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Public outcry forced SMRT to postpone it's decision to bid for London taxi firm until after GE

Reuters, 12 Oct 2014 Singapore public transport operator SMRT Corp Ltd said on Monday that it has decided not to make a bid for London-based taxi firm Addison Lee. Sky News reported on Saturday that SMRT was in the early stages of considering an 800 million pound ($1.3 billion) offer for the firm, which is currently majority-owned by private equity firm Carlyle Group. "Having considered the
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SMRT plans to make a whopping S$1.64 billion bid for London's minicab operator Addison Lee

Sky News, 11 Oct 2014 One of Singapore's largest transport groups is examining an �800m takeover bid for Addison Lee, London's biggest minicab operator. Sky News has learnt that SMRT Corporation, which is listed on the Asian city state's stock exchange, is at the early stages of considering an offer. Addison Lee's owner, the private equity group Carlyle, has kicked off an auction of the company
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LTA turns a blind eye to Uber offering fare discounts that affects the livelihood of local taxi drivers

Singapore Promotion Link Related: Ban Uber Taxi in Singapore - Singapore Affairs
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Uber undercuts taxi fare by 20% since July, but LTA did nothing

Blog.uber.com, 9 Jul 2014 Link
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SBS Transit driver allegedly chased pregnant female passenger off the bus because her pram was not folded

Facebook, 1 Jul 2014 These stupid bus driver of 269 @ AMK interchange really heartless..I m 7mnths pregnant, alone. Carrying a 9months old baby, with a small bag and a light weight pram. The bus driver uncle CHASE ME OUT OF THE BUS just because I NEVER FOLD D PRAM. Full story Related: Fare increases needed to improve service to commuters, says Lui Tuck Yew - XIN MSN News
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Angry Jurong East commuters waited 45 mins at bus stop for feeder service no 335 before finding out that SBS Transit had change the bus route without any notification

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Singapore Government spends S$749 million on 91 driverles trains for SMRT

International Railway Journal, 29 May 2014 SINGAPORE Land Transport Authority (LTA) has placed a $S 749m ($US 597m) order with a consortium of Kawasaki Heavy Industries and CSR Qingdao Sifang for 91 four-car metro trains, which will be used on the new Thomson and Eastern Region lines. The 750V dc driverless trains will be the first in Singapore with five doors on each side of each vehicle. LTA
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