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Will the free train rides work?

April 20, 2013 - 1:18am

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TNP PICTURE: Kerri Heng

Miss Chua Kim Choo, who works in a bank, leaves her house before the sun is out and gets to work 2½ hours before she starts work at 9am.

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Ground Zero: SMRT needs to solve its public perception problem

February 17, 2013 - 1:22am

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Maureen Koh

Train service disruption on Dec 15, 2011

CAUSING MUCH ANGST: Train service disruptions, such as this one on Dec 15, 2011, have inconvenienced many heartlanders. LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE PICTURE

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'Spokesman' for SMRT bus drivers on strike among 4 charged

November 30, 2012 - 1:27am

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Shaffiq Alkhatib

TNP PHOTO: Jonathan Choo

Four SMRT bus drivers were charged in court yesterday with engaging in a conspiracy to instigate their colleagues to take part in a strike on Monday and Tuesday.

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88 Chinese drivers did not turn up for work on day 2 of strike

November 28, 2012 - 1:59am

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Chai Hung Yin

TNP PICTURE: Ariffin Jamar

On Monday, 171 drivers refused to board buses to take them to work as they were unhappy with what they saw as wage discrimination.

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We have zero tolerance towards drivers' strike, says Govt

November 28, 2012 - 1:49am

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Eugene Wee

Esther Ng

Linette Heng

Ms Josephine Teo (left), Minister of State for Transport, with Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Acting Minister for Manpower, at the media conference on the SMRT drivers’ strike situation.

PICTURE: The Straits Times

For two days, they refused to go to work.

On day one, 171 drivers from China held off for 14 hours as SMRT management tried to get them to go back to their buses. Yesterday, 88 took sick leave.

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Committee on MRT disruptions: Pay more attention to maintenance

July 5, 2012 - 1:18am

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Lediati Tan

ST FILE PHOTO

The Committee of Inquiry, set up by the Government to look into the two major train disruptions that occurred last December, submitted a 353-page report to the Ministry of Transport on Tuesday.