Saturday, December 17, 2011

SGLC - 2011.12.16 to 2011.12.31 - Society and Politics

*****2011.12.29 (Thu)

***360wowSpace: 字述一年 - 白马非马的和联合早报的
*review of year 2011
*E103M

*****2011.12.19 (Mon)

***YB: Some Policies Change As PAP Government Paddles Furiously
*policy vs Politics *PAP Government

***sgpolitics: Does SMRT value its property over the well-being of commuters?
or  singaporelifetimes: The take-charge minister 
or  FB Kwan: Saw Phiak Hwa (Miss) - Resignation of SMRT Corporation's CEO
*SMRT *retail business vs transport business *LTY *minister *Saw Phiak Hwa

***ST: Analysts question if maintenance regimes were followed properly 
*SMRT *maintenance vs cost vs distraction

*****2011.12.17 (Sat)

***mysingaporenews: It was not a crisis, or need not be
*public transport *MRT *crisis vs emergency *excerpts: ... What failed badly and turning a power failure into a fiasco is the poor execution of an emergency evacuation plan. Presumably there is a plan to evacuate the commuters in a situation like this, then the failure is leadership. Who is to decide that it is a crisis and the emergency plan be activated? Apparently everyone was trying to do something but evacuating the commuters was not in their minds ...

***CNA: MRT Breaks Down Again
*public transport *MRT *SMRT *North-South Line *2011.12.17

*****2011.12.16 (Fri)

***TOC: Give Up Your Seat .. TOC Takes To Speakers' Corner
*Event 2011.12.17 Hong Lim Park 4pm to 6pm
*public transport *MRT *SMRT *North-South Line *2011.12.15

***chants: SMRT Has Lost Their Focus
*public transport *MRT *SMRT *North-South Line *Circle Line *2011.12.14 *2011.12.15
*E103C

***sgpolitics: Singaporeans need Accountability for Train Breakdowns
**public transport *MRT *SMRT

***omy tech: 再谈谈地铁停驶事故
*public transport *MRT breakdown *workable solutions vs non-workable solutions

SGLC - 2011.12.01 to 2011.12.15 - Society and Politics

*****2011.12.15 Thu

***YouTube: Breakdown on North-South MRT Line 14-Dec-2011 (Channel NewsAsia)
or YouTube: 新加坡12月15日SMRT地铁南北线故障
or LHZB: 南北地铁线瘫痪 地铁故障突如其来 混乱中 有人晕倒有人砸窗
or LHZB: 交通部长吕德耀:地铁事故“极其严重”
*public transport *MRT *SMRT *North South Line *2011.12.15
or FB LTY: MRT Breakdown
or Yahoo: ‘Someone took a fire extinguisher to break open the glass’
*public transport *MRT *SMRT *North-West Line *2011.12.15 *transport minister *Lui Tuck Yew
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***CNA: MRT breakdown "extremely serious": Lui Tuck Yew
excerpts: ... Mr Lui said he has decided not to let SMRT alone handle the post-mortem ...

*****2011.12.14 Wed

***Stomp: Confusion reigns as thousands get stranded by Circle Line breakdown
*public transport *MRT *SMRT *Circle Line *2011.12.14

*****2011.12.09 Fri

***sgpolitics: Taxi fare hikes show how broken the Singapore System is
*Taxi *trasponrt *taxi fare

SGLC - 2011.11.16 to 2011.11.30 - Society and Politics

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