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Bus passengers face fines of up to S$500 for playing loud audio, putting feet on seats from Sep 23

Steadysecond windCoverage went quiet for 8 days, then returned with 8 more reports - 12 voices in all.
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Mon, 21 September 2026peak 5 reports on Mon, 19 October 2026Wed, 21 October 2026

What it is about

Bus passengersLTASingapourAuthoritiesSingaporeSingapurSINGAPURUSingapuruBBCStátyNová pravidlaMRT railway systemHong KongÚřadyPasažérůmPassengersTransport DepartmentEnvironmental Protection DepartmentUnited KingdomGroßbritannien

Who published it, and when

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Channel News Asia1 original report
Le Figaro (France)1 original report
BBC News World1 original report
Index.hr (Croatia)1 copy echoing N1 Info (Croatia)1 original report
N1 Info (Croatia)1 original report
tportal (Croatia)1 copy echoing N1 Info (Croatia)
iDNES (Czechia)1 original report
South China Morning Post1 original report1 original report
Novinky (Czechia)1 original report1 original report
brfm.net1 original report
Die Zeit (Germany)1 original report
24sata (Croatia)1 original report
iRozhlas (Czechia)1 original report
Vecernji list (Croatia)1 original report
21 Sept, 04:18over 30 days21 Oct, 12:58

How it spread - 15 original reports, 2 reprints

  1. Mon, 21 September 2026

    1 report
  2. Tue, 22 September 2026

    1 report
  3. Wed, 23 September 2026

    1 report
  4. Thu, 24 September 2026

    1 report
  5. Sun, 27 September 2026

    1 report
  6. Sat, 3 October 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post01:30

      Singapore is doing something about uncivilised behaviour on public buses. The city state has started enforcing new regulations that carry an immediate fine of up to S$500 (US$390) if you put your feet up on seats, play loud audio on your phone or make a nuisance of yourself in other ways such as eating, drinking and littering. This aligns with existing rules governing passenger conduct on Singapore’s MRT railway system. Did you know we have long had similar regulations for Hong Kong’s MTR...

  7. Mon, 5 October 2026

    1 report
    • Novinky (Czechia)07:18

      Úřady v Singapuru se rozhodly zakročit proti nešvarům, které mohou narušit cestování autobusy. Pasažérům nově hrozí pokuty ve výši až 500 singapurských dolarů (zhruba 8500 korun) za pouštění hlasité hudby, svačení a pití nebo pokládání nohou na sedadla. Za závažnější přečiny, kdy dojde k ohrožení bezpečnosti, se může pokuta vyšplhat až k pěti tisícům dolarů (zhruba 85 tisíc korun).

  8. Wed, 14 October 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post07:51

      Complaints about noisy and inconsiderate passengers on Hong Kong’s public transport have more than doubled over three years, with authorities recording a surge in reports of people playing loud music and putting their feet on seats. The Transport Department and Environmental Protection Department received 66 complaints about noise nuisance and improper or unhygienic behaviour in 2025, up from 31 in 2023, according to figures released by the government on Wednesday. “[Passengers] should be...

  9. Mon, 19 October 2026

    5 reports
  10. Tue, 20 October 2026

    1 report
    • Novinky (Czechia)08:36

      Britská vláda vytáhla do boje proti nespolečenskému chování v hromadné dopravě. Nově si budou moci cestující v anglických autobusech vysloužit pokutu ve výši až 100 liber (zhruba 2890 korun) za hlasité vyhrávání hudby, odhazování odpadků nebo kouření elektronických cigaret. Obdobná pravidla platí v britské železniční síti už od roku 2005, připomínají úřady pasažérům.

  11. Wed, 21 October 2026

    1 report

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