Selected bus and train services to be extended on New Year’s Eve
SINGAPORE – Revellers on New Year’s Eve need not cut short their celebrations, with selected bus and train services extended on Dec 31 to allow commuters to return home, said […]
$5,600 fine for man who pressed stop plunger to halt MRT train, assaulted security officer
SINGAPORE – A man who pressed an emergency stop plunger to halt an MRT train at Buona Vista station before assaulting a security officer was on Tuesday (Nov 9) fined […]
Commuters on first trains at new TEL2 stations reminisce inaugural 1980s MRT rides
SINGAPORE – At 5.15am on Saturday (Aug 28), minutes before the Thomson-East Coast Line gantry at Caldecott MRT station officially opened to the public, a middle-aged man in a blue […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on March 24
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Wednesday, March 24. Muslim leaders told last August that position on nurses wearing tudung under review, likely to change: Shanmugam […]
MRT delay on North-South Line during peak hour due to platform door fault
SINGAPORE – Trains heading towards Marina South Pier on the North-South MRT Line were delayed by a screen door fault during peak hour on Friday morning (March 19). At 8.28am, operator […]
Man jailed 18 days for molesting woman on MRT train
SINGAPORE – An engineer with a doctorate was on Tuesday (Feb 9) sentenced to 18 days’ jail for molesting a 39-year-old woman on an MRT train. Shen Ruifu, who holds […]
MRT power fault: I was stuck on train for almost three hours, says commuter
SINGAPORE – Finance executive Ryan Koh, 29, spent nearly three hours in a train after a power trip disrupted service along stretches of three MRT lines on Wednesday (Oct 14). […]