TR EMERITUS

Singaporeans - myself included - used to get all worked up into a frenzy whenever the MRT broke down. Late for work! Late for exams! Uber surge prices! Surge of people spilling out of stations! After the train collision at Joo Koon station which injured at least 28 people, our concerns have escalated to a whole new level. Few... 

Tan Kin Lian For the past two decades, I have taken a view that the competitive tender system is a bad system. The principal may get a lower price but the contractor may cut corners and provide inferior material and workmanship to keep a profit. It is difficult for the principal to monitor the work closely. It also leads to... 

I met an engineer who has been in the contracting business for two decades. He also provide cable testing services. I asked him about his view on the frequent MRT breakdowns and if his business involve the testing of cables in the MRT system. He was very convinced in his reply, He said: The problem is with our tender system....