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'You come out, I want to fight you'

May 24, 2013 - 12:44am

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PHOTO: Stomp

The taxi in front of his was blocking the narrow two-way road.

Crowding that yellow CityCab was a group of about 10 people.

After waiting for about 20 seconds, cabby Sebastian Fook got impatient and tooted four times.

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No money to pay $5 cab fare, so...

March 29, 2013 - 11:56pm

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TNP PHOTO: Mohd Ishak

She alighted and turned her jeans pockets inside out, showing she had no money to pay the $5.40 taxi fare.

“No money, so how?” asked taxi driver Ang Peck Seng, 53.

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Not all cabs fully roam the road

November 24, 2012 - 1:11am

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PHOTO: ST FILE

ONE in five of the 28,000 taxis in Singapore do not drive more than 250km a day, said the Land Transport Authority.

This means that some 5,600 taxis do not ply the roads as much as the remaining fleet.

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Workers cling to tree for dear life

November 17, 2012 - 12:30am

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PHOTO: Stomp

THE workers were on a scaffolding, hanging decorative lights on a tree, when they felt a violent shake.

Moments later, the scaffolding tilted sharply and they were suspended about two storeys from the ground.

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Jacelyn Tay’s close shave with death in Seoul

November 7, 2012 - 1:33am

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Picture courtesy of Jacelyn Tay

Gangnam Style by Psy has proven to be a killer hit, a little too literally for Singapore actress Jacelyn Tay.

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Big-bucks cabby claims he earns $7,000 monthly but...

November 2, 2012 - 1:06am

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PICTURE: The Straits Times

Premier cabby Muhammad Hasnor Hashim's claim about making big bucks from driving a taxi had captured the imagination of many.

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‘Unconscious’ man wakes up and scolds Good Samaritan

October 24, 2012 - 12:58am

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PHOTO: Lianhe Wanbao

Do a good deed, and get an earful in return - that was what happened to Mr Zheng Chin Ming early on Sunday morning.

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Are S'pore cabbies as bad as some say they are?

August 19, 2012 - 1:31am

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TNP PHOTO: Gavin Foo

Expatriate Chris Reed called Singapore taxi drivers the worst in the world in a blog post.

They don’t know the way to destinations, are picky when it comes to customers and they often refuse card payment.

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Expat who calls local taxi drivers worst in the world slammed online

August 14, 2012 - 2:05am

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Singapore cabbies are the worst in the world, says an expat who has lived here for three years.

They don’t know the way to destinations, they disappear when it rains, and they are picky when it comes to choosing customers, marketing executive Chris Reed wrote in a blog post last month.

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Passengers run as metal pieces fall on BMW, taxi

June 15, 2012 - 1:11am

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TNP PHOTOS: Ariffin Jamar

Three pieces of metal cladding fell from the roof of the 30-storey Prudential Towers at Cecil Street yesterday evening, hitting a BMW and taxi parked in the vicinity.

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