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Couple charged with cheating six people of $657,000 by promising personalised talisman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KIiaq4zclM Elena Chong Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016 SINGAPORE - A couple, first charged earlier this month with abetment of cheating a man of $38,800, were slapped with 28 more...

High Court quashes acquittal of woman for slapping maid, orders retrial Kathleen Chua Siew Wei's elder sister Chua Siew Peng (left) and mother Lum Wai Lui (centre) were separately tried for abusing Filipina Jonna Memeje Muegue (right).PHOTOS: ST FILE Published 9 hours ago Selina Lum...

Probation for retiree guilty of maid abuse Lum, a 75-year-old retiree, was diagnosed by an Institute of Mental Health psychiatrist to be suffering from depression and schizophrenia, which "contributed significantly" to the offences. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM Published Feb 11, 2016, 5:00 am SGT...

Man jailed and banned for causing death by dangerous driving while on medication Published on Jun 25, 2015 7:58 PM By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - A 25-year-old man, on medication to cope with wisdom tooth pain, switched lanes at a fast speed and struck a lorry at the slip road into Bukit Panjang...

Woman in alleged ponzi scam has $5k in bank Her only other declared assets here are Rolex watch, house she co-owns Published on May 28, 2015 8:29 AM A Mercedes-Benz and a BMW were seen parked at the Tanah Merah semi-detached house of Madam Leong Lai Yee. Madam Leong who allegedly owes more...

Investors caught in '$60m ponzi scam' Around 60 people are claiming to have been duped by woman over 'sweet' property deals Published on May 24, 2015 12:00 PM After postponing payment deadlines, Ms Leong Lai Yee later sent investors a letter saying she would kill herself. -- PHOTO...

Man jailed for taking phones from schoolchildren, punching 12-year-old boy Published on May 18, 2015 2:49 PM By Olivia Ho SINGAPORE - A 49-year-old unemployed man was jailed for 13 weeks on Monday for taking mobile phones from young schoolchildren, and even punching a 12-year-old boy who...

Teen who took bus for joyride had stolen 2 other buses Published on May 14, 2015 1:04 PM A Community Court heard that Muhammad Salahuddin Omar, who is deaf and cannot speak, was out on police bail when he committed the latest theft at Woodlands Industrial Park E8 on March 8. -- PHOTO: SHIN...

Court convicts retiree of hurting and pouring bleach on Filipino domestic worker Published on May 13, 2015 1:44 PM Lum Wai Lui, 73, a retired radiograph and medicine technician was convicted of two charges of maid abuse on Wednesday after a six-day trial. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW By...

Man gets 3 weeks' jail for slapping blogger Amos Yee Published on May 11, 2015 4:26 PM Neo Gim Huah, 49, has pleaded guilty to slapping teenage blogger Amos Yee outside the State Courts last month. -- ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - A self-employed man was sentenced to...

Man arrested for serial laptop thefts AsiaOne Friday, May 08, 2015 The police have arrested a man for his suspected involvement a series of theft. On Apr 30, two police reports were lodged on the theft of a laptop from a tertiary institution located at Dover Road. The police had also...

ATMs found splashed with black paint in various parts of Singapore Published on May 7, 2015 10:17 PM Readers informed Shin Min Daily News that a number of ATMs in Ubi and Circuit Road were out of service because they had paint splashed on them. -- PHOTO: SHIN MIN By Chew Hui Min SINGAPORE...

Man arrested for allegedly breaking into private homes Published on May 5, 2015 4:33 PM By Chew Hui Min SINGAPORE - A man allegedly involved in a number of housebreaking cases in private estates in central Singapore was arrested on Tuesday. The 24-year-old is suspected in a series of...

11 arrested as first syndicate investigated under Remote Gambling Act AsiaOne Monday, May 04, 2015 SINGAPORE - Nine men and two women have been arrested after being suspected of providing remote gambling services. This is the first syndicate to be investigated under the Remote Gambling Act...

9-month jail term for maid abuse Judge rejects tutor's claim of depression, saying her actions were reprehensible Published on Apr 30, 2015 7:41 AM Low kicked, bit and scalded the maid, and poked her with scissors. She was sentenced to nine months in jail for maid abuse. -- ST PHOTO: WONG...