Khaw boon wan mrt breakdown

'He even designed the graphs': Khaw Boon Wan shares the 'good lesson' he learnt from PM Lee on fixing MRT breakdown issue.

Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said he did not like the way the press has been covering the resignalling project "because they've magnified the problem.

Khaw Boon Wan learnt an important lesson from PM Lee when fixing frequent train breakdown issues.

The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) service disruption on Oct 7 due to flooding of the tunnel between Bishan and Bradell MRT stations was one of the longest service.

Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan threw SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek under the bus, as he faced a barrage of 15 questions pertaining to the 7 Oct.

Khaw Boon Wan learnt an important lesson from PM Lee when fixing frequent train breakdown issues.!

'He even designed the graphs': Khaw Boon Wan shares the 'good lesson' he learnt from PM Lee on fixing MRT breakdown issue

In his May Day Rally speech this week, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong noted that Singapore once experienced frequent train breakdowns but that rail reliability has since improved significantly.

He attributed it to the efforts of SMRT and Land Transport Authority engineers, as well as employees of the National Transport Workers’ Union.

But what most people do not know is that PM Lee himself was very much involved in helping to resolve the issue, former transport minister Khaw Boon Wan revealed in an interview with Petir, the People's Action Party digital newsletter.

Khaw, who entered politics in and retired in , took up the transport portfolio after the General Election in — amid persistent problems with the MRT system that became a hot-button issue leading up to the polls.

The government was on a quest to improve the reliability of