Cabbies get S$21.50 chicken rice to commemorate hotel’s new entrance Posted: 08 November 2008 SINGAPORE: The Meritus Mandarin Hotel along Orchard Road has got a new lobby entrance facing the Takashimaya shopping centre. Taxi-drivers were given some VIP treatment as part of the celebrations. Th... Read more.
Regulation sparks ‘Seat belt stopper’ sales The Yomiuri Shimbun Sales of so-called seat belt stoppers are rapidly increasing since a revision of the Road Traffic Law obliged car passengers in the rear seat to wear seat belts. The items keep the belt loose while it is being worn, reducing... Read more.
NEW comers Mitsubishi Triton Black Edition - The specs: Limited edition of the high-riding 4×2 140hp 2.5-litre diesel-turbo Mitsubishi Triton Plus double-cab comes with black paint exterior and black leather interior with silver stitching. Price is B738,000 for the manual and B778,000 for the a... Read more.
Transport officials to crack down on illegal taxis, pilots 24 Oct 2008, TNN PANAJI: After clamping down on vehicles which use beacons illegally, the directorate of transport has now begun a drive against private vehicles including cars and motorcycles operating as taxis. The director of transport P ... Read more.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT Bus fares to be cut next week AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK Bangkok Post Wednesday October 22, 2008 Bangkok bus fares will be cut by 1-1.50 baht and those of inter-provincial buses by 3 satang per kilometre from Tuesday. Chalor Kotcharat, chairman of the central land transport committee, sa... Read more.
Roof collapsing, wall cracking Thu, 10/16/2008 | City Several sixth-graders at the public elementary school Barengkok 1 in Leuwiliang, Bogor, spend their lunch hour reading old books in a classroom whose roof has been falling in for the past three months. The school’s 169 students, who are s... Read more.
Ministry Processing 10,000 Applications For Individual Taxi Licences, Says Noh KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) — The Entreprenuer Development and Cooperatives Ministry is processing about 10,000 applications for individual taxi licences which it received since the offer was made on July 15 unti... Read more.
Just say no to any kind of corruption By Eric Sommer (China Daily) Kindness and honesty are hallmarks of traditional Chinese character. I have frequently found taxi drivers, store owners, and others returning mistaken overpayments to me, or even explaining why I might not need their services at all.... Read more.
English service cabs to hit roads in Taipei County CNA TAIPEI, Taiwan –– Taxis with English-speaking drivers are expected to soon hit the stree ts in Taipei County, northern Taiwan, as part of the county government’s efforts to build a foreigner-friendly environment in the local transportation... Read more.
TAXI DRIVERS DEMAND NEW FARE TARIFF AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK Licensed taxi drivers are demanding a revised fare structure and are defending their strike at Suvarnabhumi airport last Thursday. Legal taxi driver Pathaweee Meerat said the continuing presence of illegal operators at both Suvarnabhumi and D... Read more.
