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PRINT EDITION LETTERS
I REFER to recent reports and readers' letters in The Straits Times concerning the new rule which disallows taxi drivers from picking up passengers or alighting passengers along public roads in the Central Business District (CBD).
WE REFER to media reports and letters to the Forum page regarding the recent implementation of rules on taxis stopping at taxi stands and taxi stops in the Central Business District (CBD) from March 1.
I WORK in a commercial building in Tampines Central. There is a lack of season parking spaces for office tenants and many of us have to buy season parking in HDB estate carparks nearby.
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AFTER the March 6 fatal shooting by police at Outram Park MRT station of a man linked to a killing at a hawker centre earlier that day, I suggest police step up their patrols at hawker centres and coffee shops. These are a hive of activity where alcohol is consumed and arguments and fights are not uncommon. Boat Quay and Clarke Quay see patrols by police regularly, in addition to those by private security hired by pubs and lounges to keep their establishments safe.
I BOUGHT four miniature keepsakes in the form of pineapples from the Singapore Mint at its annual fair in Suntec City two years ago. I was surprised to note that these plated items are now tarnished and have turned greenish, even though they were kept dry in a display cabinet.
Education blooms, thanks to Tharman
MR THARMAN Shanmugaratnam will relinquish his post as Minister for Education after Budget 2008.
I REFER to the report, 'S'pore manhunt holds up travellers' (March 11) and suggest the authorities set up portable toilets beside the jams leading to the Causeway.
I REFER to the letter, 'Orchard zone should have parking for m-cyclists' by Mr Seah Kian Chong (Feb 26).
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ONLINE LETTERS
YOUR report yesterday, 'Don't fan racial flames, Abdullah warns', is igniting a spark in this Singaporean. Abdul Aziz Tapa, a veteran of Malaysian political party Umno, while hitting at the Malaysian Malays at their own backyard, took a dig at Singapore politics. He was reported to have added 'it was not inconceivable that what had happened to the Malays in Singapore could happen to Malays in Malaysia if DAP (Malaysia's opposition Democratic Action Party) eventually controlled the whole country'.
I REFER to Ms Lee Shu Shan's letter 'Don't run schools like a business' (March 3). Allow me to share my experience. When my elder son was in Primary Three, he was asked to 'choose' his CCA. He loves Robotics and Computing but, unfortunately, both clubs were full.
I REFER to the Land Transport Authority's new taxi stand scheme. What I want to know is how do we hail a taxi from a hotel which does not have a driveway? Or, for that matter, request the cabbie to drop us off at the hotel.
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IT MUST have pleased many fans to find out that StarHub would be showing the semi-final matches of the Yonex All England Badminton Tournament 'live' on Saturday evening on Channel 22. Alas, halfway through the men's semi-final match, the 'live' telecast was interrupted. A note at the bottom of the screen informed us that a delayed telecast will resume at 1am that evening.
IN POTONG Pasir, the lights at the corridors and car parks are switched off before 7am. It is too early to switch off the lights at this time because it is still dark. You can't even see the key hole on your door or your neighbours as you walk down the stairs. The Town Council should leave the lights on to, say, 7.15am.
BECAUSE of the recent wet weather, I often see bus passengers huddling and shivering. The air-conditioning seems to be on at full blast, even on rainy days. On such occasions, bus drivers should exercise some common sense and lower the air-con. I hope SBS will look into this matter and provide commuters with a more pleasing and comfortable ride.
I REFER to Wednesday's online letter by Dr Law Yan Mee, 'Customer not told of changed flight schedule'. Dr Law's booking to travel from Newark to Singapore was changed as an all Business Class flight would be used to operate to and from Newark.
WE REFER to the online letter by Mr Chua Han Yi, 'How can McDonald's be overwhelmed by orders at 4am?' (March 4). We would like to thank the writer for his feedback.
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