it's PAP's fault that SMRT still have many power outage problems. Desmond Kuek can only do so much if the pap doesnt admit that the MRT system is overtaxed with 5.5m people. It's the pap's fault....so we shd point our fingers at the pap and not SMRT for the failures
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SMRT and Desmond Kuek
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it's PAP's fault that SMRT still have many power outage problems. Desmond Kuek can only do so much if the pap doesnt admit that the MRT system is overtaxed with 5.5m people. It's the pap's fault....so we shd point our fingers at the pap and not SMRT for the failures
Politics took precedence. The idea was to consolidate his position and his power base by surrounding himself with all things familiar. That's how most corporations fail. It was never about the needs of customers to begin with.
fixed assets like rail lines shd come under MOT and LTA and not the train operator like SMRT because train operator cant decide whether to build another MRT line as it is a political decision. SMRT will also not know govt policies to increase migrants coming into SG. But MOT can charge a fee for SMRT to operate the lines...so not really socialising costs.
inbreeding and rewarding his own kind...cronyism and nepotism
Desmond hasn’t got the balls to exonerate himself by declaring what the main problem is or he probably has signed an undertaking not to reveal after his sudden pay increase to 2m despite all the faults and breakdowns.
He knows he won’t get fired and they need him there to conceal the truth.
Seen any minister censure or comment about him and his performance?
He needs that $2m and he deserved to be blame.
In his case, I don't think it was about political aspirations. If that was the case he would have been far better being a PS and gone down the route like Khaw, Swee Kiat etc. As he was only a PS for a very short time, it could be something else as. But whatever it is he stuffed it up badly by his poor judgement of recruiting cronies and not the right experts.
You may this point before and it does make more sense. His pay increase was quite a surprise.
I was looking for these numbers ie the 3m and 6-7mins interval. That was how it was in the late 80s after the initial launch.
One more thing. Why do you think Desmond only recruits SAF personnel for all the important roles?
With the increase in ridership, tourists reaching almost 70 miliion per year ( I may be wrong) and that's almost 200k per day, PRs, new citizens, foreign workers...go work it out... even 2-3 minute interval is still inadequate.
Quackie was not wrong in thinking that the system can be streched 2-3 times......... in Inidia the trains have ah neh pundeks roosting on the roof and hanging on its sides................. SO why can't the trains in sg achieve that>>>??? You dun need an ex general to fighure that out
incl spouses, parents in laws n outlaws and kids, the numbers are much higher
letz decree that all ah neh n pundeks use only the train roof or sides as they are accustomed to back home..........whoever said they can upgrade their land transportation here
Trains in India do not have the sophisticated features Singapore has. Synchronized train doors, fault detectors, power regulators, track and safety monitoring, loading rules...etc. If SMRT removes all these all the citizens will have the privilege to enjoy it the way Indian does.
Then Desmond should not have taken the job. But he took it and gets overpaid for non- performance, so he is equally guilty.
It is right for Singaporeans to know what's truly wrong with an important infrastructure like out MRT. Will WP table a question in Parliament to compel KBW to reveal the truth?
DQ hired all his army kakis so that when he commanded 'Attention', no fxxking Col dared to even scratch their own balls?
The MRT is not designed to handle the short frequency and significant more loads from originally forecasted. That means the increased in plane loads of foreigners were never planned in advance. That's why the power system started to fail, as well the rails are giving way. All these technicalities are a function of loading factors.
Agree...so the root cause of mrt failures is the pap and their lack of planning, The mrt system was never designed to cope with such frequencies and workloads. Dont blame SMRT.
Blame the pap.
Likewise, the same problems are faced by the hospitals
Anyone here has the mean to check when Desmond made the statement about replacing the whole system (software) in order to put the trains back in order.
Was it before the pay increase or after? If it was before, then the sudden pay increase was to shut his mouth about the overloading causing the malfunctions.
Was it before the pay increase or after? If it was before, then the sudden pay increase was to shut his mouth about the overloading causing the malfunctions.
When they built the first line it was expected to handle the increase in frequency of trains to accommodate the higher load as the years go by. The increased load came in earlier than expected but it was a matter of handling trains earlier. Thats means adding more trains and increasing the number of trains journeys. I don't think there has been any reports of rails giving way etc. They would have to adjust the frequency of monitoring and maintenance.
The new lines would have revised forecast to work with but they too were affected by the breakdowns. The new lines were also built to handle the increase in the load.
Look at the SMRT bus strikes that caught everyone by surprise. Why not the other bus companies? Its poor management over the years that finally caught up with them. Instead of fixing management, they brought in the SAF.
The new lines would have revised forecast to work with but they too were affected by the breakdowns. The new lines were also built to handle the increase in the load.
Look at the SMRT bus strikes that caught everyone by surprise. Why not the other bus companies? Its poor management over the years that finally caught up with them. Instead of fixing management, they brought in the SAF.
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