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Attempting to Bribe Singapore Traffic Police SGD50, Malaysian Man Faces RM348k Fine and 5 Years in Prison

A Malaysian man was charged in a Singaporean court on November 7 for allegedly offering a S$50 bribe to a Singapore traffic police officer.

Lee Keh Meng allegedly did so to persuade the traffic police, Sargeant Ahmad Hafiz Bin Abdul Sukur, to not report a case of unauthorised cross-border ride-hailing service on Oct. 23, 2025.

Sargeant Ahmad Hafiz rejected the bribe.

The case was subsequently referred to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) by the Singapore Police Force.

Lee faces one charge punishable under Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for his attempt to bribe a police officer.

Any person convicted of a corruption offence under Section 6 of the Prevention of Corruption Act can be fined up to S$100,000 or sentenced to imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both.

By comparison, the fine for carrying out illegal ride-hailing services in the Republic would have been up to SGD3,000 and/or a jail sentence of up to six months. Additionally, the vehicle involved may be confiscated.

Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption, CPIB said in a press release. – Mothership.sg

Non-compoundable traffic summons ineligible for 70 discount

The 70% traffic summons reduction campaign offered by the Department of Traffic Investigation and Enforcement (JSPT) does not apply to non-compoundable (NC) offenses.

Bukit Aman JSPT Director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said besides that, the reduction offer is subject to the current compound value, with a minimum rate of only RM30.

“The process of settling summons can be carried out through the MyBayar PDRM platform for users registered with MyDigital ID, as well as at all district traffic counters and post offices nationwide,” he said in a statement today.

Mohd Yusri said the campaign will be implemented from November 1 this year until December 30.

He said the campaign aligns with the government’s decision to re-coordinate the compound rates and methods for Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Road Transport Department (JPJ) traffic summonses, which will take effect on January 1, 2026, based on the principle of “The Less You Delay, The Less You Pay.”

“The public can enjoy lower compound rates if payments are made earlier,” he said.

Mohd Yusri also encouraged the public to settle their summonses before December 30 this year as support for the government’s efforts to foster a more responsible, disciplined, and safe driving culture.

Detained Traffic Policemen in Extortion Case Back on Duty

The two traffic police officers who were detained for assisting in the extortion case against the public at Bangunan Sultan Ismail (BSI) in Johor Bahru have returned to duty as the remand order against them expired today.

South Johor Bahru District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat said they were on duty as usual because no work stoppage order had been imposed.

“They are now back on duty under the Johor contingent as usual until there is a stop work order (if any),” he said when contacted by Berita Harian.

Yesterday, the Johor police stated that they would submit a letter to Bukit Aman to obtain a suspension order against the two policemen.

The two policemen on duty at the BSI were arrested on April 5, to assist in the investigation of an extortion case involving a victim by asking for a payment of RM2,000 to avoid being prosecuted for having a record of past offenses in an incident earlier this month.

They were arrested again last Saturday for a complaint submitted by a 50-year-old victim who was allegedly threatened by the two suspects while at BSI, on January 4.

JPJ and Police conduct joint operations to nab errant motorcyclists

Police to nab illegal racers after identifying the ‘rat holes’ they use to avoid being caught.
Highway authorities to fix fences to stop motorcyclists from escaping.
JPJ and police team up to conduct joint road blocks.
Over 170,000 summons have been issued in just 3 months.

According to a report by The Star Metro, the Selangor police have upped their focus on nabbing Mat Rempit’s (Malaysian for street racers). And they plan to begin doing so by locating all narrow roads used by these racers as escape routes from housing areas to highways and vice versa.

These escape routes, dubbed by the Selangor traffic chief Supt Kamaludin Mohamad, as ‘rat holes’ are used by the racers to quickly evade police roadblocks around housing areas and on major highways.

To avoid getting caught, these illegal racers will break certain sections of fences along the highways.

According to the report published online, the traffic chief was quoted as saying, “We have informed the highway concessionaires – Besraya and Kesas – to repair damaged fences along the highway.”

The chief was also quoted saying that the police are planning to use a new technology to catch the culprits during the next raid, but the report made no mention of what the new technology is.

He did however remind the public that Selangor has an ongoing campaign called Ops Zero Tolerance in all 15 districts in Selangor, and which started on October 14 last year.

Both the police and the Road Transport Department (JPJ) are working together to curb illegal activities through regular raids and joints roadblocks, the latter can usually be seen operating at the entrance to major highways like the NKVE.

The chief also added that from October 14 last year to February 6 this year the police has issued summonses to 171,619 motorcycles. This consists of 54,507 summons to riders without a valid license, 10,751 for not having a road tax, 7,688 for not wearing a helmet, and 98,673 for causing obstruction.

Selangor JPJ director Nazli Md Taib said that in its three operations in the past two weeks, 1,900 motorcycles were checked and 553 of them were summoned.

Bikes Republic welcomes this move by the authorities as there are just too many motorcyclists with no regard for the law. It was just last week that a father and what we assume to be his daughter was seen riding on the NKVE without a helmet. We have reached a dangerous level of ignorance and it is good that the authorities are stepping up their game.

Story and image source: The Star