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3,800 fined for smoking in smoke-free zones in 2012 By Kheng Leng, Qiuyi | Posted: 10 December 2012 2106 hrs Smokers outside Nex mall in Serangoon. Singapore: Some 3,800 people were caught smoking in smoke-free zones this year. The National Environment Agency (NEA) said most...

Two China workers arrested after standoff at construction site By Sara Grosse/Alice Chia | Posted: 06 December 2012 1600 hrs Two China workers perched atop crane escorted down on Thursday have been brought down from the crane by SCDF officers. (Photo: TODAY/Sara Grosse) SINGAPORE...

Man arrested for stealing $900 AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 05, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 37-year-old Malay man believed to be responsible for committing four counts of housebreaking and theft offences at a place of worship along Yung An Road. On Nov 23, the police received a...

4 caught for theft at shopping malls Posted: 02 December 2012 1838 hrs Valuables such as mobile phones were seized. (Photo: SPF) SINGAPORE: Three women and a man have been arrested for theft. Police said the four, who are between 26 and 43 years old, are suspected of having committed...

Vice syndicate member jailed 17 months for pimping activities Published on Nov 30, 2012 By Elena Chong A third man of an online vice syndicate was jailed for 17 months on Friday for various pimping activities. Wong Yeou Nan, 32, now a driver, was the one of the right-hand men of...

Police recover stolen car with help from Neighbourhood Watch Team AsiaOne Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 SINGAPORE: Police officers were alerted to a stolen vehicle near Compassvale Link during a patrol with the Punggol Coris Neighbourhood Watch Team. The team alerted officers to a parked vehicle...

Sham marriage couple jailed for making false statements to ICA Published on Nov 22, 2012 By Khushwant Singh A dishwasher and her "husband" were jailed for lying to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) that he was staying in her Ang Mo Kio flat. A district court heard on Thursday...

More motorists arrested for drink-driving By Karen Ng | Posted: 20 November 2012 2136 hrs Traffic Police conduct blitz against drink-driving. (File photo: Traffic Police) SINGAPORE : More motorists were caught for drinking-driving this year. 2,141 motorists were arrested for...

Singaporean charged with dangerous driving in NZ Posted: 15 November 2012 2337 hrs SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man has been charged in a court in Dunedin, New Zealand with dangerous driving causing death. The 26-year-old engineer has been remanded in custody. A media report in New Zealand...

US guns sales soar after Barack Obama's re-election Gun sales in America are soaring in the wake of President Barack Obama's re-election with weapons retailers reporting AK-47s flying off shelves "like hotcakes." In October the number of background checks on people applying to buy guns, an...

Nigeria Christmas bombs kill 40 Updated: 06:31, Monday December 26, 2011 <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1bLvxNc1C3s?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Bomb attacks on churches during Christmas services and a suicide blast have killed at...

12 years' jail for 53-year-old 'hug and steal' woman Preventive detention for 53-year-old who went back to old tricks after 11 years in jail Published on Dec 16, 2011 CCTV images released by the police showing Tan at work inside a lift. The former lounge hostess stole about $4,000 from 11...

Suryatiningsih must be petite and lighter the bamboo pole with clothes! Maid falls 13 floors to death while taking in laundry Published on Dec 15, 2011 By Elena Chong An Indonesian maid fell 13 floors to her death while trying to bring in the laundry at the kitchen window, a coroner's...

A mysterious ‘spirit’ is giving sleepless nights to estate workers in the Bukit Dato Tenang rubber estate in Tenang, Johor according to Malaysia Nanban. The 20 houses of the workers have been hit by mysterious “falling rocks” in the last 10 days. The management engaged a bomoh who had said...

Jan 11, 2011 Illegal KTV hostesses living on the edge More nightclubs losing licences because...

'Bomb' found on Germany-bound plane in Namibia, police say A suspected bomb, complete with detonator and stopwatch, was discovered during a routine security check on luggage destined for a Germany-bound aeroplane in Namibia on Wednesday...

Nov 13, 2010 GANG ATTACKS Woman attacked in Yishun...

Fake cosmetics land company in legal trouble by Zulkifli Othman 05:55 AM Jun 10, 2010 A retail company was yesterday taken to court for allegedly importing or selling fake cosmetics. At the...

Former NZ ministers caught by credit card spending <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="smallBlueText">Jun, 10, 2010 02:10 AM - Associated Press</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody></table>...

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