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SBS Transit bus catches fire on PIE; no injuries reported

An SBS Transit bus engulfed in flames on the PIE on Feb 13.
An SBS Transit bus engulfed in flames on the PIE on Feb 13.

Japanese-style bus driver training in Java: Japan turns to Indonesians amid worker shortage

Mr Jejen Kurniawan on a driving course with Japanese road signs at Japan Indonesia Driving School in Indonesia.
Mr Jejen Kurniawan on a driving course with Japanese road signs at Japan Indonesia Driving School in Indonesia.

Inaccurate bus arrival timings caused by defective software after server failure: Jeffrey Siow

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Bus arrival timings from a bus stop display at 11.05am along New Upper Changi Road outside Bedok MRT station Exit B on Jan 28, 2026. 

The expected time of arrival system used to communicate bus timings on bus stop displays and apps will be restored to 85 per cent by the morning of Jan 28.

The entire system will be fully recovered only early next week, about one week after the expected recovery date of Jan 26 which was announced earlier.

Sharing this information in a press release on Jan 27, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said it has finished manually updating the firmware for 3,000 affected buses which were identified in the week of Jan 19.

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
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Bus arrival timings from a bus stop display at 11.05am along New Upper Changi Road outside Bedok MRT station Exit B on Jan 28, 2026. 

The expected time of arrival system used to communicate bus timings on bus stop displays and apps will be restored to 85 per cent by the morning of Jan 28.

The entire system will be fully recovered only early next week, about one week after the expected recovery date of Jan 26 which was announced earlier.

Sharing this information in a press release on Jan 27, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said it has finished manually updating the firmware for 3,000 affected buses which were identified in the week of Jan 19.

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Priests say ICE contractor GEO rejected shareholder vote on human rights review

FILE PHOTO: A surveillance camera sits outside of Delaney Hall, a 1,000-person detention center operated by private prison company GEO Group for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 10, 2025.  REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A surveillance camera sits outside of Delaney Hall, a 1,000-person detention center operated by private prison company GEO Group for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 10, 2025.  REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo

13 people taken to hospital after accident involving two buses at Sengkang East bus stop

The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted to the accident, which took place in Sengkang East Road, at 11.15am on Feb 9.
The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted to the accident, which took place in Sengkang East Road, at 11.15am on Feb 9.

Bus arrival times: Jeffrey Siow says ‘loose ends’ being tied up to restore system

There have been issues with displaying accurate bus arrival times on bus stop displays and bus apps since Jan 10.
There have been issues with displaying accurate bus arrival times on bus stop displays and bus apps since Jan 10.

7 new bus services to be introduced in towns like Tengah, Sengkang and Tampines

The bus improvements were made in consultation with grassroots advisers and community leaders.
The bus improvements were made in consultation with grassroots advisers and community leaders.

Bus arrival timing system returning to normal with more than 90% restored: LTA

Bus arrival timings have been inaccurate since Jan 10, when the Land Transport Authority first detected the issue.
Bus arrival timings have been inaccurate since Jan 10, when the Land Transport Authority first detected the issue.

Lorry driver killed, 30 hurt in crash involving express bus and two lorries on Malaysian highway

The driver of a bonded lorry died from his injuries after an accident involving another lorry and a bus.
The driver of a bonded lorry died from his injuries after an accident involving another lorry and a bus.

'Nobody wants to die': Ukrainians flee from southeast as Russia lurches forward

Ukrainian national police officers assist a woman during an evacuation of residents from the Tavriiske and Yurkivka villages in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in this screengrab from a video, February 3, 2026. Reuters TV via REUTERS
Ukrainian national police officers assist a woman during an evacuation of residents from the Tavriiske and Yurkivka villages in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in this screengrab from a video, February 3, 2026. Reuters TV via REUTERS

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