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  • Modify Bukit Panjang LRT To Meet New Needs

    Modify Bukit Panjang LRT To Meet New Needs

    I am shocked to hear that one of the options SMRT said is being considered in the review of the Bukit Panjang LRT system is to scrap the entire network and replace it with buses (“Review to overhaul Bt Panjang LRT under way”; Oct 7).

    It sounds ridiculous to me that, as a well-developed country, Singapore could have spent a lot of time and money designing and constructing a light rail network in a town that could be used for only 20 years, and then realise that the use of buses could be more practical, flexible and effective.

    If the entire Bukit Panjang LRT system is scrapped, the infrastructure, such as viaduct, bridges and stations, will become a big waste.

    Many other cities have been using an LRT system for many years. Their systems are still operating and are being upgraded and modified continually to fulfil new needs and requirements.

    I hope the authorities will consider the future of this system carefully in order to achieve the biggest benefit for the public.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Motorbike Accident At PIE, Witnesses Please Step Forward

    Motorbike Accident At PIE, Witnesses Please Step Forward

    Hello my family, fellow friends and Facebook users. Last Saturday, 1/10/16 at 2200hrs, I’ve met into an accident along PIE and CTE exit. Suffered a wrist and neck fractured and severe abrasion on my knee,elbow and body. I was conscious during that time and saw several people who came to stop and help me out.

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    I’m looking and seeking for help for witness of the accident. And also looking for the helpful guy named “Izat” who was there during the accident who was holding on to my phone throughout the accident.

    If you or your family or friends were there during the scene of the accident, pls call this no. 90274926 (Zahid/Zack)

    Pls share around this post as I need witness and evidence of the accident. Would be much appreciated if you do so.

    Pls Ride safely and always remember the love ones at home who are waiting for you.

     

    Source: Zahid Suhairi

  • 3 Britons Face Charges Of Raping A Singaporean Woman

    3 Britons Face Charges Of Raping A Singaporean Woman

    Three Britons accused of gang raping a woman in Singapore while visiting the city-state for a music festival face up to 20 years in jail and caning, court documents showed Thursday.

    Khong Tam Thanh, 21, Le Michael, 23, and Vu Thai Son, 23, face one count each of raping a 23-year-old local woman in a hotel in the early hours of September 10.

    According to charges seen by AFP, the three men allegedly took turns in raping the woman between 4:00am and 5:50am in a hotel room near the upmarket Orchard Road shopping belt.

    They appeared via video-link from Changi Prison on Thursday and were offered bail of Sg$50,000 ($36,400)each. All were represented by lawyers in court.

    Khong’s lawyer Shashi Nathan told AFP that his client, a London-based businessman in the beauty industry, was in town for Ultra Singapore, an electronic music festival.

    The men were charged with the offences on September 12 and have been held for investigations and a psychiatric review.

    Nathan said Khong had a bailor and was expecting to be released later Thursday after proceedings are completed.

    Le and Vu’s lawyers said in court that their clients had trouble raising funds, asking that bail be lowered. The request was turned down.

    Rape is punishable by up to 20 years in jail and caning, a punishment which dates back to British colonial rule in Singapore.

    The men will next appear before the court on November 22.

    Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com

  • Former Air Force General: Let’s Scrap LRT, Return To Buses

    Former Air Force General: Let’s Scrap LRT, Return To Buses

    According to SMRT’s managing director and former Air Force general Ling Wee Lee, SMRT is considering to scrap the Bukit Panjang LRT train system and return to buses. The backpedaling idea was proposed on his blog on Monday (Oct 3) and is under fire for bringing Singapore’s public transport system backwards.

    The former RSAF general claimed that the 14-station Bukit Panjang LRT system is reaching its “20-year design cycle” and then proceeded to praise the good old double-decker buses saying a “fully-loaded double decker bus can take 130 passengers”. The Land Transport Authority, is however not pleased with the idea and slammed it as “not practical”.

    SMRT is currently at a loss of fixing the Bukit Panjang LRT train system as breakdowns occur as frequently as weekly. A recent train incident on August 1 saw the train moving at high speed, speeding past four stations without stopping and having its emergency button not working. Last Wednesday (Sep 28), the LRT system saw a massive 8-hour-long breakdown with SMRT blaming it on a track fault.

    SMRT is currently undergoing nationalisation under a buyover by sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings. Its CEO, Desmond Kwek, claimed that the company would have gone into losses had the government did not buy the depreciating physical assets over in a $1.2 billion deal.

     

    Source: http://statestimesreview.com

  • Disgruntled Customer: Home Baker Messed Up Order, Spoiled Wedding

    Disgruntled Customer: Home Baker Messed Up Order, Spoiled Wedding

    Here I am with this post not to aibkan orang but to create awareness. Early 2015 I ordered my wedding cake, followed by my berkat & gift cake to my husband from custom cake (FB: Fazslin Sualey or known as Linda), everything was smooth during order, she asked from me few times for advanced payment, I did proceed with the advanced as per requested. Because I understood her as a baker & seller.

    2500 berkat its not easy for her to handle herself, therefore I believed that she has to pay her manpower charges as she deployed 4 helper. 30/09/2016, I was supposed to collect 2500 berkat from her as well the gift cake, unfortunately, she texted me at 10.15 a.m. telling me that her oven broke down and jam for 5 hours and negotiated with me if she could deliver half of the balance next day.

    Again, I am being helpful that I give her some allowance time and negotiate if I could collect 500 of it at 7 p.m. & another 500 at 12 midnight & she agreed to it. 7 p.m., my family collected the berkat, guess what? I only received 266 of it instead of 500?! So she told my family that she already started baking 2 days back, so tell me 266 for 3 days?! She promised my family that she’s going to complete another 700+ it by 11 p.m. Reached home and the berkat was so unpleasant.

    Requested photos from her about my wedding cake, only Allah know how i felt at that point of time. She called me at 10.50 p.m. crying and told me that she unable to do it! Event is on 01 oct & 02 oct. Tell me about it what I am supposed to do? I have requested for full refund because I have to find and pay people to find my new berkats. Because of her I have to literally troubled my family & friends.

    Please share this around.

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

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