Singapore
ROAD travel to Johor has taken a hit since security was stepped up at the country's two border checkpoints - the result of a massive manhunt for fugitive Jemaah Islamiah terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari.
THE recent rule that restricts where taxis can pick up and drop off passengers in the Central Business District (CBD) is frustrating not just cab drivers and passengers, but also residents and businesses in the area.
WHEN cabby Wee Chew Khoon explained to his two passengers that they could not alight at Stanley Street, they were so incensed they abandoned his taxi at a traffic light junction near their destination - without paying the fare.
