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TransCab announced on 20 Dec that it will be the third operator to increase its fares, after SMRT Taxis and ComfortDelgro [Link]. Indeed, both SMRT and Trans-cab, being copycats, followed exactly the fare structure of Comfort. And true enough, the Competition Commission of Singapore, a Govt Stat Board, did not take any action... 

一年前，我就开始写好几篇文章谈论每下愈况的新加坡公共交通。当然，这些文章吸引了一些老生常谈的批评，说我是非理性的反对行动党。好了，前几天大家都亲眼得见地铁行不得也哥哥了。服务中断了好几个小时，乘客在不通风的情况被困在黑暗里。有人拿起一罐灭火器打破了车窗，那么众人才能够喘一口气。最后乘客还得自己想办法打开车门，才能自行走出去。 这... 

I refer to the report “CPF keeps 4% Special and Medisave Account interest rate” (Channel NewsAsia, Dec 19). It states that “from January 1 next year, the Medisave Required Amount (MRA) will be raised from the current S$27,500 to S$32,000”. This is an increase of about 16 per cent ($32,000 divided by $27,500). Since the...