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MRT Delayed Again. Thick Skin Gov Still Plan to Raise Transport Fees?
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?
Read More »SBS Transit Posts Profits Of 1.5%, But Still Warns Of Rising Maintenance And Staff Cost
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.
Read More »Lam Pin Min Met Largest PMD Turnout In His MPS, But Did Not Allow Them To Speak
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.
Read More »University Students Petition For Lower Transport Fares, Because They Are Still Students
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.
Read More »KHAW: SHOW APPRECIATION TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT WORKERS WHO ARE OVERWORKED
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.
Read More »KIND GRAB DRIVER GOES ALL OUT TO HELP STUDENTS BRING INJURED PIGEON TO ACRES
A Grab passenger complimented her driver for helping a few kids send injured pigeons to Acres and overseeing their way back home.
Read More »NEW DOWNTOWN LINE BETTER NOT BE FAULTY SINCE IT’S NOT BUILT ‘DUE TO POLITICAL PRESSURE’
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".
Read More »WP’S LEON PERERA: WE FILED QUESTIONS LONG AGO, STILL NOT ANSWERED IN PARLIAMENT
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.
Read More »SDP: PAP’S INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS OFTEN CARRIED OUT TO WIN VOTES
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.
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