Despite earning criticism earlier this year that higher public transport fares are necessary to combat rising subsidies and increased public transport operating costs, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan welcomed the Public Transport Council’s (PTC) announcement today (8 Oct) that public transport fares will be hiked by a maximum 7 per cent from the end of the … Continue reading Khaw Boon Wan calls fare review exercise that raises bus and train fares by 7% a “balancing act”