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It would be fair to say that following the massive train breakdown on the evening of 7 July, public calls for SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek and Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew to step down would be futile. There has been no such precedence in Singapore, and coming so close to a general election, it would be highly unlikely for a face-conscious ruling People’s Action Party to make such a public display of justice.
That said, we now have assurance that Kuek will investigate the breakdown and hopefully, more will come to light and the appropriate penalties made. Perhaps giving up a part of his massive salary would assuage commuters that he is assuming responsible leadership, and defray accusations that train fares were increased to line the pockets of stakeholders rather than be used to improve service.
In essence, Kuek still has his job, and there is currently no reason to believe that he would step down any time soon. The job of the Transport Minister, however, deservers some scrutiny.
Lui has thus far done little more than express “extreme concern” over the breakdown, and....
http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/07/do-we-really-need-a-transport-minister/
That said, we now have assurance that Kuek will investigate the breakdown and hopefully, more will come to light and the appropriate penalties made. Perhaps giving up a part of his massive salary would assuage commuters that he is assuming responsible leadership, and defray accusations that train fares were increased to line the pockets of stakeholders rather than be used to improve service.
In essence, Kuek still has his job, and there is currently no reason to believe that he would step down any time soon. The job of the Transport Minister, however, deservers some scrutiny.
Lui has thus far done little more than express “extreme concern” over the breakdown, and....
http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/07/do-we-really-need-a-transport-minister/
