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761 PMD-related offences last month, up from 595 in July

Increase in number of PMD offences in August

Bus, train fares could rise by up to 7% next year

Bus, train fares could go up by 7% as Public Transport Council begins fare review exercise

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore inspector Firdaus Juraini checking the licence of a harbour craft in Singapore waters last month.

Turning to tech to keep Singapore waters safe

Train operators seek ways to manage costs for long term; longer wait for trains during off-peak possible

SBS Transit trainer Renzo Chua, 48, conducting training with the help of a train driving simulator for drivers, in order to prepare them for emergency situations on the North East Line or Downtown Line. The simulator is among initiatives aimed at boo

Suspending Bukit Panjang LRT's off-peak service may reduce stress: Khaw Boon Wan

Passengers (above) disembarking from an SCDF Heavy Rescue Vessel at the HarbourFront Ferry Terminal during an exercise held yesterday that simulated the evacuation of 150 passengers on board a regional ferry involved in a collision in the waters sout

S'pore not letting up on boosting maritime safety

Bukit Panjang LRT service could be replaced with buses during off-peak hours: Khaw Boon Wan

Longer wait for trains during off-peak hours possible in future: Khaw Boon Wan

Retail, advertising rights on Thomson-East Coast Line outsourced

Retail and advertising operations to be outsourced on Thomson-East Coast Line

Senior Minister of State for Transport Janil Puthucheary with Professor David Hensher at the Thredbo Conference in NTU yesterday. Dr Janil said the authorities are taking "as light a touch of regulation as possible" to the all-in-one transit apps - t

All-in-one transit apps could become next disruptor: Janil Puthucheary

All-in-one transit apps could be next transport disruptor: Janil Puthucheary

Marine safety investigators (from far left) Jamaludin Jaffar, Kunal Nakra, Yeo Lee Chuan and Xiao Shouhai look into marine incidents with serious casualties that involve Singapore-registered ships and those that involve foreign-registered vessels in Singa

Sea safety team to hire more investigators

People with visual impairment being guided by SMRT staff yesterday in a tour of the Yishun Integrated Transport Hub, which will open next month. The hub is also a place where the public can take commuters with dementia; trained staff will then attend

SMRT staff get training to help commuters with special needs

SMRT partners social service agencies to help commuters with special needs

Young private-hire drivers not in favour of minimum age limit

The autonomous vehicles are equipped with various technologies, including Lidar (light detection and ranging) and global positioning systems, and are supported by ST Engineering's autonomous vehicle management system which analyses passenger demand a

Self-driving shuttle bus service on Sentosa from next week

Sentosa autonomous shuttle on public trial

On-demand autonomous shuttle buses to be available on Sentosa from Aug 26

National day celebrations continue into the weekend

The move would mean PMD riders would have to dismount and push their devices at the void decks in the majority of the 10,000 HDB blocks here. The ban does not apply to personal mobility aids, such as motorised wheelchairs and mobility scooters.

Ban on PMDs at void decks takes effect from Sept

Ban on PMD use at void decks, common corridors at 15 towns to take effect on Sept 1

Mr Louis Ng Mr Dennis Tan Mr Leon Perera Mr Ang Hin Kee Mr Gan Thiam Poh Mr Ang Wei Neng Mr Yee Chia Hsing

MPs raise concerns

Users will have to dismount and push their personal mobility devices at void decks and common corridors of HDB blocks.

Town councils to ban PMDs at void decks, corridors