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Malaysian charged with harbouring One-eyed Dragon Tan Chor Jin


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Thursday, Jul 16, 2015

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Ho Yue Keong (left) is accused of harbouring Tan Chor Jin dubbed "One-eyed dragon'' (right).

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SINGAPORE - A Malaysian man who has been on the run for the last nine years was charged in court on Wednesday with harbouring a former triad leader.

Ho Yueh Keong, 42, is accused of helping Tan Chor Jin, dubbed the One-eyed Dragon because he was blind in his right eye, escape Singapore at about 8:20 am on Feb 15, 2006. Tan had shot and killed night club owner Lim Hock Soon, 41, a little over an hour earlier at Lim's home in Serangoon Avenue 4 .

Tan, who fired six bullets at the co-owner of Las Vegas Nightclub, was sentenced to death in May 2007 and executed by hanging in 2009.

Ho was arrested by the Malaysian police and extradited on July 13. No plea was taken and

the prosecution applied for the case to be adjourned for four weeks. No bail was offered.

Ho asked to make a phone call to his family members to apply for a lawyer.

He was informed by District Judge Eddy Tham that the investigation officer would contact his family members to engage a lawyer for him.

The case will be mentioned on Aug 12.

If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to five years and a fine.


 

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Renovation company contractors charged with cheating HDB residents

Published 16 July 2015
Elena Chong
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SINGAPORE - Five Malaysians from a renovation company who allegedly claimed to be HDB or town council contractors were charged on Thursday with duping residents into giving them deposits for repair works.

They each face between two and five charges involving a total of $300 to $830.

The five, from Shinden General Contractor, are believed to have entered homes by pretending to be from the Housing Board, town councils and other government agencies. They would then try to get home owners to agree to renovation or repair works.

Khaw Ee Leong , 27, who is represented, allegedly cheated a Potong Pasir resident of $200 on April 8 last year.

A second charge accuses him of scheming with Chong Sin Yu, 33, to cheat residents of Block 12 Lorong 7 Toa Payoh and as such, induced a 64-year-old man into delivering $200 to Chong on May 9 last year.

Chong faces five charges involving a total of $830. He is said to have also conspired with others to cheat residents in Yishun Street 11 and Jalan Batu as well as deceiving two individuals into giving him $210.

Ooi Chong Hee, 38, and Ng Huay Yin, 42, allegedly conspired to cheat a 76-year-old resident at Block 263 Waterloo Street into believing that they were both contractors of the Town Council and induced her to give $450 to Ng as deposit for repair works on Nov 14 last year.

Ooi is also said to have conned a resident in Hougang Street 11 into believing that HDB would be coming to change a kitchen pipe and induced her to hand over $300; He is also accused of deceiving another person of $200.

The total amount involved in Ng's four charges is $300.

Phua Kok Seong, 26, is said to have conspired with others to cheat residents in Potong Paisr Avenue 1 and Serangoon Central. He allegedly induced a 78-year-old man and a 59-year-old woman to give him $300 each.

Each was offered bail of $15,000.

Khaw's case is fixed for a pre-trial conference on Aug 12 while the others will be back on July 30.

The maximum punishment for cheating is 10 years' jail and a fine.


 

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Maid jailed for theft, tainting water


Published Jul 16, 2015, 5:00 am SGT
Elena Chong
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About two weeks after stealing money from her employer, a Myanmar domestic worker added a corrosive substance into an electric kettle used to store drinking water.

For the two offences in February this year, to which she pleaded guilty, Khin Aye Sein, 24, was yesterday sentenced to a total of 30 months and two weeks in jail.

A district court heard that Aye Sein stole $90 from her employer, Madam Lim Khee Koon, 59, at her Holland Grove View house on Feb 4. She hid the money in the sole of her slipper.

On Feb 17, Madam Lim went to the market after making soup for her two-year-old grandson. When she returned about an hour later, she made some tea but it turned black and had an unusual smell.

She then poured water from the electric kettle and noted that there were a lot of bubbles. Worried, she checked on the soup and found that it smelled bad and was black as well. There were also white crystals on the inner surface of the pot.

