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30 khaw boon wan articles

Ong Ye Kung announced as new Transport Minister
Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC, Mr. Ong Ye Kung, has been announced as the Transport Minister, taking over the office from Mr. Khaw Boon Wan.
Other News
North-South Line as reliable as systems in Hong Kong, Taipei
Reliability on Singapore's two oldest MRT lines continues to show improvement with upgrading works past halfway mark.
MRT News
Vivian Balakrishnan to act as Transport Minister
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan is on extended medical leave after fracturing his left arm in a fall last week, the Prime Minister's Office said on Monday.
Other News
Rail network on course to meeting reliability target
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said Singapore's rail network is on course to meet a new level of reliability.
MRT News
Closer cooperation from operators, regulator and rail suppliers
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan calls on operators, regulator and rail suppliers to work more closely together.
MRT News
'$2b in cost savings' with integrated rail, bus depot
Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan says that the East Coast Integrated Depot, which incorporates three MRT depots with one bus depot, will save $2 billion.
Other News
Lapses by SMRT maintenance staff bring disrepute to transport workers
The failure of a group of SMRT staff to carry out maintenance duties leading to an MRT tunnel flooding in October had negated the good work of others.
MRT News
Downtown Line 3 officially opens, MRT fares being reviewed
Downtown Line 3 officially opens today, bringing train services to neighbourhoods that have never had an MRT station nearby.
MRT News
Plans to make transfers between MRT lines more seamless
Commuters exiting one MRT station and getting to another station on a separate line on foot will soon be able to skip a second boarding charge.
MRT News
Overhaul of North-South and East-West Lines to be completed by 2024
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan has announced that the ongoing overhaul of the North-South and East-West Lines will be completed by 2024.
MRT News
Khaw Boon Wan sets new rail network reliability target
Minister of Transport Khaw Boon Wan sets new rail network reliability target as MRT becomes three times as dependable as in 2015.
MRT News
MRT network on track to meet rail reliability targets: LTA
In March, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said the MRT system should hit 300,000 train-km between delays of more than five minutes this year.
MRT News
MRT noise barrier project completion delayed due to review
Noise barriers can help reduce noise levels from passing trains by about five to 10 decibels, improving the living environment for residents nearby.
Other News
Faster trains as last sleeper is put in place
A total of 188,000 timber sleepers on the North-South and East-West Lines were replaced with hardier, concrete ones between August 2013 and December last year.
Other News
Both sides committed to meeting tight timeline
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Datuk Seri Najib both stressed that Singapore and Malaysia will work closely together to get trains running by 2026.
LTA News
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan explains why hairline cracks not made public
The hairline cracks found on the 26 China-assembled trains did not pose a safety risk, so the issue was not made public said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan.
LTA News
Rail system working towards regaining earlier standing: Khaw Boon Wan
SMRT and SBS Transit are working towards regaining its earlier standing, using Taipei's metro reliability record as benchmark, says Khaw Boon Wan.
Other News
North-South Line passes 100-day milestone without disruption: Khaw Boon Wan
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan announced on his blog that it has been 100 days since the North-South Line last experienced a major incident.
Other News
No plans for new ERP system to price every road, says Khaw
There are no plans yet to price every road, and ERP charging based on distance travelled is fairer, said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan.
ERP News
Khaw Boon Wan says rail reliability best left for engineers to address
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said in Parliament that the reliability of MRT trains is an engineering problem that is best left to engineers to solve.
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30 khaw boon wan articles

Ong Ye Kung announced as new Transport Minister
Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC, Mr. Ong Ye Kung, has been announced as the Transport Minister, taking over the office from Mr. Khaw Boon Wan.
Other News
North-South Line as reliable as systems in Hong Kong, Taipei
Reliability on Singapore's two oldest MRT lines continues to show improvement with upgrading works past halfway mark.
MRT News
Vivian Balakrishnan to act as Transport Minister
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan is on extended medical leave after fracturing his left arm in a fall last week, the Prime Minister's Office said on Monday.
Other News
Rail network on course to meeting reliability target
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said Singapore's rail network is on course to meet a new level of reliability.
MRT News
Closer cooperation from operators, regulator and rail suppliers
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan calls on operators, regulator and rail suppliers to work more closely together.
MRT News
'$2b in cost savings' with integrated rail, bus depot
Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan says that the East Coast Integrated Depot, which incorporates three MRT depots with one bus depot, will save $2 billion.
Other News
Lapses by SMRT maintenance staff bring disrepute to transport workers
The failure of a group of SMRT staff to carry out maintenance duties leading to an MRT tunnel flooding in October had negated the good work of others.
MRT News
Downtown Line 3 officially opens, MRT fares being reviewed
Downtown Line 3 officially opens today, bringing train services to neighbourhoods that have never had an MRT station nearby.
MRT News
Plans to make transfers between MRT lines more seamless
Commuters exiting one MRT station and getting to another station on a separate line on foot will soon be able to skip a second boarding charge.
MRT News
Overhaul of North-South and East-West Lines to be completed by 2024
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan has announced that the ongoing overhaul of the North-South and East-West Lines will be completed by 2024.
MRT News
Khaw Boon Wan sets new rail network reliability target
Minister of Transport Khaw Boon Wan sets new rail network reliability target as MRT becomes three times as dependable as in 2015.
MRT News
MRT network on track to meet rail reliability targets: LTA
In March, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said the MRT system should hit 300,000 train-km between delays of more than five minutes this year.
MRT News
MRT noise barrier project completion delayed due to review
Noise barriers can help reduce noise levels from passing trains by about five to 10 decibels, improving the living environment for residents nearby.
Other News
Faster trains as last sleeper is put in place
A total of 188,000 timber sleepers on the North-South and East-West Lines were replaced with hardier, concrete ones between August 2013 and December last year.
Other News
Both sides committed to meeting tight timeline
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Datuk Seri Najib both stressed that Singapore and Malaysia will work closely together to get trains running by 2026.
LTA News
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan explains why hairline cracks not made public
The hairline cracks found on the 26 China-assembled trains did not pose a safety risk, so the issue was not made public said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan.
LTA News
Rail system working towards regaining earlier standing: Khaw Boon Wan
SMRT and SBS Transit are working towards regaining its earlier standing, using Taipei's metro reliability record as benchmark, says Khaw Boon Wan.
Other News
North-South Line passes 100-day milestone without disruption: Khaw Boon Wan
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan announced on his blog that it has been 100 days since the North-South Line last experienced a major incident.
Other News
No plans for new ERP system to price every road, says Khaw
There are no plans yet to price every road, and ERP charging based on distance travelled is fairer, said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan.
ERP News
Khaw Boon Wan says rail reliability best left for engineers to address
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said in Parliament that the reliability of MRT trains is an engineering problem that is best left to engineers to solve.
Other News

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