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Indonesian maid jailed for putting eucalyptus oil in baby's bottled breast milk Published on Apr 27, 2015 3:04 PM By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - A maid put eucalyptus oil in packs of breast milk meant for her employer's baby because she wanted to be scolded and sent back to Indonesia. Annisa, 28...

Former Malaysian national football player sentenced to 24 months imprisonment in match-fixing case AsiaOne Thursday, Apr 23, 2015 A former Malaysian national football player has been sentenced to 24 months imprisonment for corruption and immigration offences. Thana Segar S Sinnaiah, 40, had...

2 death-row traffickers get life term instead Published on Apr 21, 2015 7:33 AM By Hoe Pei Shan Five years on death row ended yesterday for convicted Malaysian drug traffickers Cheong Chun Yin and Pang Siew Fum after a High Court re-sentenced them to life in prison. Cheong, now 31, arrived at...

Club performer jailed 3 weeks for false rape report Shaffiq Alkhatib The New Paper Sunday, Apr 19, 2015 She cheated on her boyfriend by sleeping with her employer. And when her boyfriend found out, Indian national Citti Babu Prasanya, 21, lied and claimed that her boss, Mr Haji Mohamed Shaik...

Malaysian charged 26 years later for committing armed robbery at Upper Bukit Timah AsiaOne Friday, Apr 17, 2015 SINGAPORE - A 53-year-old Malaysian man, Thoo Ing Lai, was charged in court today for committing armed robbery at a commercial building at Upper Bukit Timah on March 2, 1989. Police...

Woman jailed for lying that she was raped by her employer Published on Apr 16, 2015 12:01 PM By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - A performing artiste who lied to the police about being raped by her employer was jailed for three weeks on Thursday. Citti Babu Prasanya, 21, an Indian national, admitted...

Malaysian jailed for smuggling seven puppies and animal cruelty Published on Apr 16, 2015 4:08 PM One puppy was found dead, while the other six were found sedated, but alive. Another puppy later died and four others had to be euthanised as they had contracted an infectious disease. -- PHOTO...

Man jailed for stealing cash during flight Published on Apr 16, 2015 5:20 PM By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - A Chinese national was jailed for 12 months on Thursday for stealing $1,663 from a passenger on board a Tigerair flight last month. Qi Shanying, 36, pleaded guilty to taking US$800...

Train commuter fined for causing nuisance and entering driver's cabin Published on Apr 15, 2015 1:55 PM By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - A Canadian was fined $600 on Wednesday for pushing the emergency exit panel of an SMRT train driver's cabin and entering the cabin. Peter Anthony Kampos, 36...

Canadian man accused of raping Singaporean girl after befriending her online AsiaOne Monday, Apr 13, 2015 A Canadian man has been accused of repeatedly raping a Singaporean girl and taking explicit nude photos of her when she visited him in Canada. James Brian Stephenson, 37, allegedly met...

Murderer escapes death after prosecution drops appeal Published on Apr 10, 2015 6:08 AM Chinese national Wang Wenfeng, who was convicted of murdering a taxi driver in 2011, fell to his knees, beaming, and pressed his palms together in gratitude to his lawyer. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE...

Ex-Malaysian football player jailed 2 years for match-fixing Published on Apr 9, 2015 5:32 PM Former part-time football referee Shokri Nor and businessman S. Thanasegar were originally accused of conspiring with each other to receive a RM15,000 (S$6,100) bribe to fix a football match...

Malaysian motorcyclist arrested for avoiding immigration clearance at Woodlands Checkpoint AsiaOne Wednesday, Apr 08, 2015 SINGAPORE - A male Malaysian motorcyclist has been arrested and charged for failing to produce his passport and not stopping for proper immigration clearance at Woodlands...

Construction firm boss fined, jailed for collecting kickbacks, assaulting MOM officer AsiaOne Tuesday, Apr 07, 2015 SINGAPORE - The managing director of a construction firm has been fined $169,000 and sentenced to three weeks in jail for receiving kickbacks from employees and for assaulting an...

Nurse who claimed Facebook account was hacked charged AsiaOne Tuesday, Apr 07, 2015 Photo illustration of a man looking at a computer screen. SINGAPORE - A Filipino who previously worked as a nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital has been charged for sedition and providing false information to...

Landlord jailed for filming tenant in shower Published on Apr 6, 2015 12:06 PM By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - An unemployed man was jailed for four weeks on Monday for taking a video of his tenant in the shower. Malaysian Goh Hoo Siang, 34, who is a Singapore permanent resident, admitted to...

Man jailed three weeks for molesting woman, 64 Published on Apr 1, 2015 1:07 PM By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - A man who rubbed his groin area on a woman's buttocks was jailed for three weeks on Wednesday. Indian national Jagudam Rameshwar, 45, a supervisor, pleaded guilty to outraging the...

Construction worker jailed six months for molesting 12-year-old boy Published on Apr 1, 2015 5:38 PM By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - A construction worker who molested a 12-year-old boy in a public toilet was jailed for six months on Wednesday. Indian national Ravikumar Sathish, 20, admitted using...

Norwegian jailed 10 weeks for choking taxi driver Published on Apr 1, 2015 12:28 PM Arne Corneliussen, 50, had admitted to causing hurt to Mr Chan Chuan Heng at the intersection of Circular Road and North Canal Road at about 1am on Sept 22 last year. - ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN By Elena Chong...

Indian national who helped dump body convicted Elena Chong The Straits Times Saturday, Mar 28, 2015 Police officers flanking Indian national Gursharan Singh, who has been charged with the murder of Madam Jasvinder Kaur on 20 December 2013, as he retraces his steps along the route which he...