{
  "id": 13028030,
  "title": "Bangladeshi worker bought motorcycle 3 days before RTD seizure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/bangladeshi-worker-bought-motorcycle-3-days-before-rtd-seizure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T04:20:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1551188/bangladeshi-worker-bought-motorcycle-3-days-rtd-seizure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Bangladeshi construction worker, in his early 30s, was among those caught riding a motorcycle without a valid driving licence during an operation by the Penang Road Transport Department (RTD) in George Town. The worker had a valid work permit but no driving licence. Penang RTD director Zulkifly Ismail clarified that Malaysian law does not require vehicle owners to hold driving licences, allowing unlicensed individuals to buy and register motorcycles. The operation, known as Ops Khas Pemandu Warga Asing (PeWA), inspected 694 vehicles and issued 258 summonses for various offences, with driving without a valid licence being the most common offence, accounting for 158 cases.",
  "summary": "GEORGE TOWN: A Bangladeshi construction worker who bought a motorcycle just three days earlier was among those caught riding without a valid driving licence in an operation by the Penang Road Transport Department (RTD), which seized 74 vehicles.",
  "key_points": [
    "Bangladeshi worker in 30s caught without licence",
    "Penang RTD operation fined 258 drivers",
    "Unlicensed riders can buy motorcycles legally"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}