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Delivery driver jailed 24 months for underage sex with girl, 14 Published on Apr 01, 2014 By Elena Chong <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Gng3sPiJdzA?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe> A delivery driver was jailed for 24 months on Tuesday for...

Bashed on bus by 120kg man Mr Kumar, who went to hospital after the attack on the bus, got six days' medical leave for his swollen cheek and forehead, and bruises on his neck. Tan Tam Mei The New Paper Friday, Mar 28, 2014 SINGAPORE - She asked for help, but no one stepped forward or even...

Updated: 03/06/2014 17:21 | By Channel NewsAsia Tougher measures against debtors who help unlicensed moneylending syndicates SINGAPORE: Those who have been convicted or issued a stern warning for helping unlicensed moneylending syndicates will be barred from using ATMs and internet banking...

2 men arrested for loansharking activities <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/US0eZb8cHSQ?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" width="640"></iframe> AsiaOne Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 SINGAPORE - Two men have been arrested in connection to 2 separate cases of loansharking...

Updated: 02/20/2014 17:50 | By Channel NewsAsia Suspect arrested for theft of S$85,000 from lodging house <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/RN7DLsI-fVE?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe> SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a man suspected of stealing...

Updated: 02/03/2014 17:59 | By Channel NewsAsia More arrested for crimes on public transport SINGAPORE: More people were arrested for committing crimes on and involving public transport in the last three years. A total of 817 people were arrested for such crimes last year -- an increase of...

Man jailed four months for punching ex-lover Published on Jan 02, 2014 By Elena Chong <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/C7SeCCOkJw8?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe> A delivery driver was jailed for four months on Thursday for attacking his...

Man, 66, arrested for distributing loanshark namecards AsiaOne Friday, Dec 20, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 66-year-old man for allegedly helping loansharks with the distribution of name cards after he failed to service his loans. Police saw the suspect distributing name cards...

Updated: 12/16/2013 18:40 | By Channel NewsAsia 'Subway Samurai' detained after scaring passengers SINGAPORE: A man dressed in what appeared to be samurai garb and carrying a sword apparently caused quite a stir on a Singapore commuter train on Monday afternoon. Tweets and photos from a...

Man jailed for underage sex; victim now wife Unusual case but accused cannot be condoned for sex with girl: Judge Published on Dec 12, 2013 -- ST ILLUSTRATION: MIEL By Elena Chong, Court Correspondent In what is believed to be the first case of its kind here, a Singaporean man was...

Passenger fined $4K for repeatedly hitting bus captain's head Published on Dec 06, 2013 By Elena Chong A bus passenger who hit a bus captain's head three times was fined $4,000 on Friday. Cleaner Chng Eng Khiang, 57, pleaded guilty to causing hurt to Mr Xu Tingqiang by a rash act which...

Updated: 11/14/2013 17:33 | By Channel NewsAsia Girl gets probation for punching and shaming another <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/dT_fkwX4fRM?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> SINGAPORE: An 18-year-old girl who punched and recorded a...

Jail terms cut for couple who lied they lost their Singapore passports Published on Nov 12, 2013 By Ian Poh <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/IqC9dS1mGN4?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> An appeals court on Monday reduced the jail terms for...

27 arrested for involvement in loansharking activities AsiaOne Wednesday, Nov 13, 2013 SINGAPORE - 17 men and 10 women were arrested by the police for their suspected involvement in loansharking activities in 3 separate cases. In the first case, 15 men and 10 women, whose ages range from 19...

Couple arrested for smartphone theft <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sL-jG1QLOk4?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe> AsiaOne Tuesday, Nov 12, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 20-year-old man and his 23-year-old wife in relation to a case of...

Updated: 10/31/2013 23:11 | By Channel NewsAsia Alcohol ban in NUS, NTU SINGAPORE: Preliminary findings from the Los Angeles County Coroner suggest that the death of a student from Singapore in the US was the result of alcohol poisoning. The student from University of Southern California...

Updated: 10/31/2013 17:40 | By Channel NewsAsia Man jailed 3 months for fighting in public <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/mRnaglOPPCg?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> SINGAPORE: A man has been jailed three months for fighting in public...

Police nab snatch theft suspect <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/bSrRmE1yoyk?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> The New Paper Monday, Oct 28, 2013 The police have arrested a suspect who allegedly snatched a woman's handbag. A woman, 30, had been...

Two Chinese nationals jailed for stealing from mosque donation boxes Published on Oct 25, 2013 By Elena Chong <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/bSrRmE1yoyk?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> Two Chinese nationals who travelled here...

Have you seen them? AsiaOne Sunday, Oct 20, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police are looking for a couple to assist with investigations into a case of dishonest misappropriation of a laptop at a coffee shop in the vicinity of Blk 846 Yishun Ring Road on Oct 9. The man, believed to be in his 50s, is...