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Has anyone heard this rumor mill going around that LTA are considering cash only as a means of moderating COE prices? Good news or bad news? Maybe election coming?

fxxking axxxxxe ( Pardon me for my language ) This mofo really need to be really is a mofo , butt itchy nothing to do?? From ST Forum March 24, 2008 Impose pollution tax on petrol, diesel sold here I REFER to the infographic, 'Through the roof' on the global boom in commodities, the article 'Porsche importer gives $100k to help needy kids' and the Life! report 'Economy drive' (March 15). Singaporeans have a passion for cars. I, too, ogle Internet pictures of the latest models at international car shows. The only thing that stops me from owning one is the terrible inefficiency of a car. The thought that it takes a two-tonne machine - and 12 litres of fuel for every 100km - just to transport my 70kg body where I want to go is ridiculous. The resources and energy needed to make each two-tonne machine and the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during the manufacturing process and during its short average lifespan of less than 10 years make car use irresponsible. It is also obscene that cars take away large chunks of land to build roads, using up more resources. The ugly fact is that 500,000 private cars contribute to more than 20 per cent of total pollution in Singapore and more than 10 times what buses and trains contribute. If a scientific health study is conducted, it would show clearly that the car population here has a huge and costly impact on the health and health-care costs of Singaporeans. We should seriously consider a pollution tax on all petrol and diesel sold in Singapore. The impact on health-care costs should be borne by all drivers. The impact of private cars on the environment is too great to be shouldered by the Ministry of Transport alone. As it affects people's health, the environment and land resources, the Government should adopt a holistic approach in addressing and educating the public on the true costs of car ownership and use in Singapore. Syu Ying Kwok Seriously Mr Syu i dunno wtf u trying to do but i hope u be a vegan and maybe live in a cave, so that no one will pollute the air around u

That is good news!!!! -------------- It's Tourism Minister says the cabinet agreed to the suspension for the duration of Visit Malaysia Year 2007 Apr 24, 2007 AsiaOne KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has suspended plans to impose a RM20 levy on foreign-registered vehicles entering the country from Singapore and Thailand.. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor told The Straits Times that the Cabinet agreed to the suspension of the levy for the duration of Visit Malaysia Year 2007. "As Minister of Tourism, I have been pressing for this as we want more Singaporeans to come to Malaysia. The Minister of Transport agreed with us," he said. The matter was discussed two weeks ago in Cabinet, which decided to suspend the levy to avoid hurting the tourism industry during this promotional campaign, according a report in The Straits Times Interactive. The decision would be reviewed at the end of the year, said Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan, who added that he hoped the levy would not be implemented as it would affect tourism. The levy, which is meant to defray the fuel subsidies that have kept Malaysian pump prices among the lowest in the region, was announced in April last year and was slated to be implemented on Sept 1, 2006. Singaporeans make up about 60 per cent of tourist arrivals in Malaysia. About 114,000 vehicles including lorries and motorcycles enter Malaysia from Singapore daily, of which about 40,000 are estimated to be Singapore-registered cars. Malaysia hopes to attract some 20.1 million visitors to its shores this year, with about half expected to come from Singapore. It has already recorded a healthy 4.4% growth of tourist arrivals from Singapore in January and February, as compared to the same period last year. source: http://news.asiaone.com.sg/a1news/20070424_story25_1.html