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Why sexual crimes on public transport persist despite stricter enforcement

Why sexual crimes on public transport persist despite stricter enforcement

Published by Sam Flores

In 2025, the police received 164 reported cases of molestation on public transport, up from 158 in 2024. There were 48 reports of voyeurism in 2025, down from 69 the year before. These numbers may not reflect the true extent of sexual crimes occurring on public transport in Singapore. Experts told CNA TODAY that such crimes are often underreported because victims fear making a scene, lack evidence, or worry about stigma, among other reasons. Jason said: “I also wondered whether I was overthinking it – that the uncle didn’t mean anything. Maybe it was really an accident, and it wasn’t (molestation).” His sentiment was echoed by other victims, who told CNA TODAY that in the immediate aftermath of being molested, they doubted what had happened to them. Aside from molestation and voyeurism, some victims recalled other forms of harassment that made them feel deeply uncomfortable. For example, Ms Chen, who declined to give her full name, has had men stare at her and take photos of her without her consent while on public transport.  “I feel …

How Singapore’s car-lite strategy has panned out over 12 years

How Singapore’s car-lite strategy has panned out over 12 years

Published by Sam Flores

As incomes rose and car ownership increased, these measures were progressively tightened.  In 2009, for instance, the allowable vehicle growth rate was halved to 1.5 per cent, as policymakers sought to rein in car numbers and encourage a shift towards public transport. This came against the backdrop of a decline in public transport ridership in the early 2000s, which was attributed in part to rising car ownership.  But as car growth slowed and investments in public transport increased, ridership rebounded strongly, rising by about 60 per cent between 2005 and 2014 to 6.65 million trips a day. By 2014, it had become clear that managing car growth alone was not enough. The authorities recognised the need for a new approach to urban mobility, culminating in the launch of the Singapore Sustainability Blueprint in November that year. “We will aim for a ‘car-lite Singapore’ by promoting and developing other modes of transport, making them more convenient,” then Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at the launch. “We also have to promote non-usage of cars and find …

Restoration of bus arrival timing system more than 90% complete: LTA

Restoration of bus arrival timing system more than 90% complete: LTA

Published by Sam Flores

SINGAPORE: The availability of bus arrival timings through the Expected Time of Arrival (ETA) system has been restored to more than 90 per cent, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Saturday (Feb 7). “Instances of missing arrival timings or longer headways are expected to continue to decrease as the Expected Time of Arrival system performance stabilises,” the authority added. The ETA system provides estimated bus arrival timings at bus stops and on transport applications. It has been malfunctioning since Jan 10, with technical issues causing long wait times to be displayed. LTA said that it has been working with the contractor for the ETA system to rectify the issues, which prevented buses from transmitting location data to a central server. “The restoration involved clearing the memory cache and manually updating firmware for the transmitters on 4,000 buses,” LTA said, adding that the transmitters had to be replaced in some cases. “LTA has also started upgrading the fare and bus fleet management systems, which will be completed within the next two years,” it said. Source link

Eurostar services resume after major Channel Tunnel disruption – POLITICO

Eurostar services resume after major Channel Tunnel disruption – POLITICO

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A Eurostar spokesperson told POLITICO that services were to resume at 7 p.m. Brussels time (6 p.m. London time) on Tuesday evening, after a “partial reopening of the Channel Tunnel.” Getlink, the company that operates the Channel Tunnel, said work continued through the night to fix the power issue, allowing rail traffic in both directions to restart early Wednesday, BBC reported. Eurostar apologized to passengers for the disruption and warned of possible knock-on delays and last-minute cancellations on Wednesday as services return to normal. Travelers were urged to check their journeys before heading to stations. On Tuesday, Eurostar “strongly” advised passengers to postpone travel where possible and not to head to the train station if their train had been canceled. Source link