Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: Thank you, Chair. I thank Minister Iswaran for his explanation. I feel I should clarify that the proposal that I had explicitly states that the subsidy should be borne by MOT expenditures, not by other riders. He spent quite a bit of time, I felt, attacking a little bit ofContinue reading “COS 2022: Clarification on Free Public Transport for Seniors”
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COS 2022: Bike Lanes in Towns
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim (Sengkang): Sir, I wish to make the case for designated bike lanes in towns, carved from the existing road network. These lanes would be proposed by the Town Councils in collaboration with LTA and can be piloted on roads that are less heavily utilised within their estates. To be clear,Continue reading “COS 2022: Bike Lanes in Towns”
COS 2022: Safe and Responsible Riding
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Thank you, Mr Chairman. In the past half a year or possibly longer, I have noted from media websites that the authorities have been regularly conducting operations to promote safe riding efforts by cyclists and Personal Mobility Devices (PMD) users. And according to news, media reports or the LTA Facebook page,Continue reading “COS 2022: Safe and Responsible Riding”
COS 2022: Bus Services Rationalisation
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Public Transport Council (PTC)’s latest customer satisfaction survey found that satisfaction with public transport services has fallen to its lowest level in six years. The survey showed that discontent with public bus services was a factor with many commuters, notably expressing dissatisfaction with bus waiting times. These sentiments are similarlyContinue reading “COS 2022: Bus Services Rationalisation”
COS 2022: Let Them Ride Free
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim (Sengkang): Chairman, I wish to share with this House a proposal that seniors and those with disabilities be furnished with a concession card that will allow them to ride public transportation free of charge. 7.30 pm On its face, this sounds like a preposterous and profligate idea. Preposterous, because surely,Continue reading “COS 2022: Let Them Ride Free”
COS 2022: Maritime Decarbonisation and Bunkering
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Mr Chairman, I declare my interest as a maritime lawyer. In August 2021, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) was set up by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and six partner maritime organisations and companies to, I quote, “Support decarbonisation of the maritime industry toContinue reading “COS 2022: Maritime Decarbonisation and Bunkering”
COS 2022: Challenges in the Aviation Industry
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Thank you, Chairman. In the last few months, there appears to be some lamentation over the slow recovery of the Asia Pacific aviation industry from the pandemic amidst Government restrictions. According to figures released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for October last year. travel in the AsiaContinue reading “COS 2022: Challenges in the Aviation Industry”
INCREASING NUMBER OF DAILY SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE-INDONESIA VACCINATED TRAVEL LANE FLIGHTS TO ALLOW MORE WORKERS TO RETURN HOME
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry will consider increasing the number of daily Singapore-Malaysia and Singapore-Indonesia Vaccinated Travel Lane flights to allow more workers to return home. Mr S Iswaran: MOT and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) closely monitor the demand for Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flights. In theContinue reading “INCREASING NUMBER OF DAILY SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE-INDONESIA VACCINATED TRAVEL LANE FLIGHTS TO ALLOW MORE WORKERS TO RETURN HOME”
PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION OF FIRST-GENERATION, DECOMMISSIONED MRT TRAINS IN SINGAPORE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) how are decommissioned trains in Singapore processed; and (b) whether any of the first-generation trains will be preserved in a public place to record Singapore’s transport history. Mr S Iswaran: The first 106 trains which have served on the North-South East-West Line (NSEWL) and 19 trains onContinue reading “PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION OF FIRST-GENERATION, DECOMMISSIONED MRT TRAINS IN SINGAPORE”
IMPACT OF CARBON TAX ON PETROL AND DIESEL PUMP PRICES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the impact of the carbon tax on pump prices for petrol and diesel; (b) whether the Ministry has studied the impact of increasing petrol duties on miles driven and traffic by each type of vehicle in Singapore; and (c) if so, what are the results ofContinue reading “IMPACT OF CARBON TAX ON PETROL AND DIESEL PUMP PRICES”
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