Tag Archives: Ministry of Transport

Our reader Justin shares his views about who could be our next PM following the news of the cabinet reshuffle.

I have been seeing these LTA bikes parked under the flyover in various locations since 2-3 years ago. They are always there even on weekends. Are they eating snakes or working? Because I ever saw them lying down on some recliner chair under the Braddell Flyover when I was driving past slowly.

It states that “Mr Khaw stated that he disagrees with Mr Low comment, saying that SMRT is not there to make money for the government. “There are easier ways to make money. You don’t have to use SMRT to make money,” he stated.”

After news broke of the dismissal of the US 7th Fleet commander, Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin due to a "loss of confidence" in his ability to lead the fleet following several unfortunate accidents that led to the deaths of US sailors, Singaporean netizens have began asking similar questions about our public transportation.

Singaporeans will get to go home by flying taxis in the future, says the Ministry of Transport. According to a spokesperson, MOT is already taking initial steps to make this futuristic mode of transport a reality. Companies are already in talks with the ministry to start trials on drones that carry passengers.

Latest data by Singapore's Ministry of Transport showed improvements on MRT train network performance. In 2016, trains clocked 174,000 km travelled between delays of more than 5 minutes, this is a 30% increase from the 133,000 km km travelled in 2015. These figures were released by the Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Transport at the 3rd Joint Forum on Infrastructure Maintenance.

Our reader sent us these photos of a serious roof leak in Yishun MRT station, which resulted in massive flooding in the busy station.

The government is planning to increase public car park rates for all public car parks, the Straits Times has reported. The Housing Development Board (HDB) and Urban Redevelopment Authority both confirmed with the paper that they are planning to introduce price hikes of both short term and season parking schemes soon.

While me and my nephew walking, Then came a lady on her bicycle in a very high speed. There is way for cyclists on the opposite road by the way. She came in a High speed and hit my 3 year old nephew on his chest and the small kid flew and fell.

Minister Lawrence Wong reportedly said that Singapore needs a "cultural shift" towards a "car-lite" future. Minister Wong, don't just talk only, kindly lead by example by giving up your car please.