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Man jailed 14 weeks for molesting woman at MBS 03/07/2015 on mypaper By ELENA CHONG A businessman was jailed 14 weeks yesterday for molesting a young part-time worker when he attended an exhibition at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) convention hall. Cornelius Khoo Hong Sin, 62, who pleaded...

34 being investigated for online scamming Asia One Thursday, Jun 25, 2015 SINGAPORE - A total of 34 people are being investigated by the police for their suspected involvement in various online scams. Police conducted an island-wide operation from June 22 to 24. The 24 men and 10 women are...

China’s investigators to root out corruption through tougher action against bribers Chinese prosecutors say they are entering the next phase in the battle against graft PUBLISHED : Friday, 19 June, 2015, 4:11pm UPDATED : Saturday, 20 June, 2015, 2:25am Nectar Gan [email protected]...

Man arrested for series of housebreaking and theft cases in west and northern Singapore Published on Jun 17, 2015 5:38 PM On June 16, the suspect was arrested at Dover Road. Mobile phones, tablets and a bicycle were seized as case exhibits. - PHOTO: THE SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE By Chitra...

Man put on probation for taking upskirt video and having obscene films Published on Jun 12, 2015 12:20 PM Gan Wey Ian, 20, was placed on 15 months' probation on Friday for taking an upskirt video of a woman and having more than 1,100 obscene films stored in his cellphone and laptop. -- ST...

Three weeks' jail for man who attacked elderly neighbour with wooden chair Published on Jun 10, 2015 1:57 PM By Andrea Ng SINGAPORE - Upset that his neighbour was using the common corridor to do some packing, a 66-year-old man attacked him with a wooden chair. For voluntarily causing hurt...

3 men arrested for theft at shopping mall AsiaOne Friday, Jun 05, 2015 Police recovered several wallets which are believed to be stolen by the three suspects. SINGAPORE - Police have arrested three men, aged between 23 and 27, for their suspected involvement in a series of shop theft cases...

Security guard jailed 2 weeks for hitting land surveyor with car, leaving him disabled Published on Jun 4, 2015 2:16 PM By Olivia Ho SINGAPORE - A relief security guard lost control of his car while changing lanes and mounted the kerb, hitting an Indian land surveyor and leaving him severely...

Singapore Police Kill Man Near Security Summit Officers opened fire on the motorist as he tried to flee a checkpoint in Singapore, where shootings are extremely rare. 11:03, Sunday 31 May 2015 Police officers carry away a gun shot victim in a body bag behind a cordoned area near the...

Man shot dead, 2 others detained in incident near Shangri-La hotel AsiaOne Sunday, May 31, 2015 UPDATED: SINGAPORE - A 34-year-old Singaporean man was shot dead in the vicinity of Shangri-La hotel at 4.36am on Sunday (May 31) morning. Two others, who are also Singaporeans aged 26 and 31...

Lured abroad for work, domestic helpers find themselves mired in debt by recruitment fees Activists want more robust protections for domestic helpers, lured abroad by prospect of work only to find themselves burdened by debt PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 27 May, 2015, 10:47pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 27...

Three-day operation nabs 89 people for vice, immigration offences Published on May 25, 2015 2:12 PM Law enforcement officers arrested 89 people for various offences in a three-day operation to weed out illegal activities, the police said on Monday. -- ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN By Kash Cheong...

Man who drove to police post with friend clinging onto car fined $2,000 AsiaOne Thursday, May 21, 2015 SINGAPORE - A bizarre incident happened when Mr Haresh Govindaraju, 46, and two other friends went to see Mr Murali Krishnan Naidu, 44, to discuss some money he owed them last year. While...

Three debtors-turned-loanshark runners arrested AsiaOne Friday, May 15, 2015 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested one man and two women, aged between 33 and 47, for their suspected involvement in three separate loansharking harassment cases. The two female suspects, aged 43 and 47, are believed...

146 arrested in 80-hour anti-loansharking operation AsiaOne Friday, Apr 24, 2015 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested 146 suspects, aged between 19 and 72, in an anti-loansharking operation that took place between Apr 20 and 23, 2015. The 96 men and 50 women are suspected to be involved in...

Man charged under new human trafficking act Published on Apr 23, 2015 12:44 PM By Danson Cheong SINGAPORE - A 24-year-old Singaporean man was on Thursday charged with trafficking in persons under the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act. The is the first case to be prosecuted under the Act...

Man arrested for allegedly snatching mobile phone from 9-year-old boy Published on Apr 16, 2015 6:26 PM By Jalelah Abu Baker SINGAPORE- A man has been arrested for allegedly snatching a mobile phone from a nine-year-old boy. The boy was walking along the overhead bridge at Java Road towards...

36-year-old man arrested for suspected loanshark activities Published on Apr 15, 2015 1:50 AM By Calvin Yang SINGAPORE - A 36-year-old man has been arrested for suspected involvement in loanshark activities. Officers from Jurong Police Division arrested the man at Woodlands Square on Monday...

Jailed 17 years for sexually abusing stepdaughter, 12 Danson Cheong The Straits Times Saturday, Apr 04, 2015 An after-sales manager who groomed his 12-year-old stepdaughter into performing a string of "degrading and depraved" sex acts was jailed for 17 years and sentenced to 24 strokes of...

A*Star scholarship holder charged with poisoning classmates Published on Apr 2, 2015 5:52 AM Ouyang Xiangyu, 27, is currently out on bail. She is expected to plead not guilty due to insanity. By Joyce Lim An A*Star scholarship holder who was doing cancer research at one of America's top...