She told her son later that day and called the police. Investigations showed that Aye Sein had earlier added a pinch of drainpipe cleaner to the electric kettle, knowing that it would cause harm.

Aye Sein told police that she did it "to make the victim angry", said Deputy Public Prosecutor Nicholas Wuan. Asked by the court why, she said her employer nagged at her.

A Health Sciences Authority report said the corrosive chemicals in the cleaner could damage skin and mucous membranes.

Aye Sein could have been jailed for up to seven years and fined for theft; and jailed for up to five years and fined for the other offence.

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 16, 2015, with the headline 'Maid jailed for theft, tainting water'.


 

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Man slashes woman's throat, faces murder charge


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Thursday, Jul 16, 2015

He allegedly pointed a knife at the woman's abdomen and demanded that she help him extend his visa and allow him to see her daughter.

He then allegedly slashed the 35-year-old victim's throat with the knife.

It caused a wound that went through her throat and the internal jugular vein in the neck.

Yesterday, Krishnan Karunakaran was charged in the Supreme Court for attempting to murder the woman, Channel NewsAsia (CNA) reported.

The Indian national, 44, also faces a criminal intimidation charge for threatening her with the knife.

The incidents allegedly occurred at about 8.20am on Oct 27, 2013.

CNA also reported that Karunakaran's lawyer objected to the prosecution showing closed-circuit television footage of the alleged criminal intimidation as his client was concerned with prejudice.

The prosecution argued that the video evidence would add clarity to the facts of the case. But it agreed to review the request after Justice Lee Seiu Kin adjourned the matter briefly for the parties to convene.

The case has been adjourned to a date to be decided by the court.

For attempted murder and causing hurt, Karunakaran faces up to 20 years in jail, a fine, or both.

For criminal intimidation with a threat to cause death or grievous hurt, he can be jailed up to seven years.


 

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Five charged with cheating HDB residents

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Ng Huay Yin (above) and Ooi Chong Hee allegedly told a 76-year-old resident they were town council contractors. Ng Huay Yin (above) and Ooi Chong Hee allegedly told a 76-year-old resident they were town council contractors.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

Published Jul 17, 2015, 5:00 am SGT

They are said to have posed as town council contractors collecting deposit for repair works

Elena Chong
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Five Malaysians from a renovation company who allegedly claimed to be HDB or town council contractors were charged yesterday with duping residents into giving them deposits for repair works.

The five - from Shinden General Contractor - each face between two and five charges involving sums of $300 to $830.

Khaw Ee Leong, 27, allegedly cheated a Potong Pasir resident of $200 on April 8 last year.

A second charge accuses him of scheming with Chong Sin Yu, 33, to cheat residents of Block 12, Lorong 7 Toa Payoh, and inducing a 64-year-old man into delivering $200 to Chong on May 9 last year.

Chong's five charges involve a total of $830. He is accused of also conspiring to cheat residents in Yishun Street 11 and Jalan Batu, as well as deceiving two women into giving him $10 and $200 respectively.

Ooi Chong Hee, 38, and Ng Huay Yin, 42, allegedly conspired to cheat a 76-year-old resident of Block 263, Waterloo Street, into believing that they were both contractors of the town council and inducing her to give $450 to Ng as deposit for repair works on Nov 14 last year.

Ooi is also said to have conned a resident in Hougang Street 11 into believing that the HDB would be changing a kitchen pipe and inducing her to hand over $300. He is also accused of deceiving another person of $200.

Phua Kok Seong, 26, is said to have conspired to cheat residents in Potong Pasir Avenue 1 and Serangoon Central.

He allegedly induced a 78-year-old man and a 59-year-old woman into giving him $300 each.

Khaw's case is fixed for a pre-trial conference on Aug 12 ,while the others will be back on July 30.


 

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Indonesian jailed 30 months for SEA Games football match-fixing attempt


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Former Timor Leste footballer Moises Natalino de Jesus, Rajendran Kurusamy and his associate, Indonesian national Nasiruddin, leaving the State Courts in a van on May 30, 2015.PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO

Published Jul 21, 2015, 12:50 pm SGT
Chitra Kumar

SINGAPORE - An Indonesian national was jailed for 30 months on Tuesday (July 21) for football match fixing activities at the 28th South East Asian Games.

