Tag Archives: TRANSPORT

It was due to a door fault and nobody's fault again. SMRT has the cheek to raise transport prices when they can’t even do their job properly! Is this what Goh Chok Tong calls the Swiss standard of living?

This from a company that only just recently had a 7% fare hike. Yet they still said they are dogged by the rising costs, especially from their operation of the rail business. Less we forget, the government also pumps in billions of dollars into the company's operation, to ensure a working transportation network in Singapore. And the company has in fact, been making profits every year.

While this will be painted in the MSM as PAP MPs going out of their way to accommodate the PMD riders by meeting them and having a dialogue with them, the reality is that this was nothing more than a PR exercise, where the angry and unhappy PMD riders are gathered under one roof, and told in no uncertain terms that the government will never budge from their stand. This was never a dialogue, but a monologue from a PAP MP.

However, this does not apply to University students, as they will still be charged with adult fares which costs up to $1.48 for an average journey of 10 km. This does sound a tad bit unfair, as University students are still students, just like the polytechnic students. They don't hold full time jobs, and thus, have no steady income to pay for the increase. In light of this, three undergraduates started a petition to appeal for university students to receive the same rights.

Khaw Boon Wan said the failure of SMRT staff in the flooding incident have made the good work of others go to waste. He said it has tarnished Singapore's reputation but encouraged commuters to show appreciation to public transport workers whenever they can.

A Grab passenger complimented her driver for helping a few kids send injured pigeons to Acres and overseeing their way back home.

Our reader mocks the PAP for building Bukit Panjang LRT due to political pressure and wonders if the same is true for the upcoming Downtown Line. "As a Minister, Khaw has failed miserably. It seems he only knows ow to blame everyone else except himself".

Workers' Party's Leon Perera spoke up about the restrictions to asking more questions in Parliament due to limited quota. He listed questions on transport, finance, parliamentary videos, etc that have not been answered since April.

In light of Khaw Boon Wan's admission that the BPLRT was built as an 'afterthought' to political pressure, SDP said it only shows that PAP's infrastructural projects are carried out to win votes rather than for the long-term good of the people.

Our beloved Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan divulged that the Bukit Panjang LRT system, which has been dogged with problems, was actually built due to political pressure. He insists, however, on upgrading it as the design is bad and makes him dizzy.