SINGAPORE: Two of the three people arrested for wrecking a porridge stall along Upper Serangoon Road last Saturday (May 27) were charged in court on Wednesday. Both allegedly threw bowls, tables and chairs in Heng
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Howard Shaw gets 8 weeks’ jail, fine for 3rd drink driving offence
SINGAPORE: Shaw family scion Howard Shaw was on Thursday (May 25) sentenced to eight weeks’ jail and fined S$10,000 for his third drink driving conviction. Shaw, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was also banned
Read moreMalaysian jailed four weeks in Singapore for filming woman in the shower
SINGAPORE: A man who filmed a woman in the shower was jailed for four weeks on Monday after he admitted to intruding into the victim’s privacy. A second charge was taken into consideration. The man,
Read moreEU statement contradicts S’pore Govt’s claim that death penalty is “deterrent” to crime
There is no evidence that the death penalty is a deterrent to crime, said the European Union Delegation to Singapore on Thursday. The statement, issued together with the EU Heads of Mission and the Head of
Read moreMacRitchie Reservoir rape: Construction worker gets 17 years’ jail for raping hiker
SINGAPORE: Bangladeshi construction worker Pramanik Liton was on Friday (May 19) sentenced to 17 years’ jail and 24 strokes of the cane for raping a hiker at MacRitchie Reservoir Park in 2015. Liton, 24, was
Read moreTwo drug traffickers spared gallows as court amends and convicts them on lesser charge
SINGAPORE – Two Singaporean traffickers were spared capital drug charges after the High Court was not convinced they knew they had two pounds of a granular substance which contained 21.58 g of diamorphine, or pure
Read moreThree dentists and manager charged with submitting fraudulent Medisave claims
Dentists Steven Ang Kiam Hau (left) and Daniel Liew Yaoxiang (right) are accused of 283 and 280 charges respectively.ST PHOTOS: WONG KWAI CHOW SINGAPORE – Three dental surgeons and a manager from a dental company
Read moreManager jailed two weeks for driving Nissan GTR in illegal race against Lamborghini
SINGAPORE – A food and beverage manager, who drove a Nissan GTR reaching a top speed of 219 kmh in an illegal race that beat a Lamborghini, was sentenced to two weeks’ jail on Thursday
Read moreEngineer who took 38 upskirt videos of women at MRT stations jailed 16 weeks
An engineer who took 38 upskirt videos of women at MRT stations last August was jailed for 16 weeks yesterday. Jan Benedict Mendoza Fuellas, 36, a Philippine national, admitted to one charge of intending to
Read more2 drug traffickers arrested, 1kg of heroin worth $64k and $3,400 in cash seized: CNB
SINGAPORE – Two suspected drug traffickers, a Malaysian and a Singaporean, were arrested by Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers in the wee hours of Tuesday (April 11). About 1kg of heroin, worth an estimated $64,000,
Read moreSingapore couple jailed for starving Philippine maid
A Singaporean couple have been jailed for starving their domestic worker from the Philippines, in a case that has shocked the city-state. The woman lost 20kg (44 lbs) – about 40% of her body weight
Read moreThai woman jailed 5½ years for stomping Singaporean boyfriend to death
SINGAPORE – A 43-year-old woman who assaulted her live-in boyfriend and stomped him to death after a quarrel was on Thursday (March 16) sentenced to 5½ years’ jail for culpable homicide. Sukanya Praphuttha, a Thai
Read moreMan jailed 18 weeks for abusing, killing cat in Tampines
SINGAPORE: A 25-year-old Singaporean man was on Monday (Mar 13) sentenced to 18 weeks’ jail for two counts of animal cruelty, after he caused the death of a cat in Tampines. Fajar Ashraf Fajar Ali was
Read moreFormer property agent jailed for trying to grab loaded revolver from police officer
SINGAPORE – A woman, who tried to grab a police officer’s loaded revolver after being involved in a minor traffic accident, was on Friday (Feb 17) sentenced to 11 months’ jail, and 12 weeks’ jail
Read moreMore inmates secure jobs before release; employers show greater support in hiring them: Singapore Prison Service
SINGAPORE – More inmates are securing jobs across various sectors even before their release, as employers show greater interest and support in hiring ex-offenders. Efforts to rehabilitate inmates through enhancing their employability have helped to
Read moreSingapore, Malaysia police team up to cripple cross-border Internet love scam syndicates involved in 108 cases
SINGAPORE – A joint operation conducted in several Malaysian states last week yielded 27 arrested suspects believed to be involved in cross-border Internet love scam syndicates. The operation, which took place from Feb 6 to
Read moreMr Right’ gets 20 months’ jail for cheating
She thought he was the late-arriving “Mr Right”, but he saw her as another prey. Tay Kok Hua, 57, was jailed 20 months yesterday for cheating cleaner Tan Joo Eng, 79, of her monies during
Read moreTimeshare mastermind Zamri Zainal walks from jail yesterday
Zamri Zainal…..The mastermind of a million dollar timeshare scam is out after serving his sentence…..The time to strike is NOW! Mr. Zamry was released from Police Custody on the yesterday the 2nd of February 2017.
Read moreMan charged with murder in Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal death
SINGAPORE: A 23-year-old Malaysian man was charged on Wednesday (Dec 21) with the murder of Madam Maimunah Awang, whose body was found in a deep drain near Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, where the 54-year-old worked
Read moreEx-BSI banker Seah gets 2 weeks’ jail and $10k fine
She is the second person to be convicted on charges linked to Singapore’s 1MDB probe Former BSI senior banker Yvonne Seah Yew Foong was sentenced to two weeks’ jail and a $10,000 fine yesterday. She
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