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PM Lee apologized in GE 2011 for the frequent train breakdowns and promised he would look into the problem seriously. Since them what have been solved ?

This clearly shows CEO Desmond has high tolerence on breakdowns. Sadly it also shows how unsuitable he is too. The types of training in the army is all doctrinated, paper warfare, theoretical examinations, which probably didnt help in his latest appointment.

(09-07-2015, 09:13 PM)brattzz Wrote: [ -> ]

(09-07-2015, 08:01 PM)pianist Wrote: [ -> ]I was a bit taken back by the straits times one article on the ceo headings that say it is not possible to find and repair every flaw. I am shocked this means they are not interested to resolve it a technical issue. Attitude is not there already some more on national paper quite a disgrace for a ceo to say that.

This is not like finding every flaw in a art piece which is subjective. Here is pure science and engineering issue. Yhr thing about science is good is factual based on proven science basis. Can work means can work. Wear out can repair.

agreed, this is rail engineering, not ROCKET launch into space...
CEO makes irresponsible statements, LTA CEO and TUCK YEW all in the same gang...

PM LHL better step in and wake them up, else all have to GO!!

PM Lee action pls!

In view of Tuesday's massive train breakdown, and given the train operator's breakdown record, it is high time chief executives and other senior management of train operators be made accountable for train service performance, and not just profit ("2 major MRT lines down for over 2 hours"; Wednesday).

Although SMRT is a private company, it still has a public service role to fulfil; SMRT should also be made answerable to the public and not just shareholders.

A significant portion of senior management's pay, and not just bonus, should be directly linked to breakdown in service performance and public satisfaction. In a bad service performance year, they should see a real wage cut, rather than just a reduced bonus.

We cannot have CEOs collecting millions of dollars in bonuses when the service track record is bad.

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(10-07-2015, 11:14 PM)Freenasi Wrote: [ -> ]This clearly shows CEO Desmond has high tolerence on breakdowns. Sadly it also shows how unsuitable he is too. The types of training in the army is all doctrinated, paper warfare, theoretical examinations, which probably didnt help in his latest appointment.

(09-07-2015, 09:13 PM)brattzz Wrote: [ -> ]

(09-07-2015, 08:01 PM)pianist Wrote: [ -> ]I was a bit taken back by the straits times one article on the ceo headings that say it is not possible to find and repair every flaw. I am shocked this means they are not interested to resolve it a technical issue. Attitude is not there already some more on national paper quite a disgrace for a ceo to say that.

This is not like finding every flaw in a art piece which is subjective. Here is pure science and engineering issue. Yhr thing about science is good is factual based on proven science basis. Can work means can work. Wear out can repair.

agreed, this is rail engineering, not ROCKET launch into space...
CEO makes irresponsible statements, LTA CEO and TUCK YEW all in the same gang...

PM LHL better step in and wake them up, else all have to GO!!

PM Lee action pls!

Did he apply for the job and went thru all the interviews or just parachuted into this job ? As long as his backer is happy with him, why he cares others not happy with him ? He just couldn't careless.

(10-07-2015, 09:13 AM)cfa Wrote: [ -> ]PM Lee apologized in GE 2011 for the frequent train breakdowns and promised he would look into the problem seriously. Since them what have been solved ?

GE 2011 was held in May. The first major train breakdown that resulted in a COI happened in Dec 2011. It was a Saturday and I was in JB.

Be it Jan or Dec , it has been years and the problems have not been fixed despite promise after promise , worst still they even said they didn't know what was the cause of the breakdown and hinted such breakdowns can be expected in the future.

SMRT has asked retired SMRT engineers for help

The catch, what is the present engineers for ?



http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sing...75202.html

(10-07-2015, 11:30 PM)cfa Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-07-2015, 11:14 PM)Freenasi Wrote: [ -> ]This clearly shows CEO Desmond has high tolerence on breakdowns. Sadly it also shows how unsuitable he is too. The types of training in the army is all doctrinated, paper warfare, theoretical examinations, which probably didnt help in his latest appointment.

(09-07-2015, 09:13 PM)brattzz Wrote: [ -> ]

(09-07-2015, 08:01 PM)pianist Wrote: [ -> ]I was a bit taken back by the straits times one article on the ceo headings that say it is not possible to find and repair every flaw. I am shocked this means they are not interested to resolve it a technical issue. Attitude is not there already some more on national paper quite a disgrace for a ceo to say that.

This is not like finding every flaw in a art piece which is subjective. Here is pure science and engineering issue. Yhr thing about science is good is factual based on proven science basis. Can work means can work. Wear out can repair.

agreed, this is rail engineering, not ROCKET launch into space...
CEO makes irresponsible statements, LTA CEO and TUCK YEW all in the same gang...

PM LHL better step in and wake them up, else all have to GO!!

PM Lee action pls!

Did he apply for the job and went thru all the interviews or just parachuted into this job ? As long as his backer is happy with him, why he cares others not happy with him ? He just couldn't careless.

Why should he care?

It's not as though I am going to vote for WP just because of this incident. At the end of the day, most voters will still vote for PAP.

I have more confidence in Tin Pei Ling than I have in Sylvia Lim or Chen Show Mao put together.

Get used to regular SMRT breakdown or buy a car, because some of us are not going to change our voting pattern.

tat's terrible... i demand a change in SMRT/LTA/MOT LEEdership!

PM Lee please action!

(11-07-2015, 11:29 AM)investor101 Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-07-2015, 11:30 PM)cfa Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-07-2015, 11:14 PM)Freenasi Wrote: [ -> ]This clearly shows CEO Desmond has high tolerence on breakdowns. Sadly it also shows how unsuitable he is too. The types of training in the army is all doctrinated, paper warfare, theoretical examinations, which probably didnt help in his latest appointment.

(09-07-2015, 09:13 PM)brattzz Wrote: [ -> ]

(09-07-2015, 08:01 PM)pianist Wrote: [ -> ]I was a bit taken back by the straits times one article on the ceo headings that say it is not possible to find and repair every flaw. I am shocked this means they are not interested to resolve it a technical issue. Attitude is not there already some more on national paper quite a disgrace for a ceo to say that.

This is not like finding every flaw in a art piece which is subjective. Here is pure science and engineering issue. Yhr thing about science is good is factual based on proven science basis. Can work means can work. Wear out can repair.

agreed, this is rail engineering, not ROCKET launch into space...
CEO makes irresponsible statements, LTA CEO and TUCK YEW all in the same gang...

PM LHL better step in and wake them up, else all have to GO!!

PM Lee action pls!

Did he apply for the job and went thru all the interviews or just parachuted into this job ? As long as his backer is happy with him, why he cares others not happy with him ? He just couldn't careless.

Why should he care?

It's not as though I am going to vote for WP just because of this incident. At the end of the day, most voters will still vote for PAP.

I have more confidence in Tin Pei Ling than I have in Sylvia Lim or Chen Show Mao put together.

Get used to regular SMRT breakdown or buy a car, because some of us are not going to change our voting pattern.

Spot on ! They know people will still vote for them even more breakdowns in the future , they don't take train anyway !