Futuristic tunnels and dealing with trolls: What politicians are up to this week

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"The resident sort of accepted my assessment but he said that I should have shown greater empathy towards him," said Mr Baey.

Workers' Party MP Louis Chua said his team had received feedback in recent months about recurrent lift breakdowns at a multi-storey carpark in the Rivervale Delta estate. He acknowledged residents' frustration that one of the lifts has not been working for a while.

 

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