Merger Of Train Or Bus Companies

Singapore time: 1.27 pm 24th Apr 2007

The CEO of SBS Transit advocated the merger of MRT and merger of bus companies.

You Singaporeans still remember what PAP said when they merged the 3 bus companies in Singapore into SBS Bus ?

Problems still existed and they allowed Tibs to compete with SBS. Then came the SMRT and lately the North-East line which was awarded to SBS to manage. Then Tibs merged with SMRT.

This is the way the PAP government is treating Singaporeans like guinea pigs for them to experiment. They can say 1 thing at a time and say another thing at other time. So the merger of the 3 bus companies in the first place is totally wrong. It is simply they want to run the show and government profiting from it.

Transportation is quite complex as the demand and supply condition varies with the commuters. Just look at Hong Kong, the private sectors are running the buses and cabs. The government has less interference in the running of these companies.

Here in Singapore, most things are regulated. Even CEO of these companies are related to the government. They don't speak out loud their mind in public. I am quite surprise the CEO of SBS Transit came forward to give his advice.

When you say a policy to the people, these people trusted you what you say that it can work well. If you keep changing your policy and tell the people each time the reason because of 'time has changed', then what you say cannot be trusted. This is un-righteousness. Therefore your future actions and words cannot be implemented.

Just look at the number of Transport Ministers managing this portfolio. Most are failure, starting from Yong Geok Lin, the brother-in-law of Lee Kuan Yew to Yeo Ning Hong.