Daily briefing: Does pay cut loom for senior transport execs?

Recent poll finds commuters are not willing to shoulder the cost of upping driver salaries.

  • A Yahoo! Singapore survey showed that commuters believe transport companies should absorb the resulting increase in costs, with 84% of poll participants saying they would not pay more. Read about it here.
  • The civic district that covers historic sites and monuments from the Bras Basah to Singapore River area is getting a makeover worth $50 million. Watch the video here.
  • A former Central Narcotics Bureau officer was jailed for keeping more than $7,000 in seized cash between 2009 and 2010. Find out more here.
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