SINGAPORE – Train services along a five-station stretch between Caldecott and Orchard stations on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) are not available on the morning of May 3.

In an X post at 7.47am, train operator SMRT said there was a major delay on the TEL and advised commuters to take alternative MRT lines, or switch to free bus services between the affected stations.

This comes after SMRT announced at 7.35am a minor delay was affecting the entire TEL in both directions between Woodlands North and Bayshore stations.

Earlier at about 5.53am, the Land Transport Authority’s MyTransport site showed the delay affected services between two stations, Stevens and Caldecott.

Replying to a comment on its Facebook post informing the public of the delay, SMRT said: “We are sorry if you are affected by the delay. Our engineers are resolving the fault as soon as possible.”

SINGAPORE - Six people were taken to hospital after two fires broke out within an hour on separate floors of an HDB block in Punggol on the evening of May 1.

In response to queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire on the ninth floor of Block 223A Sumang Lane at around 6.50pm, and to another on the fourth floor at about 7.40pm.

The first blaze was linked to discarded items along the common corridor of the ninth floor, while the second blaze broke out in a flat on the lower floor.