Breakdowns, delays, and accidents — these issues have plagued Singapore’s rail and bus systems and caused many sleepless nights for former transport ministers.Now, Jeffrey Siow, 47, a first-time parliamentarian who is helming the Ministry of Transport (MOT), finds himself in a «politically intense» position with significant public interest.That is because everybody in Singapore «care» about the fortunes of the transportation system here, he said.Siow was speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Transport's (MOT) headquarters in Queenstown — his first sit-down interview since being appointed to the role on May 21.The Acting Transport Minister replaces Chee Hong Tat, who is now the Minster for National Development.Siow was a former second permanent secretary at the Manpower Ministry and Ministry of Trade and Industry, before resigning to contest the General Election on May 3.He was also a director at the Ministry of Transport from 2012 to 2017 where he was involved in planning the Thomson-East Coast MRT line and the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link. Read more