ERIC J. BROOKS, who says MRT trains are now overcrowded during off-peak hours as well. He fears overcrowded trains will discourage car users from switching to public transport. Train frequency should be doubled from the average of seven minutes to three or four minutes, he says

Western names in vain

In one mouthful, we read of 'Camford', 'Boston', 'Cornell', 'Wallis and Futuna', and 'Dr Grayston'.

MADAM LEE CHOON HONG, responding to the report, 'Can you call it a school?'. She believes the penchant among school operators of exploiting Western handles to name their private centres is not an encouraging trend. She blames the trend on the misplaced and naive trust in things Western among Singaporeans

Don't wait for an Act of God

Should we depend on thunder, lightning, wind and rain to clear the air or explore turning this crisis into an opportunity?

DR CLEMEN CHIANG, responding to Tuesday's Straits Times report on the premature return of the haze. He suggests that the authorities should pursue dedicated methods to fight it.

All that rubbish gone to waste

I saw the entire contents of the recycling bin tipped into the same SembWaste rubbish truck that collected the usual trash.

JEREMY SEE WEILONG, who says he isn't a card-carrying tree-hugging environmentalist. But like his fellow residents, he does his bit every day by separating recyclable trash from the usual garbage into the respective bins. It was disheartening, he says, for residents to see the recyclable items heading for the incineration plant, rather than to a recycling centre