Kenneth Cheng

SINGAPORE – Jetstar Asia’s impending exit after more than two decades in Singapore is a blow to budget-conscious travellers, even if the low-cost airline’s modest 3 per cent share of Changi Airport’s traffic might suggest otherwise. Although Changi remains well-served by other budget carriers on busy routes such as Bali and Jakarta, Jetstar Asia’s departure will sever non-stop links to four emerging holiday spots.

SINGAPORE –The outcome of a months-long investigation into one of Singapore’s worst MRT breakdowns is a stark and vital reminder that no single part of the rail system – even something as basic as grease – can be ignored. Degraded grease on a faulty part of a train’s undercarriage was pinpointed as the likely cause of a chain of events that downed MRT services along a stretch of the East-West Line for six days in September 2024.