PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES'Unreasonable' service road owner at Parklane mall made garbage trucks pay up to $100 for accessSelina LumThe Straits TimesSeptember 18, 2025The daily task of rubbish collection at Parklane Shopping Mall became difficult after the owner of the service road that leads to the bin centre began charging garbage trucks parking fees to access the road. The management corporation of the Selegie Road mall had taken Kosma to court to seek a right of way, also known as an easement, over the service road. "In my view, use of the service road in connection with refuse collection is categorically necessary while use of the service road for loading and unloading is at the very least reasonable," he said. The mall and the service road used to be part of a single parcel of land before they were subdivided in 1982. It was the practice of the previous owner to raise the barrier for garbage trucks, allowing them to use the service road without any parking charges.