Wednesday*s #sgroundup: COE Analysis August: Insecurities and Futures

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COE Analysis August: Insecurities and Futures

A curious result in the first round of COE bidding in August shows just why the COE bidding system is more about …

Earlier in July, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) quota for the period August to October 2014. We've done an in-depth analysis of the situation here, but to summarise: Passenger car COEs are up, although overall the total number of COEs available went down.

COEs are what you need for any sort of vehicle here, so while Category A (cars with less than 1.6-litres or 95kW/130bhp) saw a 13 percent jump, and Category B (cars above 1.6-litres or 130bhp) saw a 4.55 percent increase, the overall COE quota dropped by four percent.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/coe-analysis-august-insecurities-futures-092455159.html

American tourist's body found in suitcase on Bali: police

A Thai police car patrols Bangkok, on April 18, 2008. An American tourist was allegedly stabbed to death by three …

An American tourist's battered body has been found in a suitcase at an exclusive hotel on Indonesia's resort island of Bali and her daughter and daughter's boyfriend have been arrested over the killing, police said Wednesday.

The body of Sheila von Wiese Mack was found Tuesday stuffed into a suitcase in the boot of a taxi in front of the five-star St. Regis hotel in the upscale Nusa Dua resort area of Bali.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/american-tourists-body-found-suitcase-bali-police-065353117.html

Candy Crush developer acquires Singapore's Nonstop Games for $6M cash

S'pore's Nonstop Games Joins Candy Crush Saga Publisher In What Might Be A Bad Time

Singapore-based Heroes of Honor developer Nonstop Games has just been acquired by King of Candy Crush Saga fame. King handed over US$6 million in cash upfront, and could pay up to US$84 million over a four-year period subject to meeting revenue targets. Certain Nonstop Games employees also received US$10 million upfront in total, in exchange for working at King for a year following the acquisition date.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/candy-crush-developer-acquires-singapore-nonstop-games6m-022308629.html

Penang teen who 'liked' 'I love Israel' Facebook page under sedition probe

The alleged screen capture of the 'I love Israel' post from the teen's Facebook was uploaded by a teacher onto …
A Form Five student who was threatened with immolation for allegedly liking an "I love Israel" Facebook page is now under investigation for sedition.

The 17-year-old who sought police aid two days ago  was called in for questioning today by the South Seberang Perai police.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/penang-teen-liked-love-israel-facebook-page-under-070400539.html

Team Singapore athletes bound for Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games

Meet the 18 young sportsmen and sportswomen representing Singapore in eight sports at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China from 15 to 28 August.

https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/photos/team-singapore-athletes-bound-for-nanjing-2014-youth-olympic-games-slideshow/?format=embed

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