All posts tagged "mrt"
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2.8KCow Beh Cow BuAfter SMRT’s Humiliating “Worst-Ever” Performances, What Now for CEO Desmond Kuek?
RONALD LEE: He has been given 5 years to effect change, but after 5 years, it seems that SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek...
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SMRT’s Consistent Winning of Top Audit, HR and CEO Awards: Regulatory Bodies Must be Called into Question
HAROLD CHAI: I remember raising this question shortly after the MRT track deaths of 2016 – how has SMRT been consistently winning...
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Falsification of MRT Maintenance Records: Where does the Buck Stop?
RONALD LEE: “In the good old days…” you know this now infamous quote by Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan ends with “hara...
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MRT Disruptions: Research Shows Delays make People Feel Over-Stressed and Undervalued
In the light of the increasing frequency of MRT disruptions, one of which just happened this morning, we present to you the...
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6 Top-Class Excuses Transport Authorities Gave for MRT Disruptions and Breakdowns
Possibly faster than you can say “hara kiri lah, knnbccb”, transport authorities blamed a “software problem” for today’s peak hour train disruptio...
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Fares could be Raised to Ensure the “Viability” of the Public Transport System
Public Transport Council Chairman Richard Magnus has possibly given the biggest hint in his latest blog post that public transport fares might...
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Motorised Wheelchair Rider Accused of Running over Woman’s Foot when She Criticised Him
Raised voices and flailing arms, but fortunately, this lady in red and the motorised wheelchair rider she was quarrelling with didn’t come...
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After 5 Years as CEO, Desmond Kuek Blames Train Disruptions on “Cultural Issues” and “Human Error”
Speaking a week after the first ever flooding of an MRT station in Singapore, SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek says SMRT needs to...
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MRT Flooding: Khaw Boon Wan Blames Poor Maintenance, Says “We Were Late by a Few Days”
Transport Minister Khaw boon Wan has finally broken his silence on the first ever flooding of an MRT line in Singapore. This...
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SMRT Re-Deploys Maintenance Vice-President Following Historic Flooding of North-South Line Tunnel
SMRT has re-deployed vice-president of maintenance, Ng Tek Poo, following Saturday’s flooding of a tunnel in the North-South Line. It’s unclear, however,...
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21-Hour Train Disruption due to Flooding another Warning Sign of MRT System Management Lapses
We would have called it “ponding” for good measure, but the latest 21-hour disruption on the MRT network over the weekend has...
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Snake at Lakeside MRT Prefers to Use Longkang rather than take the Train
Maybe it was in a rush and didn’t want to chance a train breakdown during morning peak hour (some PSLE students should...
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SMRT Track Deaths: Director of Control Operations Fined S$55,000 for Safety Lapses
SMRT Trains director of control operations Teo Wee Kiat has been fined S$55,000 for failing to take necessary measures to ensure the...
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MRT Track Point Fault Causes Train Delays on First Day of PSLE
Train delays of up to 30 minutes travelling time were experienced on the East-West Line this morning – the first day of...
