Raising bus fares leads to greater efficiency?
[Article first appeared in http://geraldgiam.sg on 15/12/12] NCMP Gerald Giam I was asked on Thursday by the Straits Times for my thoughts on Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew’s Facebook post explaining the impending rise in bus fares. Mr Lui said that “The purpose of fare increases is not to boost the short term profits...
The Rule of Law and the By-election at Punggol East
I am never a believer in coincidence. However, the retirement of High Court Justice Philip Pillai and the sudden resignation of Speaker of Parliament Michael Palmer on the fateful date 12.12.12 gives pause for some reflection. One remembers Justice Pillai as the presiding judge in Vellama v Attorney-General, the case of the...
Illogical to ask for a fare increase
Many people still have the disillusion of what 'public' transport and privatized transport is. Public transport is meant for EVERYONE including homeless, elderly, less-well-off, blue collar workers, students, tourists etc. Since it should be for everyone that is in that country at the moment, it make senses that the government...
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