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URA now says to ‘engage’ NSS but can one trust URA?

According to an official reply from URA in the media yesterday (11 Jan), URA now said that it is currently assessing the suggestions from the Nature Society of Singapore (NSS) and hopes to "engage" with the Nature Society "constructively". URA was responding to the Nature Society's recent slamming of URA's Master Plan 2013 for...

NSS slams URA for poor bio conservation

In a document dated 19 December 2013 [Link] linked to its website, the Nature Society (Singapore) (NSS) has accused the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of committing only 4.4% of Singapore's projected 76,600ha land area in 2030 to biodiversity conservation (bio conservation) i.e. the preservation of flora and fauna. Responding...

First SMRT breakdown in 2014

Less than 2 weeks into the new year and the first breakdown of Singapore's train service has occurred. Indeed SMRT may be called "Singapore Mesti Rosak Transport" (Singapore Sure Spoil Transport in Malay). A reader informed TRE that a major SMRT service disruption occurred between Kranji and Yew Tee stations at about 1pm today...