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SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek Despite an illegal strike last week by PRC bus drivers over living conditions and pay, SMRT said it will not be making any further adjustments to the salaries of its drivers from China. But the transport operator said it will look into the possibility of allowing its bus drivers to encash their unused leave. SMRT's... 

The cadres of the governing People's Action Party (PAP) elected a new central executive committee (CEC) yesterday (2 Dec). The PAP holds its party election every two years, the last one was held in 2010. The CEC is the party's highest decision-making body. Former PMs Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong were not re-elected to the... 

All 29 ex-SMRT PRC bus drivers involved in an illegal strike on 26 and 27 Nov have been sent back to China. They were protesting over pay and living conditions. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said they were placed on flights between 12:15am and 4:35pm yesterday (2 Dec). MHA said the repatriation process took place without...