Board Members' Awareness of Defects on 26 MRT Trains

Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap asked the Minister for Transport whether members of the Public Transport Council, board members of SMRT and LTA, and the management of Temasek Holdings were aware of the faults discovered on MRT trains supplied by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and CSR Sifang in 2013 and the subsequent train recall exercise.

The Minister for Transport (Mr Khaw Boon Wan): Madam, both issues were discussed between MOT, LTA and SMRT. The Public Transport Council (PTC) was not involved. I am told that SMRT Board was aware. As for Temasek, what was communicated between SMRT and its shareholders is not something I am privy to.