Nasiruddin, 52, abetted with two persons - one of whom is a Singaporean - to corruptly give $15,000 to technical director of the Timor Leste Football Association Orlando Marques Henriques Mendes as a reward to arrange for the Timor Leste football team to lose the match against Malaysia.

The match, which was played on May 30, ended in a 1-0 win for Malaysia.

Nasiruddin was also charged with bribing at least seven players of the Timor Leste football team to lose the same match.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) said Singapore adopts a zero tolerance approach towards corruption, and match fixing of any form is not condoned in Singapore.

The CPIB added that it will not hesitate to take action against any party involved in match fixing related activities as the Bureau works with the Asian Football Confederation, the Football Association of Singapore, and other agencies to keep the local football scene clean.


 

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Jailed Jakarta school staff get damages for defamation

Published Jul 21, 2015, 5:00 am SGT

Court awards $130k to duo and $100k to school in case involving allegations of sexual abuse
K.C. Vijayan
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Two convicted school staff currently in a Jakarta jail for child abuse were awarded a total of $130,000 in damages by the Singapore High Court in a defamation suit against the mother of an alleged victim.

The court also ordered the 33-year-old German national to pay a further $100,000 to the private international school in Jakarta as well as the principal of its elementary campus. Both had also sued her.

But the sums awarded were only a fraction of the $7.95 million in general, special and aggravated damages sought by the four parties, who were not named in judgment grounds released yesterday.

The plaintiffs had obtained a default judgment last year against the woman, who did not show up to contest the case. The issue turned on how much they should be paid.

"There is no fixed formula governing the assessment of damages. To ensure that such assessments proceed in a coherent and principled fashion, sufficient regard must be paid to past awards in comparable cases," said Justice Lee Seiu Kin.

In addition to considering the gravity and extent of the allegations, and the standing of the plaintiffs, the judge noted that past awards ranged from $15,000 to $140,000 in comparable cases here. The severity of the allegations did not justify $300,000 for general damages, which belongs to the scale of awards for public leaders here, he ruled.

The plaintiffs also sought aggravated damages, pointing out that the woman had failed to retract her statements or apologise, and had tried to evade acceptance of court papers, among other things.

Justice Lee ruled that the school, as a corporate entity, was not entitled to aggravated damages but that the other three parties were entitled, as objective evidence including a physical examination at KK Women's & Children's Hospital showed that the woman's son had not been assaulted. Justice Lee awarded $20,000 to each of the trio in aggravated damages.

The judge turned down the claims of all four parties for special damages,which is usually recoverable for economic loss following injury to their reputation. The school had sought US$2.98 million (S$4.1 million) in special damages for the shortfall in enrolment.

But the judge found that it did not show the extent of the woman's blame, given that the scandal at the school started in March last year, two months before she made the allegations. The judge also called the claims for special damages made by the other three parties, totalling $2.04 million, "misconceived".

The suit involved statements about the sexual abuse of schoolchildren that the woman, whose son was a student at the school, had made in e-mails and WhatsApp messages against the four parties.

The two staff in an Indonesian jail are a Canadian former school administrator and an Indonesian former teacher's aide. Both had been convicted of child abuse in a Jakarta court in April and sentenced to 10 years' jail each and fined. Both are appealing against the verdicts.



 

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Nine new cheating charges for casino croupier and alleged accomplice, 85 more to come

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Chua Lai Huat (in black) and Resorts World Sentosa croupier Zhang Zhijiu (in blue) were both charged with an additional nine counts of cheating at play on Wednesday, July 22, 2015. ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

Published 22 July 2015
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SINGAPORE -A Chinese national, working as a croupier at the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) casino, and his alleged Singaporean accomplice were each charged on Wednesday with nine additional counts of cheating at play.

The duo had already been charged on July 15 with one count each of cheating at play, and the Straits Times understands each man could be face 85 more similar charges.

