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SMRT: Culprits behind flooded tunnel found, matter to close

According to SMRT yesterday (Oct 6), several staff have taken up the company’s “amnesty period”  and owned up to the falsification of maintenance records that led to a train tunnel flooding on Oct 7....

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Low Thia Kiang to make way for new Workers’ Party leader by 2018

Opposition Workers’ Party leader, MP Low Thia Kiang, yesterday (Nov 3) announced that he will be making way for a new secretary general next year by not contesting for the party leadership election....

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Minister Tharman: Singaporeans are as dirty as 20, 30 years ago

Speaking at the annual Clean and Green event, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam complained about Singaporeans being as dirty as 30 years ago and do not take responsibility of their...

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East-West Line down with “track point fault”

A day after announcing they have found the staff responsible for falsifying maintenance records, SMRT reported a “track point fault at Singapore’s East-West Line (EWL) causing delays lasting nearly an...

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SBS Transit apologise to victim cut by protruding staple on bus seat

Transport operator SBS Transit issued an apology to a victim yesterday (Nov 4) over an incident when the latter was cut by several protruding staple found on the bus seat. SBS Transit spokesperson...

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CEO Desmond Kuek backstabs: 6 SMRT staff fired for owning up during “amnesty...

According to inside sources in SMRT, 6 staff has been fired for owning up to falsification of the maintenance record despite being guaranteed no penalty would be meted during the “amnesty period”. The...

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Lee Hsien Loong: the corrupted dictator

The poor and the working class population of Singapore are living without dignity: More young Singaporeans are unemployed, or working in part-time stints without a future. The “more fortunate” ones on...

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Train fault at Bishan, SMRT skip press release

A train fault kick off the week today (Nov 6) at the city-bound direction of the North-South Line (NSL) during the peak hour morning around 7.50am. According to state media Straits Times, a defective...

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Minister Lam Pin Min lie: Zero car growth will not affect COE prices

Senior Minister of State for Transport Lam Pin Min openly lied in Parliament today (Nov 6) claiming that the new zero car growth policy will not affect COE prices. Without providing figures to back...

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Prof Kishore Mahbubani dismissed for disagreeing with Lee Hsien Loong

The dean of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policies, Professor Kishore Mahbubani, has been dismissed from his position following a high profile disagreement with the dictatorship. The retirement...

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Khaw Boon Wan: Army general Desmond Kuek “volunteered” to be millionaire SMRT...

Corrupted Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday (Nov 7) put up a dramatic defence for former army general SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek, claiming that the latter volunteered for the S$1.87 million-a-year...

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Minister Chee Hong Tat: WP NCMP Leon Perera promotes E-cigarettes to make a...

When questioned by WP NCMP Leon Perera why is the government not legalising the sales of e-cigarettes to help smokers quit smoking, Senior Minister of State Chee Hong Tat alleged that the opposition...

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Minister Lawrence Wong: Not a problem GIC underperform

Speaking in Parliament today (Nov 8), Second Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong came out to defend the underperformance and losses made by sovereign wealth fund company GIC where dictator Prime...

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COE prices jumped 11% in less than a week

The latest COE prices jumped 11% in less than a week after Senior Minister of State for Transport Lam Pin Min claimed in Parliament on Monday (Nov 6) that the new government policy to maintain 0%...

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Minister Chee Hong Tat: Public will not have access to Parliament videos

Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information Chee Hong Tat yesterday (Nov 8) told the Parliament that the public shall not have access to live video feed or video records of Parliament...

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WP MP Low Thia Kiang threatened by S$33m lawsuit: I may not contest next...

Facing a S$33 million lawsuit from PAP Town Councils Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, Opposition leader Workers’ Party MP Low Thia Kiang told state media reporters that he might not be contesting in the next...

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SMRT skip announcements to improve rail reliability

Government-owned transport operator SMRT today (Nov 9) skipped public announcements to a 30-minute train delay, causing chaos and an estimated S$10 million-dollar in economic losses in all stations...

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Minister Khaw Boon Wan: For years, I thought Singapore is far ahead of Hong Kong

In his speech on the flooded train tunnel incident on Tuesday (Nov 7), Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that he always thought Singapore is “far ahead of Hong Kong”: “My friends and I from the...

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Vietnamese student on full Singapore scholarship jailed for multiple cheating...

A Vietnamese student from Singapore Management University (SMU) on a fully-paid scholarship has been jailed 16 weeks for numerous cheating offenses. The first-year SMU student, Tran Gia Hung, hacked...

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New Singaporean citizen from China house 18 foreign workers in 8-man dormitories

According to a press release by the Ministry of Manpower yesterday (Nov 8), a new Singaporean citizen from China is now facing charges for housing foreign workers in overcrowded premises. Between Oct...

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