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6 people arrested for illegal gambling activities AsiaOne Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested 6 people for managing and gaming in an illegal gambling den at a shop house Tuesday. In a five-hour operation which started on January 15, 2013 at about 8.00pm, officers from...

Man, 46, arrested for alleged snatch theft AsiaOne Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 SINGAPORE - The police have arrested a 46-year-old man for suspected involvement in a case of snatch theft along Jurong West St 42. The female victim was walking under a linkway to Blk 419 Jurong West St 42 on Jan 6...

Delivery driver jailed for causing cyclist's death along Changi Coast Road Published on Jan 14, 2013 By Elena Chong A delivery driver who fell asleep at the wheel and caused the death of a cyclist along Changi Coast Road was jailed for three weeks on Monday. Kong Shyh Pyng, 39, was also...

Man arrested for stealing mobile phone AsiaOne Thursday, Jan 03, 2013 Crime Strike Force (CSF) officers from Clementi Neighbourhood Police Centre have arrested a 40-year-old man for theft. On Jan 1, at about 4.35pm, police was informed by a staff member of a fishing accessories shop that...

Police looking for dead man's next-of-kin AsiaOne Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 SINGAPORE - The police are looking for relatives of a 92-year-old man who passed away recently. Mr Chia Teck Toh was a former resident of Sree Narayana Mission Home located at Yishun Avenue 5. He passed away on...

Police looking for missing man AsiaOne Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a 41-year-old Indian man who was last seen at Kim Keat Avenue. Details of the missing man: Name : M Manimaran Sex & Age : Male / 41 years old Race ...

Three arrested for loansharking activities AsiaOne Monday, Dec 03, 2012 SINGAPORE - Three man aged between 24 to 36 were arrested for suspected involvement in loanshark harassment. Police officers spotted the men behaving suspiciously near Chai Chee Road on Monday, at about 1.25am. During...

Man fined for assaulting security officer at casino Published on Oct 10, 2012 By Elena Chong An unemployed man was fined $1,200 today for punching a senior security supervisor at Resorts World Sentosa casino. Ng Cheong Khoon, 58, pleaded guilty to hurting Mr Tan Seong Wee, 36, at about 1.30...

Those involved in sham marriages face fine, jail Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr S. Iswaran. By Linette Heng The New Paper Thursday, Aug 16, 2012 Sham marriages are on the rise. There were 12 cases in the first half of this year, compared to just four of five annually over the...

Police appeal for information on missing woman AsiaOne Friday, Aug 10, 2012 UPDATE: Madam Loh has been found. SINGAPORE - Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 48-year-old Madam Loh Lee Huang. She was last seen at Block 615 Hougang Ave 8, on August 7 at about 7.45 am...

Body found in canal near Upper Boon Keng Posted: 07 August 2012 2015 hrs SINGAPORE: The body of a man in his 20s was found floating in the canal near Blk 15 Upper Boon Keng Road on Tuesday afternoon. Police received the call around 3pm requesting for assistance. The body was about one...

S'porean Tiwary cleared of Sydney double murder AsiaOne Friday, Jul 27, 2012 A Singaporean man convicted in 2003 of murdering his flatmates has won an appeal against his conviction. Australia's ABC news reported that a three-judge panel in an appeal court acquitted him on Thursday, but have...

Spa owner let masseurs offer sexual services 23 July 2012 5:36 PM | Updated 6:02 PM <cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin: 4px 0px; ">(Photo / Wikimedia)</cite> The owner of a spa has been charged in court after police officers discovered that she let...

Doctor who sold cough syrup wholesale jailed, fined By Claire Huang | Posted: 20 July 2012 1620 hrs SINGAPORE: A doctor who made S$266,800 from selling codeine-based cough syrup wholesale to three patients has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half months' jail and fined S$60,000. Ho Thong...

Police bust illegal gambling den By Sharon Tong | Posted: 18 July 2012 2027 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have busted an illegal gambling den located in an industrial unit in Sims Avenue. Four men were arrested. At about midnight on Wednesday, police mounted a six-hour operation following a...

Four arrested, drugs worth S$190,000 seized By Hanna Begam | Posted: 17 July 2012 2139 hrs SINGAPORE: The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said it disrupted drug trafficking activities involving local and overseas drug traffickers on Monday. Three men and a woman were arrested. Some...

Bus runs over foot: Court to determine if SBS at fault AsiaOne Thursday, Jun 28, 2012 SINGAPORE - The High Court will decide if SBS Transit and its bus driver are liable to pay damages for an injury sustained by a woman whose foot was run over by an SBS bus in March 2010. Mrs Susan Chan is...

97 arrested in 48-hour drug bust By S Ramesh | Posted: 27 June 2012 1719 hrs Photos 1 of 1 Drugs seized by Central Narcotics Bureau officers at Outram. (Photo: CNB) SINGAPORE: Eight drug traffickers and 89 drug offenders were arrested in an intensive 48-hour Central Narcotics...

Man's case postponed for selling codeine-laced cough syrup Posted: 21 June 2012 1740 hrs SINGAPORE: A man charged with illegally selling codeine-laced cough syrup will be dealt with at a later date. Ng Jin Jie, 28, had pleaded guilty to four counts of contravening the Medicines Act in May this...

Doctor fined S$5,000 for professional misconduct Posted: 19 June 2012 1126 hrs SINGAPORE: A medical doctor has been fined S$5,000 and censured by the Singapore Medical Council's Disciplinary Committee (DC) for professional misconduct. Dr Lim Chong Hee, 46, was a Senior Consultant at the...