Transport

Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to suspend the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) link project until the end of Sep this year upon Malaysia’s request to revise the specifics of the infrastructure project, particularly in relation to costs. TODAY reported Singapore’s Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan as saying at a joint press conference on Tue (21 May) that the …

Singapore-based maritime containerline Pacific International Lines (PIL) received “previously unreported loans” from the Republic’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings in the form of hedge funds last year. Citing world maritime news platform Alphaliner‘s latest weekly report, international maritime and shipping news platform Splash 24/7 added that in return, PIL, the 10th largest ocean carrier globally, had pledged its shares to …

A train disruption occurred along the North South Line (NSL) this Tuesday (14 May) morning due to a track point failure, according to SMRT. Commuters started to tweet their complaints at 10:18am: @smrt can you stop fucking up the tracks — Brian Low (@bryeun_lou) May 14, 2019 Thought i was gna be early for work thanks smrt now i’m late😀 …

Analysts revealed that providing incentives for commuters to opt different transport options could work if people see genuine benefits in being flexible. This came up as a plan to bring down the congestion at crowded choke-points on the rail network during peak hours. Their thoughts was said following the announcement of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Thursday (9 May) …

by ValueChampion As Uber prepares for its IPO, it has been selling some of its regional businesses in exchange for equity stakes in its local competitors. While this move may have meant to create some sort of an alliance, it seems like these regional giants might have something else in mind. Since Lyft’s IPO and the precipitous drop in its stock …

A train service disruption occurred on Thursday early evening along the Circle Line (CCL) due to a train fault; According to commuters, this also seemed to have affected the train service along the North South Line (NSL). Passengers started to post information about the CCL train delay on TATA SMRT Facebook platform at 5:25pm: Simon Foo wrote at 5:25pm: “9 …

Go-Jek driver Kamaruzzaman Abdul Latiff, who was caught in a tussle with one of his passengers earlier this year, has been issued a warning by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for his “unauthorised recording” and disclosure of himself and the female passenger in his car. An LTA spokesperson told The Straits Times on Wed (8 May): “LTA would like to …

As part of the Better Internet Campaign (BIC) 2019, the Media Literacy Council (MLC) has rolled out a new concept design for a SBS Transit train. Following the campaign’s theme of ‘1 Click Away’, the concept’s design brings to question commuters’ last online interactions, and provoke them to contemplate the choices they have made. This is presented by displaying several …

by ValueChampion Have you ever thought about commuting to your job in Singapore from Malaysia to save money? We calculated the costs and benefits to see if it’s worth considering. For those of us that are always trying to save money, moving to a new neighborhood in hopes of lower housing costs is a common idea. But what about a different …

Two Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries will see a raise as the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has completed its quarterly review of traffic conditions on roads and expressways. The ERP rates at the following locations will be revised with effect from 6 May 2019: Motorists passing through the gantry on the southbound Central Expressway (CTE) before Braddell Road will have …