Croupier Zhang Zhijiu, 40, is accused of colluding with casino patron Chua Lai Huat, 65, by using his position as a dealer of the RWS Three Card Poker table to give Chua an advantage.

Zhang's alleged modus operandi was to reveal the value of the last playing card of the dealer's deck by exposing it at an angle to Chua.

Both men were arrested on July 14, on the same day that they allegedly committed the offences, at about 6am. Casino chips worth $6,000 and other items believed to be used by the duo to facilitate the crime were also seized.

The case will next be mentioned on Aug 19. The duo are currently out on bail of $15,000 each.

For each count of cheating at play by colluding under a fraudulent scheme or practice, each man could face up to seven years' jail, a fine of up to $150,000 or both.

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South Korean prostitute jailed two months for trying to bribe cops in Orchard Road hotel


Published 23 July 2015
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SINGAPORE - A South Korean prostitute who tried to bribe police after they arrested her in an Orchard Road hotel was jailed for two months on Thursday (July 23).

Hwang Eunmi, 37, was caught in a vice raid on Hotel Jen on June 19 and offered the five officers $1,550 to release her from custody.

After retrieving a box containing the money she placed it on the bed and told the cops in English: "Take the money, I want to go back to Korea tomorrow."

They rejected her offer, but Hwang persisted.

She had been in Singapore on a 90-day Social Visit Pass.

In court on Thursday, she pleaded guilty to one charge of corruptly offering gratification to a policeman as an inducement to release her from custody.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Norman Yew urged the court to jail Hwang for two to three months.

In mitigation, lawyer Christopher Bridges said his client is not fluent in English, and had repeated the bribe offer "in a state of panic".

"The offence occurred on the spur of the moment," he added.

Hwang has no prior criminal record and also pleaded guilty at the first opportunity, he added.

In passing sentence, District Judge Christopher Goh said: "We should send a signal to everyone that if you are caught doing this, either as a giver or as a receiver, then the sentence imposed will be severe".

For corruptly offering gratification as an inducement or reward, Hwang could have been fined up to $100,000, jailed for up to five years, or both.

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RWS casino croupier and patron charged with cheating


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Olivia Ho
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A Chinese national working as a croupier at the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) casino and his alleged Singaporean accomplice were yesterday slapped with nine fresh charges each for cheating at the gaming table.

Zhang Zhijiu, 40, is accused of colluding with casino patron Chua Lai Huat, 65, by using his role as dealer of the RWS Three Card Poker table to give Chua an advantage.

The duo were each charged last Wednesday with one count of cheating at play, and The Straits Times understands that there could be 85 more similar charges to come for each man.

Zhang's alleged modus operandi was to reveal the value of the last playing card of the dealer's deck by exposing it at an angle to Chua.

The men allegedly committed the offences at about 6am on July 14 and were arrested on the same day after the casino operator alerted the police. Officers seized casino chips worth $6,000 and other items believed to have been used in the crime. The case will next be mentioned on Aug 19. The two men are out on $15,000 bail each.

For each count of cheating at play by colluding under a fraudulent scheme or practice, each man could face up to seven years' jail, a fine of up to $150,000, or both.
 

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Third man charged in RWS casino cheating case


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Published Jul 24, 2015, 12:57 pm SGT
Olivia Ho

SINGAPORE - A third man was charged in court on Friday in relation to a casino cheating case at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS).

Casino dealer Choo Hui Yong, 27, faces three counts of cheating at play. The Malaysian national is accused of colluding with Singaporean patron Chua Lai Huat to give him an advantage in Three Card Poker.

Chua, 65, already faces 10 charges of cheating at play, as does Choo's colleague, croupier Zhang Zhijiu, 40, a Chinese national.

Choo's three offences are said to have occurred on June 13, shortly after 1pm.

His alleged modus operandi, like Zhang's, was to reveal the value of the last playing card of the dealer's deck by exposing it at an angle to Chua.

Choo's case will next be mentioned in court on Aug 19, along with Chua's and Zhang's.

For each count of cheating at play by colluding under a fraudulent scheme or practice, he could face up to seven years' jail, a fine of up to $150,000 or both.

