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PAP town councils compromise safety of 2 million residents with China-made lifts

PAP town councils compromise safety of 2 million residents with China-made lifts

Now that the LTA has been caught flip flopping after helping SMRT to conceal issues with China-made trains, the next question to ask is whether there are also issues with thousands of China-made lifts. That Chinese products are inferior and lacking in QC is a fact: China has been competing on the basis of lower prices. As... 

‘Walking and cycling town’ a commical scheme by disconnected civil servants?

‘Walking and cycling town’ a commical scheme by disconnected civil servants?

Phase 1 of Ang Mo Kio's "walking and cycling town" has been opened by our Prime Minister today (9th July). For those uninformed, this is basically a segregated (i.e. separate from footpath), decorated 4km-long cycling path that is connecting to key amenities such as the MRT station, AMK Hub and swimming complex. Almost all homes... 

SMART NATION – a cultural challenge

SMART NATION – a cultural challenge

I remembered when I entered the financial world in the 1990s more than 50% of us in the Treasury were from engineering background. Such was that period when the FIRE (Finance, Insurance & Real Estate) economy really got going, and coupled with the ‘natural geography of an island’ and ‘rule-based’ jurisdiction, Singapore... 



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