In The Straits Times News In A Minute today, we look at:

*Commuters can expect bus and train fares to go down by 1.9 per cent from December because of lower fuel costs.

*Singaporeans have to start conserving even more water because of the dry weather affecting the country's major source of water, the Johor River, said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan

* Items such as Singapore Airlines' first sarong kebaya uniforms and the first two plush-toy iterations of Singa the courtesy lion, have been unearthed from a 25-year-old time capsule and are now on display at the Asian Civilisations Museums.