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Maid from Myanmar jailed 13 years for killing employer's 87-year-old mother-in-law


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Published Jul 27, 2015, 3:43 pm SGT
Selina Lum

SINGAPORE - A 25-year-old domestic maid from Myanmar was jailed 13 years on Monday (July 27) for killing her employer's 87-year-old mother-in-law.

Than Than Win pleaded guilty in the High Court to a charge of culpable homicide for stabbing Madam Yong Wan Lan with a pair of scissors at the Springdale Condominium on Hindhede Walk in Bukit Timah on March 4 last year .

Her charge was reduced from murder as she was diagnosed by a psychiatrist from the Institute of Mental Health to be suffering from severe depression with psychotic symptoms at the time.

The maid had been working for the family for more than a year and was alone at home with the elderly woman when she became increasingly angry over a scolding she received from Madam Yong that morning.

The maid got the largest pair of scissors she could find from a kitchen drawer, then repeatedly stabbed Madam Yong, who was too frail to retaliate.

After killing her, the maid washed herself in the bathroom with her clothes on. She then left the apartment, drenched and barefoot, and wandered around the estate. She got a saw from a parked truck and tried to cut her neck but was stopped by a worker.

In sentencing, Justice Chan Seng Onn noted that the maid had viciously attacked a very elderly grandmother she was supposed to help look after.

The judge noted that she inflicted at least 21 stab wounds on Madam Yong, two of which were fatal injuries to her heart and lungs.

Culpable homicide carries up to 20 years' jail or life imprisonment.

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Heroin with estimated street value of more than $80,000 seized at Woodlands Checkpoint

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The seized bundles were found to contain heroin with an estimated street worth of more than $80,000. The seized bundles were found to contain heroin with an estimated street worth of more than $80,000.PHOTO: ICA/CNB

Published 28 July 2015
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SINGAPORE - A Malaysia-registered taxi carrying about 1.1kg worth of heroin and a small amount of cannabis and "Ice" was stopped while trying to enter Singapore through the Woodlands Checkpoint on Monday (July 27).

In a joint media statement on Tuesday, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said that the drugs were discovered when the vehicle was stopped for routine checks.

The drugs were found in bundles under the driver's seat.

The 52-year-old male taxi driver and the passengers - a 25-year-old man, and two women aged 40 and 56 - were referred to CNB for further investigations. They are all Malaysians.

Follow-up investigations conducted by CNB officers resulted in the arrest of three suspected drug traffickers who are believed to be the intended recipients of the drugs. The three men are aged 29, 43 and 48. A 54-year-old male alleged drug abuser was also arrested. All four are Singaporeans.

The seized bundles were found to contain heroin with an estimated street worth of more than $80,000. Officers also seized more than $9,900 in the operation.

Under the Misuse of Drugs Act, offenders face the death penalty if the amount of pure heroin - called diamorphine - trafficked is more than 15g.

The statement said that 15g of diamorphine is equivalent to 1,250 straws which can feed the addiction of about 180 abusers for a week.

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Alleged murder plot mastermind 'targeted wife's lover'

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(From left) Myanmar nationals Phyo Min Naing, Yae Wynnt Oaung and Singapore permanent resident Zaw Min Hlaing have been charged over a murder plot. (From left) Myanmar nationals Phyo Min Naing, Yae Wynnt Oaung and Singapore permanent resident Zaw Min Hlaing have been charged over a murder plot. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS

Published 28 july 2015

SINGAPORE - A man targeted in a failed murder plot had an affair with the wife of the alleged mastermind of the conspiracy, a court heard on Tuesday.

Singapore permanent resident Aye Maung Maung Thet, 28, was allegedly tasered by two men in a multi-storey carpark in Pasir Ris last month, but managed to attract the attention of passers-by. His attackers fled before the grisly killing could be carried out.

Win Kyaw Kyaw Aung, 29, is believed to have been behind a plot to murder the engineer on June 20. He has since fled the country.

Myanmar nationals Yae Wynnt Oaung, 32, and Phyo Min Naing, 32, and Singapore PR Zaw Min Hlaing, 37, have been charged with scheming with Aung to murder Mr Thet.

