oBikes being cleared as end-July deadline nears

The Land Transport Authority had, on July 5, given oBike until the end of this month (July) to clear all its bicycles from public areas here. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
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SINGAPORE - Bike-sharing firm oBike's bicycles continue to be cleared from the streets here, two weeks away from the deadline.

Ang Mo Kio Town Council chairman Ang Hin Kee said more than 60 per cent of the oBikes in his area had been removed. This includes an open field in Fernvale, where about 200 oBikes, gathered by the town council, could be found earlier this month.

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