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Something is just not right with SMRT

Just read what Khaw Boon Wan said. I feel sorry for Singaporeans. First, back in the 80s, they were told the MRT would bring much convenience to their lives. Then they found out there is a cost to it, and for the next decades, fares kept going up almost on an annual basis. Then came the revelation that maintenance work was not...

The LKY-era where one ascends to high office through leadership and competency is long gone

I have read what Health Minister Gan Kim Yong told Parliament: that he rejects any allegations that his ministry sought to cover-up the data leak from the HIV incident. I am sorry to say that I do not believe him. Gan puts it all down to his so-called "judgement call" and said that MOH's decision not to go public was weighed...

Unfair for MRT commuters to bear the costs of upgrading when shareholders have profited during Saw’s time

Yesterday (13 Feb), Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that SMRT's operating costs were significantly higher than its fare income for the financial year ending March 2018. Many netizens saw this as an opportunistic way to increase fares. After all, that is what they have been doing for years: talking about how increasing...