Singapore watchdog fines Grab, Uber $9.5 M over business merger

AFP 09/24/2018

SINGAPORE on Monday fined ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber $9.5 million for breaking competition rules when they merged, saying the deal had increased fares and thrown up roadblocks for competitors. Singapore-headquartered Grab agreed to buy US firm…

Tech giants face hefty fines under Australia cyber laws

AFP 08/14/2018

TECH companies could face fines of up to Aus$10 million (US$7.3 million) if they fail to hand over customer information or data to Australian police under tough cyber laws unveiled Tuesday. The government is updating its communication…

Ramadan public wakers face arrest, fines for being ‘noisy’

AP 06/06/2018

Jerusalem — The Palestinian men who chant and beat drums to wake up the faithful during Ramadan in Jerusalem’s Old City say they are being unfairly targeted by Israeli police over their early-morning tradition. The public wakers,…

Garganera : Fines, jail term await vandals in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/14/2018

Any act to deface private and public properties in Cebu City will be penalized if the City Council approves the anti-vandalism ordinance proposed by Councilor Joel Garganera. Fines ranging from P3,000 to P5,000 or imprisonment of three…

Council amends anti-mask ordinance, reduces fines

Doris C. Bongcac, Norman V. Mendoza 03/21/2018

The Mandaue City Council is amending the anti-face mask ordinance reducing the fines for violators of City Ordinance No. 14-2017-1215, prohibiting the use of face masks and tinted helmet visors for motorcycle riders. The council passed on…

Stiff fines, imprisonment await those using illegal firecrackers

Inquirer 12/28/2017

  As New Year celebration approaches, the government has threatened to impose fine or imprisonment against those who would be caught proliferating or using illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnics. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)…

France to impose fines for street harassment of women

AFP 10/17/2017

A new law will impose on-the-spot fines for harassment of women in the streets of France, a minister said on Monday. This developed as the sex scandal engulfing Hollywood honcho Harvey Weinstein encouraged French women to tell…

Stiffer fines on labor violators sought

Futch Anthony Inso 07/22/2017

MORE fines and monetary sanctions were sought by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) against violators of labor safety and health requirements. Noel Binag, executive director of Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC), said Senate Bill…

Fines await motorists using gadgets while driving

Inquirer.net 05/17/2017

Motorists who will be apprehended for using electronic gadgets on the road while driving will be slapped with penalties starting on Thursday, May 18, as authorities implement the Anti-Distracted Driving Act or Republic Act 10913. The law…

LTFRB 7 apprehends four colorum vans

Morexette Erram 11/16/2016

Four colorum vans were apprehended by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB 7) at 6:30 this morning in Barangay Cotcot, Liloan. According to LTFRB – 7 information officer Emil Membrillas, the vans…

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