You'd have probably read this piece of news over the weekend.

Mainstream media in Singapore broke the news that a SMRT executive was arrested for drink driving at the Woodlands Checkpoint on Friday, April 21, 2018.

The Straits Times got the scoop and wrote that it was SMRT Trains chief operations officer Alvin Kek who was arrested.

What is generally reported

And if you read the reports, these are the basic facts that you will take away.

• Kek is 50 years old.

• He was arrested around 5am at the Woodlands Checkpoint.

• He's still grieving as his father passed away recently.

• He was a career soldier who spent 14 years in the Singapore Armed Forces. His last position was chief engineering officer.

• He was one of four former military men who was brought in by outgoing SMRT chief Desmond Kuek -- he joined SMRT in Feruary 2013.

• Police investigations are ongoing.

Pretty straightforward news reports by the mainstream media so far.

Enter Shin Min Daily News

Probably sensing the interest by the general public in any news concerning SMRT, reporters from Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily News (SMDN) went a few steps further than expected.

Besides regurgitating the pertinent facts, they dug up some interesting info by going on the ground and digging for leads.

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This was what SMDN found as reported on April 22, 2018:

• Kek was not alone when he got arrested. There was a female passenger in her 30s who was with him.

• SMDN understands that the female passenger is from China and she's currently working in Singapore.

• They both didn't have their passports with them.

• SMDN wrote that it was believed he was driving home but didn't know how he ended up at the checkpoint as he didn't have the intention to visit Malaysia.

• Kek is out on bail.

• He deleted his social media accounts on Saturday night, a day after the arrest.

• SMDN even went to stake out at Kek's residence and saw two boys and a woman in her 40s, who is believed to be Kek's wife.

• Before this incident, Kek had actually delivered a talk at an SMRT safety event.

• He spoke about how accountability and teamwork can ensure safety.

• Speaking to Kek's peers, SMDN quoted a colleague who said Kek is very responsible and will solve any problem even when he is holidaying.

Very investigate, much impress.

Top photo via Shin Min Daily News