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Police say no sign of struggle at US scientist's apartment AFP Tuesday, May 14, 2013 SINGAPORE - Singapore police officers who inspected the apartment where a US high-tech researcher was found hanged last year told an inquiry on Tuesday that they saw no signs of a struggle. The bedroom...

Investigator accessed Shane Todd's hard drive: computer forensics expert By Kimberly Spykerman POSTED: 14 May 2013 11:00 PM Family and friends of the late Shane Todd leave a Singapore court during a break in an inquiry into his death. (AFP/Roslan Rahman)Parents of the late American Shane...

Day Two of coroner's inquiry into Shane Todd's death By Kimberly Spykerman and Imelda Saad POSTED: 14 May 2013 4:48 PM This undated photo released by Rick Todd shows Shane Todd in Singapore. (AP Photo/Courtesy Rick Todd) SINGAPORE: Day Two of the coroner's inquiry into the death of American...

US researcher's death in S'pore: Filipino girlfriend's emotional roller coaster May 14, 2013 - 1:33am By: Rennie Whang TNP PHOTO: Choo Chwee Hua They met on an online dating site in December 2010 and started seeing each other less than a month later. Ms Shirley Sarmiento (above), 27, a...

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American researcher visited suicide-related websites Published on May 13, 2013 Parents of US engineer Shane Todd, Rick and Mary Todd, leave the court during lunch break. American engineer Shane Todd had visited suicide-related websites on 19 occasions in the four months leading up to...

Shane Todd's laptop showed access to suicide, depression-related websites By Kimberly Spykerman POSTED: 13 May 2013 9:58 PM Parents of late American Shane Todd arrive at the Subordinate Courts in Singapore. Todd was found hanged in his apartment last June in an apparent suicide. However, his...

Businessman appealing against one month's jail sentence for road rage Published on May 10, 2013 By Elena Chong A businessman who punched a technician in a road rage case was sentenced to one month's jail on Friday. But Edwin Jaykumar Samuel, 38, is appealing against the sentence. Bail...

Man charged with running brothel and living off prostitution By Claire Huang POSTED: 09 May 2013 1:49 PM SINGAPORE: A massage parlour owner has been charged with running a brothel and living off the earnings of prostitutes, among other things. Loo Cheng Kiat, 52, faces two counts of using...

Parents of US scientist in Singapore for coroner's inquest AFP Monday, May 06, 2013 SINGAPORE - The parents of an American scientist found hanged last year in Singapore arrived in the city-state Monday ahead of a coroner's inquiry into his death at which they will testify. Rick and Mary...

3 retailers punished for selling tobacco to youths POSTED: 02 May 2013 5:25 PM The Health Sciences Authority has revoked the licence of an errant tobacco retailer and suspended two others for selling cigarettes to youths under the age of 18. Photographs of errant tobacco retailers caught...

Police appeal for next-of-kin of Lim Ee Thiam AsiaOne Monday, Apr 29, 2013 SINGAPORE - The police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 56-year-old Lim Ee Thiam to come forward. Mr Lim, a former resident of Blk 2 St George's Road, passed away on April 28 this year. The next-of-kin or...

Suspected thief stole from shoppers' unattended trolleys Published on Apr 26, 2013 By Kash Cheong Police have arrested a 59-year-old suspect believed to be responsible for a spate of theft cases in a supermarket along Telok Blangah Road. The thief mostly targeted victims who left their...

1,960 caught tampering with parking coupons Number more than doubled last year after stepped-up enforcement Published on Apr 25, 2013 Posed photo of a man folding parking coupons. The number of motorists caught tampering with their parking coupons has more than doubled following a...

Appeal by 5 modelling agencies involved in price-fixing dismissed POSTED: 22 Apr 2013 6:14 PM The Competition Appeal Board (CAB) has dismissed most of the grounds of appeal by five modelling agencies that had sought a substantial reduction in financial penalties. SINGAPORE: The Competition...

Penalties reduced for 5 modelling agencies fined for illegal price-fixing AsiaOne Monday, Apr 22, 2013 SINGAPORE - Five out of the 11 Singapore modelling agencies found guilty of illegal price-fixing activities in 2011 had their penalties reduced after an appeal to Competition Commission of...

Not wrong to have relationship with student: law prof in sex-for-grades trial By Claire Huang POSTED: 17 Apr 2013 11:12 PM Tey Tsun Hang on Wednesday said he did not think it was wrong for him to have a relationship with a student. National University of Singapore (NUS) law professor Tey...

Law prof in sex-for-grades trial to be assessed at IMH By Claire Huang POSTED: 18 Apr 2013 1:11 PM The law professor accused of corruption in the sex-for-grades trial will be going to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for assessment. National University of Singapore (NUS) law professor...

Sex-for-grades trial: Law professor 'baited' ex-student into giving him sex, gifts Published on Apr 17, 2013 By Walter Sim And Lim Yan Liang Law professor Tey Tsun Hang never intended to declare to his employer, the National University of Singapore (NUS), his past relationship with...

Match-fixers watch out: Kelong 'cops' have their eye on you April 15, 2013 - 12:23am By: Zaihan Mohamed Yusof TNP PHOTO: Zaihan Mohd Yusof Regional anti-corruption officer John (not his real name) looked like any other football fan as he sat on the crowded stands (above) of the Bukit Jalil...