The deed was supposed to have been carried out at Aloha Changi chalet where an assortment of items were recovered. They included a meat mincer, a chainsaw, trolley bags, plastic sheets, cable ties, a cleaver and a chopping board.

Applying for bail on Tuesday, Oaung's lawyer S.S. Dhillon said his client is a cousin of Aung and regularly travelled to Singapore to conduct business dealings for him.

He said Oaung had not been involved in communications that Aung had with the other two accused on how to deal with his wife's alleged affair, nor had he been present at the carpark.

Mr Dhillon said his client has since contracted tuberculosis.

Opposing bail, Deputy Public Prosecutor John Lu said Aung could resurrect their plan should any of the accused be given bail.

"This is a risk that this court cannot take," he added. "An innocent man's life is at stake ."

District Judge Eddy Tham will decide whether to grant bail on Wednesday.



 

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Man jailed for stealing prostitute's wallet, beating her up

Published Jul 29, 2015, 1:23 pm SGT

SINGAPORE - After having sex with a prostitute, he stole her wallet. When she tried to get it back, he beat her up.

Malaysian national Yong Chun Yoong, 24, was jailed three months on Wednesday for the theft and assault.

A court heard that the unemployed man, a former casino croupier whose contract had expired, contacted the 23-year-old prostitute on May 18 to ask for sexual services.

After they agreed on a $110 fee, they met that afternoon at her room at Goodwill Mansion on Balestier Road.

Following the sexual intercourse, both showered in the room's toilet. While the victim was still in the toilet, Yong quickly got dressed, removed her wallet from a bedside drawer, and put it inside his sling bag.

The wallet contained about $500 in cash, along with a gold chain worth $200 and an ATM card.

When the victim emerged, Yong handed her the fee and hurried out of the room. It was only when she wanted to put the money into her wallet that she realised it was missing.

She quickly wrapped herself in a towel and chased after Yong, confronting him in the lift lobby. Yong continued walking away, whereupon she grabbed his bag to stop him.

Yong then pushed her and punched her in the head and body repeatedly until she let go of his bag. He then fled via the stairs.

The victim tried to call his mobile phone several times, but got no response. She filed a police report the next day, and was examined two days later at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. She was found to have tenderness around her head and bruising on her right shoulder.

Yong was arrested on May 26 at Woodlands Checkpoint when he tried to leave Singapore.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Soh Weiqi argued that the theft had been premeditated and that Yong had made no restitution to the victim, as he had used all the cash to pay off his bills and living expenses.

For theft in dwelling, Yong could have been jailed for up to seven years and also fined.

For voluntarily causing hurt, he could have be jailed up to two years, fined up to $5,000, or both.

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Cement mixer driver jailed seven weeks and banned for five years over fatal accident

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SINGAPORE - A cement mixer driver was jailed for seven weeks and banned from driving all vehicles for five years on Wednesday, for running over and killing a lorry attendant in Jurong West.

Malaysian Nagarajan Ramaiyah, 51, pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mr Kamaraj Kannan, 23, by negligence along Bulim Avenue on Jan 15 this year.

He had failed to see the pedestrian standing on the left lane of the road before veering into the lane. The front left portion of the heavy motor vehicle hit Mr Kamaraj, dragging his body for a few metres.

A court heard that at about 11.35pm that day, Mr Kamaraj was waiting for one Samson Ramasamy to take him home on his motorcycle after alighting from a lorry, which was parked along the extreme left lane of Bulim Avenue.

Mr Samson arrived shortly and parked his motorcycle on the right side of the lorry to collect some items from the lorry.

As Mr Kamaraj was talking to the lorry driver, who was facing the road for oncoming vehicles, Nagarajan came along. He had been driving since 11.30am that day and that was his fifth trip for the day.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Siti Adrianni Marhain said Nagarajan had spotted the lorry parked on the extreme left lane on the road shortly before the accident happened. But he did not keep a proper lookout and failed to notice the motorcycle as well as the two men standing on the road.

