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Re:Uber is experimenting with letting riders wait longer for... by jpatokal on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @03:45AM (#17344530)
It's operated by two for-profit companies, but the government paid the massive bill for the construction, sets the fares and even owns the rolling stock (trains) now:

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/government-...

...and of course, this being Singapore, the companies in question (SMRT Corp and SBS Transit) are themselves largely owned by various government entities (Temasek etc).

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Re:Uber is experimenting with letting riders wait longer for... by dnautics on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @03:49AM (#17353392)
They are, however, responsible for upkeep and maintenance.

Comfortdelgro is not largely owned by the Singapore sovereign wealth fund, and I personally like its lines a bit better than the smrt lines.

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