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March 13, 2021
Tan Wen Jie pleaded guilty to conspiring to cheat the Land Transport Authority and the Singapore Customs.
ST Photo: Kelvin Chng
A 28-year-old student helped provide criminals with cars that were modified to become untraceable .
On Friday (March 12), Tan Wen Jie, a part-time student with the Singapore University of Social Science (SUSS), pleaded guilty to conspiring to cheat the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Singapore Customs.
Tan was convicted on three charges of cheating and three charges of making false declarations relating to the export of the cars.
Another nine similar charges will be taken into consideration for sentencing.
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Expert: Such levels are normal during March due to low cloud cover
FABIAN KOH & JESSIE LIM
Experts, however, have assured the public that there is nothing to be concerned about.
From 11.45am to 2.45pm that day, UV radiation was in the extreme levels on the UV Index and peaked at 14, according to the National Environment Agency s (NEA) website.
The UV Index - an international standard measurement of UV radiation exposure levels - ranges from 0 to 11+ and covers various exposure categories, from low to extreme.
The index was jointly developed by the World Health Organisation, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the World Meteorological Organisation.
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