The lorry driver saw the cement mixer about 150m away and when it got nearer, it suddenly veered to the left towards them. He shouted "Eh" and tried to pull the deceased away, but it was too late.

The cement mixer rammed into the motorcycle and then Mr Kamaraj, dragging his body for a few metres. The left tyre ran over him before it came to a stop.

Mr Kamaraj was extricated from underneath the cement mixer by civil defence personnel. He suffered multiple injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Pleading for leniency, Nagarajan, who was unrepresented, sought forgiveness from the victim's family for what he had done. The father of three said he was truly remorseful and regretted his action.

He could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined for causing death through his negligence.

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Serial maid molester given 27 months' jail and three strokes of the cane


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Olivia Ho

SINGAPORE - A Bangladeshi construction worker was jailed for 27 months and given three strokes of the cane on Wednesday for molesting several domestic helpers.

Md Hira Dhali Abdul Hossain Dhali, 29, pleaded guilty to five charges involving four maids, whom he targeted in HDB lift lobbies and outside condominiums in the Sengkang and Punggol area.

A court heard that around noon on Jan 23, he had followed a Filipino maid along Sengkang West Avenue while she was returning from grocery shopping.

He grabbed the 31-year-old's bra strap and pinched her right elbow. Although she scolded him, he continued to follow her and demand her phone number.

On reaching the block where she lived, the victim had to wait at the lift lobby while Hira kept trying to engage her in conversation.

When she was entering the lift, he touched her right buttock, then reached through the lift doors and grabbed her right breast before running off.

Hira struck again on April 25 in an Edgedale Plains lift lobby, this time attacking a 40-year-old Indonesian maid who was also returning home with groceries.

As she was going up to her employer's apartment, he slipped into the lift and asked her if she wanted a boyfriend. The victim rejected him, but he suddenly hugged her from behind and forcibly kissed her.

The victim put up a struggle, so Hira hit several buttons in the lift, causing it to go up and down and stop at different floors. The victim tried to flee each time the doors opened, but Hira restrained her.

While they fought, he grabbed both her breasts and also forced her to touch his genitals over his jeans. The lift finally stopped at the 16th floor and the victim managed to escape when a neighbour entered the lift.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Kenneth Kee had previously called for a jail term of two years and six months to three years, along with three strokes of the cane.

He had pointed out that Hira had attacked four different women and engaged in a protracted struggle with at least one.

Hira, who was unrepresented during his sentencing, sat with his head bowed in the dock throughout. In mitigation, he said through an interpreter that he was very remorseful and needed to return to Bangladesh as soon as possible to look after his mother.

For each count of outraging modesty, he could have been jailed up to two years, fined, caned, or any combination of the above.

For wrongfully restraining his victim to outrage her modesty, he could have been jailed between two and 10 years, and caned.

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PR Grassroots Leader Charged In Court For Assaulting Driver

The LATE Lady Diana would still have been alive if he did his job.

A 48-year-old Permanent Resident (PR) from the United Kingdom is suspected of assaulting a 37-year-old financial consultant and drove a car towards the other, charged on Tuesday morning.
The accused, John Duncan Tasker faces two charges, namely for the use of criminal force and for driving rashly towards another driver, Yi Yongjie.
The accused was charged on Tuesday morning and will have the hearing next month on 25 August.

Provoked assault?

The incident is said to have happened at the car park of Parkland Green, East Coast Park, on 30 May (Saturday) around 6:10pm.
Mr Yi was waiting for a parking lot after dropping off his wife and kids at the car park when a silver colored car, driven by Mr Tasker, came driving in against the flow of traffic.
The car then parked in front of the space that Mr Yi was waiting for with his hazard light turned on. As a result, Mr Yi drove his car forward, in front of Mr Tasker’s car and wound down his car window to confront the latter.
According to Mr Yi, Mr Tasker alighted from his car and starting scolding him, calling him “an idiot for being slow”. An argument then ensued between the two men.
All of a sudden, Mr Tasker punched Mr Yi through the car’s window and walked back to his car.

