Given the perceived frequency of security scares the MRT has had - from white powder on a station floor and unattended bags to depot break-ins and a thwarted Jemaah Islamiah assault - it is understandable that the authorities are raising security levels in the rail network.
Against a backdrop of bomb attacks in cities such as Moscow, Madrid, London and Kunming, the impetus to act becomes stronger.
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