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Daily Briefing: SMRT blames train disruption on staff lapse; PM Lee hits back at social media

And deaths from workplace accidents ‘not tenable’.

  • Investigations into three MRT service disruptions that occurred earlier this month showed that two were caused by human error, SMRT said on Tuesday. Read more here.
  • Internet rules are necessary to restrain "pack behaviour" in social media and ensure civility between users, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in remarks released Wednesday. Know more here.
  • Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin urged companies in Singapore on Wednesday to take ownership of safety and health at workplaces in light of the recent spate of deaths and injuries of workers this year. Find out more here.
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