Josephine Teo very ' angry' with SMRT and will penalise them

[Leepotism]

Nepotism and favoritism will cause the downfall of this Leegime in the not too distant future

 

[Forvendet]

What do they mean by penalize? Who'd pay the penalty in the end?

SMRT is fined. Government profits. Nobody in SMRT loses anything. They'll charge the fines to corporate accounts. If they're fined too much or too often, government profits more. SMRT still loses nothing. Just write the fined amounts to the accounts and apply for fare hikes to cover. Same as for demanding SMRT building this building that facilities because there're people jumping in or sneaking it. The costs will be passed to commuters.

The fine system of penalty has an inherent conflict of interest in the interest of the government and against the interest of commuters. The more lapses committed, the more fines the government receives and the higher fares the commuters has to pay. They can't suspend MRT for two weeks just like they do to errant hawkers, can they? They can't withdraw license to operate, can they? For if they do, commuters suffer again. And how many corporations can afford and is able to take over a public transport operator on a scale like this?

The government shouldn't be playing judge and bailiff in mass public transportation system. They should own it, run it and be directly accountable for it. That's why I support the idea of nationalizing public transport.

 

[Leepotism]

Indeed. Penalising SMRT is like penalising the commuters. Why can't they sack the CEO as what every profit based corporation will do if they make serious mistake?

 

[1sickpuppy II]

Please lah this Josephine bitch can only say this and that but can she really touch this Saw butch? Don't forget this DFG got a very strong behind mountain ok. Every week go yum char with her one you know. So don't suka suka demand her to resign. Even MBT 1 of PAP's star don't dare to touch her.

 

[Leepotism]

Please lah this Josephine bitch can only say this and that but can she really touch this Saw butch? Don't forget this DFG got a very strong behind mountain ok. Every week go yum char with her one you know. So don't suka suka demand her to resign. Even MBT 1 of PAP's star don't dare to touch her.

What make Saw so attractive that she is such a guarded precious gem? By the way what is DFG or DFS?

 

[Cestbon]

What a big deal max. fine $50k even $50m SMRT will afford to pay. When financial year end profit margin too low they can just increase the fair.
How transport minister will explain?

 

[Airlib]

Aiya... Any MP/Minister can suka suka say anything they want mah... Like that then show they got 'do work' mah....
Nowadays when shit like that happens, every ah cat, ah dog ministers related to the relevant ministry sure got things to say one.
Wayang to the max...

 

[1sickpuppy II]

What make Saw so attractive that she is such a guarded precious gem? By the way what is DFG or DFS?

Check up her home town and her high school who is she classmate to DFG = Duity free girl. She used to be the boss of the Duty free shops.

 

[leetahbar]

bucktoothed josephine could be the next nominee or winner for an oscar for BEST ACTRESS award.

 

[mojito]

Unbelievable. It's only been a year since the Fricker incident. Looks like SMRT has not learnt anything from it. Learn from the best, like DBS (who blame outsource firm for 8 hr islandwide shutdown of ATM) and PUB (who blame SMS flood warning vendor for Orchard Rd flooding).

They should have arranged an open tender inviting security firms to submit comprehensive proposals and quotation on strengthening security of the depot. That way if things cock up, SMRT can always say they did their best, or finger the security firm if they screwed up.

 

[cockie]

I remember hearing from the news that preliminary findings revealed security guard did not make his rounds. What if the security was from an outsourced security company? Have bad vibes that Tai Ji performance will be coming on stage soon.

SMRT talk cock lah, according to the security company that was on contract to "guard" the Bishan Deport. The area that was being break in was out of bound to the security guard which mean is only permit SMRT personal access.

 

[Leepotism]

Check up her home town and her high school who is she classmate to DFG = Duity free girl. She used to be the boss of the Duty free shops.

So she's the friend of lousy gambler Ho Ching. No wonder both look so horrible plus terrible.

 

[ginfreely]

Check up her home town and her high school who is she classmate to DFG = Duity free girl. She used to be the boss of the Duty free shops.

You mean Ho ching is from same home town i.e from Malaysia?

 

[Leepotism]

Ms Saw had apologised and promised there will be no third time.

 

[streetsmart73]

bucktoothed josephine could be the next nominee or winner for an oscar for BEST ACTRESS award.

hi there


1. kindly don't insult the oscars with some below-par sheep's performance.
2. just lip service!

 

[Leepotism]

hi there


1. kindly don't insult the oscars with some below-par sheep's performance.
2. just lip service!

The honourable thing for her is to resign. No need to wait for the third time.

 

[kiwibird7]

1. The best punishment against SMRT for such serious lapses in service or security should be a mandatory suspension of any fare increase application for 1 year and doubling that period of suspension for each subsequent lapse.

2. Waiting for the next vandal to test the effectiveness of what SMRT has done to beef up their security is simply tempting fate because the next breach could be by someone MORE deadly than a vandal and poor commuters may have to pay with their lives for shoddy security and an incompetent CEO.


3. Why not let the SAF commandos stage a mock attack on the MRT in the wee hours to test the effectiveness of SMRT security? The SAF commandos could further improve their skills if they are detected in the mock raid. If not, then the SAF commandos would have shown that the SMRT security would be NO MATCH against a really DETERMINED TERRORIST attack.

 

[KuanTi01]

It's pretty obvious to any discerning reader that Jo was playing it up for the gallery! Cliches upon cliches! I'm surprised she didn't utter "heads will roll" on this occasion to spice things up a little bit more, not that Madam Saw is exactly squirming on her fat bottom. No one is betting on anyone of any significance to lose his or her job; including Jo herself! In fact the typical knee-jerk response by SMRT was to look for the convenient scapegoat, the whipping boy to take the flak and then move on from there, labelling it as an honest mistake, an unforseeable oversight blah blah blah! Kudos to the boss of the security firm who stood up to SMRT! Fining the SMRT for this latest breach of security is not going to register much on the Richter scale. Heads should roll!

 

[zeddy]

Heads should roll!

I agree.. Heads should roll... Maybe the lowly paid security guards stationed at the depot will lose their jobs, the private security company will have their contract terminated.... And this lady from Malaysia will still keep her plump position with SMRT...

 

[Forvendet]

What do they mean by penalize? Who'd pay the penalty in the end?

SMRT is fined. Government profits. Nobody in SMRT loses anything. They'll charge the fines to corporate accounts. If they're fined too much or too often, government profits more. SMRT still loses nothing. Just write the fined amounts to the accounts and apply for fare hikes to cover. Same as for demanding SMRT building this building that facilities because there're people jumping in or sneaking it. The costs will be passed to commuters.

The fine system of penalty has an inherent conflict of interest in the interest of the government and against the interest of commuters. The more lapses committed, the more fines the government receives and the higher fares the commuters has to pay. They can't suspend MRT for two weeks just like they do to errant hawkers, can they? They can't withdraw license to operate, can they? For if they do, commuters suffer again. And how many corporations can afford and is able to take over a public transport operator on a scale like this?

The government shouldn't be playing judge and bailiff in mass public transportation system. They should own it, run it and be directly accountable for it. That's why I support the idea of nationalizing public transport.

To summarize, all fines imposed on SMRT should be funded from salary cuts in the senior management, not by fare hikes.