ho was monitoring the news in her Dubai home when she heard the first explosions, and then the roar of fighter jets.The 28-year-old said: “The scale of the attacks was what surprised me as I definitely did not think landmarks in Dubai would be targeted.”

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