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Former SAF High-Flyers and Other Top Executives Quit SMRT En Masse

A string of resignations of key executives, including former SAF high-flyers who were recently recruited, has left many wondering whether trouble is...

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MRT Train Moves Off with Door Still Open, SMRT Suspends Station Manager

SMRT has suspended a station manager who it claims erroneously allowed a train to move off while one of its carriage doors...

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Union’s Recommendation to Handle Train Breakdowns: Get Public to Help

The National Transport Workers’ Union (NTWU) has recommended that the public be mobilised to help when trains break down. NTWU said that...

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SMRT Worker’s Foot Amputated after Track Incident with Track Tamping Vehicle

A SMRT worker was injured after a track accident involving a maintenance vehicle on Wednesday (12 Nov) and had to have his...

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New SMRT CEO: “Deep-Seated Cultural Issues” Don’t Exist

SMRT’s new CEO, Neo Kian Hong, has gone and done a u-turn on his predecessor Desmond Kuek. Speaking to reporters at a...

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Commuters Left Frustrated as East-West Line Hit by Second Peak Hour Disruption in 2 Days

Commuters on the East-West Line this morning faced a 40-minute travelling time delay due to a track fault during the morning peak...

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Five Things New SMRT CEO Neo Kian Hong Will Face Now That He’s Sold His Car to Take the Train

“I sold my car earlier on but I didn’t want to buy a new car, because it is more useful for me...

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With Former Military Men Forming Half of SMRT’s Top Management, No Wonder Commuters Kena Tekan!

ELSON: No wonder there’s the joke that army people go to SMRT to retire – half of their top management staff are...

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SMRT’s New CEO Assumes Post, Brings In Even More Army Kakis

SMRT’s new chief executive officer Neo Kian Hong has begun his first day on the job. Neo, a former Chief of Defence...

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Train Fares Set to Increase after SMRT Blames S$86 Million Revenue Losses on Low Fares and High Costs

Train fares are set increase in the wake of SMRT’s S$86 million after-tax loss for the financial year ending 2018. The transport...

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Gas Leak from SMRT Train Engulfs Tanjong Pagar MRT Station Platform in Smoke

Smoke from beneath a train caused a scare at Tanjong Pagr MRT Station this morning. At about 9.45am, the train pulled into...

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SMRT Bus Runs Over Boy who was “Playing with a Mobility Device”

UPDATE: We are sorry to report that the boy in this story passed away from his injuries. A boy was run over...

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Commuters Should Not Be Punished with Higher Fares if Rail Reliability and Service Goes Down

ELSON: Two components of the formula for calculating public transport fares have been removed – rail reliability and service. Such fare calculation...