MRT train vandalised
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Originally posted by βÎτά:
The negative publicity abroad will have a negative impact on tourism sector in Singapore.
Only goes to prove to the world the kind of draconian society Singapore is under the Lees.
Graffiti cheaper than defamation.
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Singapore graffiti Briton sought
Singapore says it wants to extradite a British man accused of spray-painting a tube train with graffiti.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Lloyd Dane Alexander, for vandalism after allegedly breaking into a depot. A Swiss man has already been charged.
Singapore police said Mr Alexander fled Singapore after the incident in May. Newspapers said he was in Hong Kong.
Vandalism in Singapore carries a fine of up to £978.63 or three years in jail and three to eight strokes of a cane.
Police did not give details of his age, work or whereabouts.
They have already charged a man they claim was his accomplice. Oliver Fricker, 33, from Switzerland, faces one count of trespassing and two counts of vandalism
He has been bailed and a hearing is set for 21 June.
Rare sight
Police said: "There is an accomplice at large. The identity has been established to be Lloyd Dane Alexander.
"He is a British national and left Singapore before the incident was reported to the police.
The elaborate graffiti is a rare sight on the Singapore tube and footage of it has been posted on websites and blogs.
In 1994, Singapore caned US teenager Michael Fey for vandalism, ignoring leniency pleas by then President Bill Clinton.
-BBC
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SMRT says staff mistook graffiti on train for advert
By Imelda Saad | Posted: 08 June 2010 1844 hrsSINGAPORE: SMRT has explained why there was a lapse of two days before a police report was made about the train that was vandalised with graffiti.
The company said its staff noticed the graffiti on the train on 17 May but did not sound the alarm as it was done artistically and they mistook it for an advertisement.
The alarm was raised two days later on 19 May at 4pm by maintenance staff when the train was recalled to the workshop for scheduled maintenance.
A police report was made then and investigations led to a discovery of the security breach at Changi depot.
SMRT said it immediately reviewed security measures in all its depots.
The number of security personnel and patrols at each depot has increased.
The security agency employed by SMRT at Changi depot has also been reprimanded for the breach, and security personnel instructed to step up their vigilance.
Moving ahead, SMRT said it will improve visibility along the entire perimeter of the Changi depot, which spans 3 kilometres.
The fence will also be reinforced with barbed coiled wires at the base.
The number of security cameras will also be more than doubled.
There will be additional cameras installed at areas where the trains are launched daily at the depot.
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Ok, so no one discovered the opening in the fencing for 2 days.
They thought of putting so many CCTVs around and in the stations, but the one that needed the most was their own depot.
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bad excuse, can't they be a little bit more convincing in their lies.
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Give them a break lar, you think they'll have to face the press if that video didnt make it to youtube?
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so slack they can't can't even lie convincingly.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
SMRT says staff mistook graffiti on train for advert
By Imelda Saad | Posted: 08 June 2010 1844 hrsSINGAPORE: SMRT has explained why there was a lapse of two days before a police report was made about the train that was vandalised with graffiti.
The company said its staff noticed the graffiti on the train on 17 May but did not sound the alarm as it was done artistically and they mistook it for an advertisement.
The alarm was raised two days later on 19 May at 4pm by maintenance staff when the train was recalled to the workshop for scheduled maintenance.
A police report was made then and investigations led to a discovery of the security breach at Changi depot.
SMRT said it immediately reviewed security measures in all its depots.
The number of security personnel and patrols at each depot has increased.
The security agency employed by SMRT at Changi depot has also been reprimanded for the breach, and security personnel instructed to step up their vigilance.
Moving ahead, SMRT said it will improve visibility along the entire perimeter of the Changi depot, which spans 3 kilometres.
The fence will also be reinforced with barbed coiled wires at the base.
The number of security cameras will also be more than doubled.
There will be additional cameras installed at areas where the trains are launched daily at the depot.
- CNA/irThat is a very poor excuse and if anything, is an admission of negligence.
What they're saying is that they can't even keep track of which trains have what advertisements. I mean, surely at the very least they should have a checklist of the train's general condition upon entering and leaving the depot...... right?
They are also saying that it took them a full two days to realize that the fence had been breached. Needless to say, this is not good security.
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good thing the artwork wasn't bad looking or contains explicit adult content, if not worse. their security and systems what they doing?
i thnk its a wake up call, stop hiring FTs sleeping swine to guard Sg properties