Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew takes on a second portfolio today, replacing Mr Chan Chun Sing as the Second Minister for Defence. His new appointment was announced yesterday as part of the latest round of Cabinet changes. Commenting on it yesterday…
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We were having family dinner when my dad received notification that he is activated. Without further ado, he put down his dinner and report within 30 minutes to the assigned station. He did not grumble about how he had to…
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To call it a disaster may be an understatement for the quarter of a million people stranded by the train breakdowns last evening. Yes, we do see breakdown pretty often but what happened last night was unprecedented. 250,000 commuters were…
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While an overnight sweep of the North-South and East-West lines turned up several faults including damaged power cables and water leakage, the authorities and train operator SMRT were still none the wiser about the root cause of yesterday’s (July 7)…
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Residents in Bukit Timah and Bukit Panjang will get to enjoy the convenience of the Downtown Line 2 (DTL2) earlier than expected, when it opens in December. The line’s opening had been pushed back in July 2013 after its main…
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