Singapore's SMRT train operator is intensifying pest control measures across its network after a video showed a rat on a train carriage. The incident has prompted swift action from the company.

Singapore train operator SMRT will be stepping up pest control measures at its stations and depots after a video circulating online showed a rat on one of its trains. In the video posted on social media on Saturday, a rat is seen scurrying around the cabin of a train as two people attempt to corner it. People are also seen lifting their legs to avoid it as it scurries past them. “SMRT is aware of a post online about a rat sighting on board one of our trains on the East-West Line,” said SMRT...