It's been a long, drawn-out controversy, this cover-up that the Land Transport Authority allegedly carried out about the defective trains sent back to China.
The Singaporean public reacted in half-hearted horrification last week when Hong Kong-based news agency FactWire broke the news that 35 MRT trains were secretly being shipped back to manufacturers — Japanese company Kawasaki Heavy Industries and CSR Sifang — in Qingdao, China, for repairs. Apparently, the inherent defects of the trains were due to shoddy workmanship, with cracks found in structural components and other elements that have led to serious malfunctions. Thus the numerous amounts of train service disruptions over the years.