All posts tagged "smrt"
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726HeadlinesKhaw Boon Wan: “We are Deeply Sorry” for Train Collision, It’s an “Awful Day”
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan has apologised to commuters for this morning’s train collision at Joo Koon MRT station which injured 28...
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North-South Line Train Delay during Evening Peak Hour: Expect 40 Minutes Added Travel Time
SMRT has warned commuters at 5pm today to expect an added 40 minutes of travel time if they are travelling on the...
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SMRT Sets a New Record: Morning Peak Hour Train Services Disrupted on 3 Train Lines
SMRT has set a new record for the most number of lines to face train service disruptions at one time during morning...
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28 Injured after SMRT Train Hits Another Train at Joo Koon MRT Station
28 people (updated from 25 reported earlier this morning), including 2 staff, were injured after a train an SMRT train hit a...
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Khaw: Not all MRT Maintenance Staff are “Black Sheep”, Some are “are Exemplary in their Diligence, Skills and Conscientiousness”
Transport Minister has urged commuters to be grateful to the “silent, every day heroes” who work to maintain our public transport system....
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Has the Government Forgotten the Meaning of “Excellence” when it Comes to Public Transport?
ELSON: Something just didn’t sound right when Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said in parliament that SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek had “volunteered”...
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“The CEO is Responsible”: Khaw Throws SMRT Chief Desmond Kuek under the Bus, Announces Pay Review for SMRT Management
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan saved a part of his speech in parliament today to throw SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek under the...
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SMRT: The Failure of Privatisation of Public Transport
GOH MENG SENG: In Economics study, there is always a debate over the pros and cons of “Privatization” of companies providing public...
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Khaw: SMRT to Blame for Tunnel Flooding, No Lapses or Shortcomings by LTA and Transport Ministry
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan has pinned the blame for Singapore’s first-ever MRT tunnel flooding on SMRT. In a reply to a...
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SMRT takes Disciplinary Action against Staff Responsible for Singapore’s First-Ever MRT Flooding Incident
SMRT has suspended the team of 6 staff from the Building and Facilities Maintenance group that didn’t conduct maintenance work on the...
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After 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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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...
