The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and rail operators SMRT and SBS Transit will be forming a rail reliability task force to develop and implement «immediate solutions» to improve rail reliability and joint responses to service disruptions.This task force will be chaired by LTA chief executive Ng Lang and include SMRT Group CEO Ngien Hoon Ping, SBS Transit Group CEO Jeffrey Sim as well as technical specialists drawn from across the rail sector, according to a joint statement by the agency and transport operators on Thursday (Sept 19).They added that the task force will report its findings to Acting Minister of Transport Jeffrey Siow regularly, and submit their final recommendations by the end of the year.Among the objectives of the task force is to review recent incidents that have occurred to identify components involved that are approaching end-of-life and require replacement, upgrading or increased maintenance.

A 43-year-old woman was found dead in a residential unit in Joo Chiat on Monday (Sept 15). Responding to queries from AsiaOne, the police said that they had received a call for assistance at a residential unit along Everitt Road at about 9.30pm. Upon their arrival, officers found a 43-year-old woman lying motionless inside the unit. She was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.The police added that investigations are ongoing against a 40-year-old man for alleged involvement in the murder of the 43-year-old woman. Preliminary investigations revealed that the man, who was known to the woman, had left Singapore prior to the call for assistance. If found guilty of murder, the man faces the death penalty.AsiaOne understands that the unit is located at Lotus, a residential property along Everitt Road.According to CNA, a neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous, told reporters that she saw police officers at the vacant unit on the morning of Sept 16.It was reported that a couple, along with a young child and two helpers, had lived in the unit.

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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government will advance the process to formally institute job descriptions for Parliamentarians. “If this House is to be part of the engine of growth, then its members must operate with the highest...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children who came to the United States alone back to their home country, the latest step in a court...

Republicans lauded Trump’s crackdown at a House Oversight hearing where D.C. officials acknowledged federal intervention helped “accelerate” a drop in crime, but defended their policies.

The same people criticizing what she said about them in her new book about the 2024 campaign could be among those she faces in 2028 if she runs again.

City authorities are openly pursuing a policy aimed at making car ownership and use as difficult as possible, effectively forcing people to choose alternative modes of transportation, says Hildur Björnsdóttir, leader of the Independence Party in Reykjavík’s city council. She was speaking about a draft transportation plan for a new neighborhood in Keldnaland.

This week in politics, the prime minister returned home from the Pacific empty-handed and the climate debate continued to unsettle the Coalition.

According to the newspaper, the agreement may change the balance of power in the region

The official purpose of its launch is to ensure national security by facilitating recruitment in the intelligence agency

Residents of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Vilyuchinsk felt tremors with a force of 6 points

The tested UAVs were developed in the scientific research institutes and are manufactured at the enterprises under the Association of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

A White House representative said that the decision is not final and may be reviewed

BJP has strongly refuted Rahul Gandhi's claims of vote theft, accusing him of undermining Indian democracy and attempting to create instability akin to Bangladesh and Nepal. Anurag Thakur criticized Gandhi for misleading the public after electoral defeats and questioned the legitimacy of Congress's victory in Karnataka's Aland seat.

The CBI has filed a chargesheet against Anil Ambani, Rana Kapoor, and Kapoor's family for fraudulent loan transactions causing a Rs 2,797 crore loss to Yes Bank. Kapoor directed Yes Bank to invest in ADA Group companies despite warnings, and funds were allegedly siphoned out.

After a House Oversight Committee hearing where lawmakers lauded President Donald Trump’s crackdown of D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser called their characterization of her city “disgraceful.”

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (HOL) — Somalis at home and abroad have raised more than $250,000 to operate a kitchen in Gaza that has been feeding hundreds of families a day for the past 50 days, in a show of solidarity with Palestinians trapped under blockade.

Speaker of Parliament Stephen Felix has confirmed that the upcoming end-of-year parliamentary session will be held within the Parliament complex, but not in the main chamber, which remains under renovation.

The Vanuatu Women’s Centre (VWC) provided services to more than 6,300 clients in 2024.

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From a bachelor’s degree to a master’s, and now preparing for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Kency Obed Sawah has set his sights on improving Vanuatu’s education system through advanced study in mathematics education.

The Supreme Court of Port Vila granted the application for a Stay Order for the Member of Parliament (MP) of Epi Constituency, Seoule Simeon, yesterday.

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