TR EMERITUS

Nearly a year has passed since the tragic incident that claimed the lives of 2 SMRT Trainees. Today, SMRT had finally been fined by the courts $400,000 for safety lapses leading to the accident. The train operator pleaded guilty to one count of failing to ensure the safety and health of employees, under the Workplace Safety... 

I refer to the article “Cost of supplying water has more than doubled: PUB” (Straits Times, Feb 24). It states that “The cost of developing and operating Singapore’s water supply system has more than doubled in 15 years. In 2000, it cost about $500 million to run the system, national water agency PUB said yesterday.... 

I have no idea on the abysmal quality of training provided to ICA officers these days, but thought an experience that borders on being comically absurd (even by ICA's terribly appalling standards) warrants highlighting if you are not already embarrassed by such utter incompetence. To be precise, this incident happened between...