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MRT BREAKDOWN BUT SINGAPOREAN KINDNESS & UNITY SHINES THROUGH ON BUS RIDE
Scenes on buses after all the trains in Singapore decided to break down today:OL: "Move in to the back PLZ!"Uncle: "No space already la! Move where!"Unhelpful Greek chorus: "Ya lor, ya lor"In my bus, a...
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I FEEL SORRY FOR LUI TUCK YEW, HE IS JUST A SCAPEGOAT
Dear Minister, I feel sorry for you. A lot of these issues probably are not your fault, but you will face the brunt of public anger because of your position, just like your predecessor, Raymond Lim,...
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NURSES FROM INDIA CLEARED TO PRACTICE IN S'PORE
In what looks like the death knell for local nurses in Singapore, Singapore has signed a mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with India to allow Indian nurses to practice in Singapore. Under the MRA,...
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154 MEDIA: TRAINS APPEAR TO BE RUNNING AT NORMAL SPEEDS
Despite announcements made by SMRT that the trains are functioning at reduced speed, the Singapore government-controlled state media Channel News Asia put up a video and reported that the trains appear...
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SMRT GROUND STAFF ARE DOING THEIR BEST, DO NOT ABUSE THEM
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...
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WITNESSES TO INDIA'S LARGEST FAKE MEDICAL DEGREE SCANDAL DIE MYSTERIOUSLY
The witnesses and criminals involved in India's largest corruption scandal ever have been dying mysteriously recently, leaving investigators baffled as clues and leads into a $1 billion dollar medical...
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LEE KUAN YEW: IF THINGS DON'T WORK, I WILL SACK THE CHIEF
During his 1984 National Day Rally speech, Lee Kuan Yew had this to say about getting things done in Singapore and what should be done when things don't work.He said: "Everything works, whether its...
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SMRT: WE ARE STILL NOT 100% SURE ON THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE BREAKDOWN
The CEOs of LTA and train operator SMRT are spoke at a press conference at 11am on Wednesday morning after a 3.5-hour disruption crippled the North-South and East-West Lines (NSEWL).During the press...
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MAN RIDES HORSE TO WORK SO AS TO AVOID TRAFFIC JAMS
A man in China has started riding a horse to work to avoid traffic jams.The man, whose name has not been released, began riding his horse to beat rush hour in the morning in Wuhan, China, reports...
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BRAINLESS LTA ENFORCEMENT ISSUES SAMAN TO TOW VEHICLE DOING BIKE RECOVERY
Dear Editors,See this LTA officer never use brains when he work. This brainless LTA enforcement by the name of Sukhvinder issue saman to the motorbike recovery vehicle which was there to retrieve a...
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MONETARY AUTHORITY OF S'PORE COOPERATING WITH MALAYSIA ON 1MDB PROBE
As Malaysian investigators close in on alleged fund transfers into the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's personal accounts, they have asked for the cooperation of the Monetary Authority of...
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PAPAYAS EXPIRED FOR 2 YEARS USED IN PRC FRUIT JAMS & JUICES
In yet another major food scandal to emerge from the PRC, Chinese police have exposed another syndicate for smuggling up to 32.68 tons of expired 2 year-old papayas for use in commercial fruit jams and...
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MANPOWER MINISTRY TO GET TOUGH ON FIRMS RELYING ON FOREIGNERS
In a move that looks set to be an election sweetener, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) says that it will get tough on errant firms who continue to favor foreigners for professional, managerial and...
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S'POREANS STEP UP TO CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER DURING MRT MELTDOWN
Just reached home half an hour ago at 12.30am. Am beginning to take in all that had happened for the past 3.5 hours on the road. Started waiting for bus at Somerset at 915pm. It was very chaotic and...
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HELP! I WAS OVERCHARGED BY COMFORT TAXI DRIVER!
I have always supported our public transportation, but today this Comfort driver is extremely rude and dishonest. The taxi plate number is "SHB 4490L".I took the taxi from Bishan to Sembawang today....
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INDONESIAN STUDENT ARRESTED FOR BOMB THREAT AGAINST SIA
Indonesian police today announced that they had arrested a 21-year-old male student, Ilham, from a private university in Banten after he was traced for sending a bomb threat to Singapore Airlines...
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SPA UNDER HDB BLOCK OPENLY ADVERTISES PRC "MASSAGE" SERVICES
Hi A.S.S., A few weeks ago I caught my husband sms this HDB spa place near our home. At first he told me he just go there to relieve the pain in his body but I suspect he goes there to do other things....
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LEE SAYS HE IS "VERY CONCERNED" ABOUT LARGEST BREAKDOWN IN MRT HISTORY
In his first Facebook statement since the largest MRT breakdown in Singapore's history yesterday - which saw both the North-South (NS Line) and East-West (EW Lines) services completely halted during...
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DESMOND KUEK: WE CAN SHORTEN OUR MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES
Dear A.S.S.,Any Engineer worth his salt would know that Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) is the average length of time between failures. Kuek is striving to "shorten" MTBF, meaning SMRT is working...
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NO MERCY FOR PRC-BORN NEW CITIZEN: 1 MONTH AWOL RESULTS IN 18 MONTHS DETENTION
I felt so bad for Dr Wang Yinchu that I had to pen this column. I've been brewing on this for a few weeks now, and I just want to express by great dissatisfaction with our PAP government and their...
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