Traffic offences

‘Not even that dangerous’: 10 jaywalkers fined $50 each in Traffic Police ops near Boon Keng MRT

Traffic police officers speaking to jaywalkers who cross the road without using traffic light at Serangoon Road near Boon Keng MRT station on July 13.

Offenders to compensate accident victims in Malaysia, after proposed changes to law approved by Cabinet

Malaysia’s demerit points system will also be strengthened as a preventive mechanism to identify and control high-risk drivers and repeat offenders.

Man charged with drink driving again despite three past convictions and lifetime driving ban

Lee Shin Nan was on July 16 handed five charges including one count each of drink driving, and driving a car despite his disqualification.

Repeat drink driver gets over 4 months’ jail after reoffending a year following last conviction

For the drink-driving offence, Clement Tiang Chan Lih was also disqualified from holding or obtaining all classes of driving licences for 6½ years from the date of his release.

Driver charged after allegedly injuring 3 people in 4 months while driving different vehicles

A car overturned after it hit a traffic light pole on Feb 2, 2025.

Man who allegedly drove against traffic, used etomidate to be charged over multiple accidents in 4 months

The car driven by the man overturned after it collided into a traffic light pole at the junction of Yio Chu Kang Link and Boundary Road on Feb 2, 2025.

CTE joyride: Driver whose car overturned in Stamford Road crash gets 4 months’ jail

Lee Jun En Gilviz was also disqualified from driving for three years from the date of his release from prison.

Letter From Bangkok

Thailand’s roads are among the world’s deadliest. A motorbike ride through Bangkok shows why

Traffic in central Bangkok near Makkasan Airport Rail Link station in Asoke-Din Daeng Road in Huai Khwang district on June 25, the site of a deadly train-vehicle crash in May.

Jail and caning for repeat drug offender who used friend’s NRIC to rent cars

Jackson Ong was sentenced to four years, four months and two weeks’ jail, six strokes of the cane and an $800 fine after pleading guilty to nine charges on July 8.

askST: Why do proposed laws ban holding a phone while driving?

MHA said holding a phone or tablet and driving, even if it is not being used, is dangerous, as it is less likely that the driver is focused on the road.

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