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SMRT not entirely truthful in $400 student fine case

A student was fined $400 for using a power outlet at an MRT station to charge her mobile phone last August. News of the incident surfaced online recently and created a storm in social media. Netizens were outraged that people were fined simply because they had used a power outlet at an MRT station. Many felt that if SMRT did...

ST editor: Casey has apologised, let’s move on

Chua Mui Hoong Straits Times editor Chua Mui Hoong has penned an article beseeching Singaporeans to forgive British lout Anton Casey whose antics, of course, are well known to all. Ms Chua's article appears in the Sunday Times today (26 Jan). It has the title 'We can afford to forgive this arrogant twerp' and the subtitle 'Anton...

SMRT: 5th SMRT breakdown not a ‘breakdown’

TR Emeritus (TRE) reported yesterday (25 Jan) the 5th breakdown of SMRT train services this year ('Fifth SMRT breakdown in 2014'). It occurred on the East West Line near Redhill MRT station on Friday (24 Jan). Hundreds of passengers were forced to get off the train at around 11:10pm while the train doors opened and closed about...