Baey Yam Keng rides new bus service 460 in Tampines, netizens say he pushed for it due to resident feedback
After numerous sightings of politicians on Singapore’s public transport, Baey Yam Keng hopped on board the new bus service 460 in Tampines yesterday (27 April).
Source: Baey Yam Keng on Facebook
Amused netizens commented on the apparent “photo ops” trend recently, but many praised Mr Baey nonetheless.
Fourth politician with photo taken on public transport in April
On 9 and 10 April, Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh and Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Gan Kim Yong were photographed on an MRT and LRT train, respectively.
Source: @wakeupsingapore on Instagram and Gan Kim Yong on Facebook
Mr Singh received mostly positive reactions, while Mr Gan had more divided comments.
On 26 April, Senior Minister of State (SMS) Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim posted a photo of himself taking the MRT train to the Malay Heritage Centre.
Source: Assoc Prof Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim on Facebook
This time, he drew more negative reactions from netizens, calling the action performative.
As a result, Minister of State for Transport Baey Yam Keng quickly got attention when, on 27 April, he was photographed taking a bus.
Source: Baey Yam Keng on Facebook
Baey Yam Keng rides new Tampines bus service on first day
The new SBS Transit bus service 460 started service that day to serve residents of Tampines GreenGlade, GreenGlen, and GreenCrest.
Its route took it back and forth, a 2.4km route from Tampines Interchange.
Bus service 460 serves a similar area to the existing bus service 296, but takes a more direct route and skips five stops for a shorter commute.
