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Is SMRT lying about ‘fifth train incident’?

TRE reported that the fifth breakdown of SMRT train services in the year 2014 alone took place at Redhill Station on 24 January ('Fifth SMRT breakdown in 2014'). According to TRE's source, after the train arrived at Redhill Station, the train doors opened and closed about 10 times. As the doors were not behaving properly, an...

Filipino invited to Istana CNY party but not Dr TCB?

TRE reported Dr Tan Cheng Bock's Facebook post on 7 February 2014 ('Tan Cheng Bock: I was ‘un-invited’ to CNY garden party') where he related how he was infamously “un-invited” to the annual Chinese New Year Garden Party at the Istana hosted by the Prime Minister and his Cabinet. Expectedly, many Singaporeans were shocked...

Minister Chan cancels planned meeting with Indon Minister

Major-General (NS) Chan Chun Sing The Sunday Times (ST) reported today (9 Feb) that 2nd Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing has cancelled a planned meeting with his Indonesian counterpart, Deputy Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin. The meeting was supposed to be held on Tuesday (11 Feb). As a result, Mr Sjafrie will not be attending...