SINGAPORE, Aug. 6 -- Two Singaporean friends who tried to outsmart police by swapping seats in a car to hide that one of them was driving without a licence have been jailed, The Straits Times reported.

In a Singapore court today, Estella Sun Weilin, 32, was sentenced to six weeks in prison, while Fong Yoke Mun, 29, received five weeks' jail. Both were also banned from driving all classes of vehicles for two years.

According to the Singapore national daily, the incident happened in the early hours of December 23, 2023, after the pair had been drinking at a pub in Circular Road, Singapore. Fong, who was feeling unwell, allowed Sun to drive her car despite knowing her friend had no valid driving licence.

As Sun drove along Upper Cross Str...