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Malaysia's MRT Corp CEO quits over fatal incident at construction site
PETALING JAYA - MRT Corp CEO Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid has resigned over Monday night's construction site accident in Kota Damansara that claimed three lives."As of tomorrow, I am no longer the CEO," he...
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2 more bodies found buried at MRT construction site
PETALING JAYA - The Fire and Rescue Department has found two more bodies buried at an MRT construction site in Kota Damansara following the collapse of a 300-tonne concrete span on Monday...
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Half of sleepers replaced on North-South Line; journey time to improve: SMRT
SINGAPORE - Work to replace sleepers on the North-South Line has hit the half-way mark. Commuters can expect travel speeds to improve by this October or November, said rail operator SMRT on Wednesday...
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Faster speeds on N-S Line after track changes
Close to half of the works to replace sleepers on the North-South Line has been completed and commuters can look forward to faster travelling speeds from October or November.In a Facebook post...
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'Traffic lights' at 10 more MRT stations
SINGAPORE - More commuters will soon be able to tell, as they are walking into an MRT station, exactly how crowded train platforms are and if they need to skip a train.SMRT is installing a “traffic...
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New platform at Tanah Merah MRT station for trains to Expo, Changi Airport in...
SINGAPORE - A new platform will be added to the Tanah Merah MRT station to serve commuters travelling to the Expo and Changi Airport stations, halving their waiting time.Get the full story from The...
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Another accident linked to Malaysia's MRT construction causes 3-hour traffic...
PETALING JAYA - Just a week after a 690-tonne overhead concrete span collapsed at an Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) construction site in a township in Petaling Jaya, killing three Bangladeshi workers, a...
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MyPoint: More train arrival panels, please
The objective of the "traffic lights" in MRT stations is not clear ("'Traffic lights' at 10 more MRT stations", last Saturday).The lights indicate only how crowded the train platform is but not the...
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MyPoint: More train arrival panels, please
The objective of the "traffic lights" in MRT stations is not clear ("'Traffic lights' at 10 more MRT stations", last Saturday).The lights indicate only how crowded the train platform is but not the...
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Cutting waiting time for trains to airport at Tanah Merah
A new platform is being planned for Tanah Merah MRT station which will eventually allow new tracks and more trains to be added - speeding up the journey to and from Changi Airport.However, the bad news...
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ACS(I) charters MRT trains for rugby final
All trains lead to the National Stadium - at least for 3,000 students and staff of Anglo- Chinese School (Independent).To mark today's historic Schools National C Division rugby championship clash at...
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SMRT acknowledges approval should have been sought for ACS (I) to charter trains
SINGAPORE - SMRT has also explained to LTA why they went ahead without getting prior approval, an LTA spokesman said on Wednesday.Get the full story from The Straits Times.ACS(I) charters MRT trains...
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SMRT stays on track over chartered trains
SINGAPORE - Despite facing a backlash online and a possible penalty from the Land Transport Authority (LTA), SMRT is encouraging more schools to charter trains during off-peak hours if they need to...
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MRT train chartering: Why is it not okay?
SINGAPORE - Like most, they did not know SMRT trains could be chartered until Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) did it.But MPs The New Paper spoke to yesterday gave their thumbs-up - on condition that...
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Why bash out-of-the-box thinking?
SINGAPORE - It was a well-thought out and well-executed plan to get the 3,000-strong student and staff body to come together as one school to support its rugby team.After all, this is the first...
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We should have sought approval: SMRT
SINGAPORE - Train operator SMRT has acknowledged that it should have obtained the authorities' approval before allowing Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) to charter five trains to take students to a...
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Foldable seats on MRT not the way
SINGAPORE - I refer to the article, "The ez way to help senior citizens beat seat hoggers" (My Paper, Sept 2), about the Tap 'N' Sit chair developed by a group of students from Nanyang Technological...
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Work starts on 2 new MRT stations
Construction work has officially begun on two more MRT stations on the $24 billion Thomson-East Coast Line, which will connect residents living in the northern parts of Singapore directly to the city...
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Train services on East-West Line delayed by up to 20 minutes
SINGAPORE - SMRT said on its Facebook page at 1.53pm that this was due to a "train fault" at Redhill MRT station. A second update at 2.16pm said that normal services had been restored.Get the full...
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29 more trains to be added to oldest MRT lines
SINGAPORE - Apart from easing crowding along what are also Singapore's most heavily-utilised lines, the bigger train fleet will also allow more trains to undergo maintenance and upgrading works, the...
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