News Summary

• Malaysian Tkhisenwara Rau Athi Naidu pleaded guilty to using a Malaysia-registered car as a public service vehicle without a valid licence or valid insurance policy.
• He had used his vehicle to ferry a passenger from Sunset Way in Clementi, Singapore to Johor Bahru for S$70 (US$55) While the vehicle was insured, the policy did not cover the vehicle when it was used for hire or reward.
• The owner said he had borrowed about RM110,000 (S$35,365) to finance the car and had to service loan repayments for nine years.