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Ng Chiang Huat in Court on May 28, 2020. (Photo: TODAY/Raj Nadarajan)
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SINGAPORE: A man who broke a COVID-19 law and committed traffic offences in leaving his house to provide carpooling services during the circuit breaker was given three days jail, a S$1,800 fine and a one-year driving ban on Friday (Mar 12).
Ng Chiang Huat, 53, pleaded guilty to three charges of leaving his house without reasonable excuse to provide carpooling services via the SGHitch Telegram group in April 2020, and for driving without a required insurance policy and a valid public service vehicle licence.