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Extended grace period for short-term parking at HDB, URA car parks ... (CNA)

The sale and exchange of parking coupons at all HDB branches will also be discontinued from Sep 19, 2022.

"At present, close to nine in 10 motorists use the Parking.sg app at these car parks. Sales of parking coupons have dropped by 99 per cent in recent years due to the implementation of the electronic parking system in nine out of 10 HDB car parks and the introduction of the Parking.sg app in 2017, said HDB. Advertisement

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Toyota doubles down on its hybrid bet in India (CNA)

BIDADI, India : Toyota is rebooting its strategy for India, doubling down on a bet that emerging markets will learn to love its hybrids, as long as the ...

"India is one of the lowest cost bases for these parts. This will lay the ground for an eventual switch to fully electric or fuel cell vehicles," said one person familiar with Toyota's plans. About 55 per cent of raw materials by value for the E-Drives come from India, two sources said. Toyota is lobbying to get the taxes reduced, sources said. It also comes as India tightens fuel efficiency and emission targets for carmakers. "The hybrid bet is a turning point. Another factor affecting the Hyryder's price is taxation. "As we come down the price points ... However, mild hybrids have smaller batteries and cost far less. To bring down the cost of the Hyryder, which will be sold by Toyota and Suzuki, it will use a hybrid system originally developed for subcompact cars, or one size smaller, according to a Toyota engineer familiar with hybrid technology. The shift is a recognition that Toyota has been unable to bring down the cost of full hybrids to the point where they can always compete on price in markets such as India, the people familiar with Toyota's planning said. Central to the strategy is a drive to cut the cost of full hybrid powertrains by making them in India, where the automaker's factories are running well below capacity, and to source key materials within the country.

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Philippine province to award $10.9 billion airport project to consortium (CNA)

The SPIA Development Consortium is composed of Philippine firms Cavitex Holdings, House of Investments, MacroAsia, and partners Munich Airport International ...

The Sangley project is one of two planned multi-billion dollar airports intended to take pressure off Manila's ageing and congested airport. No challengers or prospective bidders purchased documents to bid for the Sangley airport, the Cavite provincial government said in a document of notice to the consortium. Tentative awarding is set for Sept.

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Google will provide US$1 million to Singapore's Mandai Nature to ... (CNA)

With the funding, Mandai Nature will support the Southeast Asia Climate and Nature-based Solutions Coalition comprising eight globally recognised environmental ...

And in turn, create a multiplier effect and amplify our outreach efforts to equip most, if not all, parents and children with the right online safety know-how.” They must be building the right foundations to navigate the online world safely,” he added. since opened doors for him, with interviewers impressed with his knowledge, thus landing him roles in tech firms and eventually paving the way for his career progression to become an analyst in Coinbase.” Advertisement “For example, a Google Career Certificate (GCC) holder called Shakir first worked in a role that tackled logistics and IT troubleshooting in 2018 (when he entered the IT industry).

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Brunei sultan and his wife to visit Singapore, will have orchid named ... (CNA)

SINGAPORE: Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah will make a state visit to Singapore from Wednesday (Aug 24) to Thursday at the invitation of President Halimah ...

This order is awarded to individuals for outstanding service to the sultan and the state. During their visit, Mr Lee received The Most Esteemed Family Order (Darjah Kerabat Laila Utama). The crown prince, who is a senior minister in Brunei's Prime Minister's Office, led a delegation to the 8th Singapore-Brunei Young Leaders’ Programme (YLP).

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