This Week in the News is your weekly roundup of the top headlines in Singapore. If you have to read only one thing today to keep from being clueless, this is it. This breakdown has been arranged in chronological order, starting from Monday.
A video of two men fighting in the cabin of an SMRT train over the weekend garnered over 4,000 shares. In the video, the argument grew so heated they began wrestling each other to the ground — thankfully one commuter made the first move to break them up.
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When wealth manager Anton Casey’s derogatory posts surfaced first on Facebook and then in a video to The Real Singapore, ‘troll website’ SMRT Ltd Feedback pounced on his personal information and triggered a massive backlash, which has led to coverage even in international media.
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President of Transitioning.org Gilbert Goh has initiated a lawsuit against SMRT for their frequent train breakdowns — four in total this year, with the latest being the disruption affecting stations between Tanah Merah and Pasir Ris.
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The transport fare hike protest will happen today from 5 — 8pm. Goh also promises a huge surprise for those in attendance.
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