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The force of the punch was so great that it broke Mr Yi’s glasses and resulted in bleeding on his face.
Despite being stunned from the punch, Mr Yi hurried down from his car and tried to take down the Mr Tasker’s car license plate number.
“I stood in front of his car and he just stepped on the accelerator, trying to run me over while escaping.” said Mr Yi, who was subsequently treated at Changi Hospital for his injuries.
If convicted, the accused faces up to two-years’ imprisonment or a fine of $5,000 dollars, or both.

Grassroots leader and former military man

In an article about the visit of the British royalty to Singapore three years ago, Mr Tasker was reported to be formerly from the British military and he was once a personal protection officer for the late Princess Diana.
“Among those present were former members of the British military, including 45-year-old John Tasker. His 15-year military career included a stint as a personal protection officer for the late Princess Diana.” (see link)
In his LinkedIn account, apart from listing his current occupation of the Chief Operating Officer at The JLC Group of Companies (a privately held entity with offices in both Singapore and the United Kingdom). Mr Tasker identifies himself as a grassroots leader in his local community in the position of vice-chairman of a Neighbourhood Committee, a grassroots organisation under the aegis of the People’s Association.

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He says his role as a grassroots leader include organising and managing community events and “ad hoc meet the people session with our local MP, Dr Maliki Osman.”
Here is a photo of a get-well card and flower bouquet which Dr Maliki’s had apparently sent to Mr Tasker.
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Serial maid molester jailed for 27 months


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Olivia Ho
Thursday, Jul 30, 2015

A construction worker was jailed for 27 months and given three strokes of the cane yesterday, for molesting several domestic helpers.
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Md Hira Dhali Abdul Hossain Dhali, 29, pleaded guilty to five charges involving four maids, whom he targeted in Housing Board blocks' lift lobbies and outside condominiums in the Sengkang and Punggol area.

A court heard that around noon on Jan 23, the Bangladeshi had followed a Filipino maid along Sengkang West Avenue while she was returning from grocery shopping.

He grabbed the 31-year-old's bra strap and pinched her right elbow. Although she scolded him, he continued to follow her and demanded her phone number.

On reaching the block where she lived, the victim had to wait at the lift lobby while Hira kept trying to engage her in conversation.

When she was entering the lift, he touched her right buttock, then reached through the lift doors and grabbed her right breast before running off.

Hira struck again on April 25 in an Edgedale Plains lift lobby, this time attacking a 40-year-old Indonesian maid who was also returning home with groceries.

As she was going up to her employer's apartment, he slipped into the lift and asked her if she wanted a boyfriend. The victim rejected him, but he suddenly hugged her from behind and forcibly kissed her.

The victim put up a struggle, so Hira hit several buttons in the lift, causing it to go up and down, and stop at different floors. The victim tried to flee each time the doors opened, but Hira restrained her.

While they fought, he grabbed both her breasts and forced her to touch his genitals through his jeans. The lift finally stopped on the 16th floor and the victim managed to escape when a neighbour entered the lift.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Kenneth Kee had called for a jail term of two years and six months to three years, along with three strokes of the cane.

He pointed out that Hira had attacked four women and engaged in a protracted struggle with at least one.

Hira, who was unrepresented during his sentencing, sat in the dock with his head bowed throughout. In mitigation, he said through an interpreter that he was very remorseful and needed to return to Bangladesh as soon as possible to look after his mother.

For each count of outraging modesty, he could have been jailed up to two years, fined, caned or received any combination of the above.

For wrongfully restraining his victim to outrage her modesty, he could have been jailed between two and 10 years, and caned.

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Malaysian woman jailed for driving through Woodlands checkpoint without passport


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Jul 31, 2015, 4:18 pm SGT

SINGAPORE - A Malaysian woman who drove through Woodlands immigration checkpoint without a valid passport was sentenced to four weeks' jail on Friday.

A court heard that Chong Jing Jing, 34, had driven from her home in Perak, Malaysia on June 30. Her passport had expired, however, so instead of stopping at the immigration counter, she tailgated the vehicle in front of her and drove through the barrier.

The officer manning the counter activated the alarm system, bringing traffic at the checkpoint to a halt.

Immigration officers went after Chong, finally locating her Malaysia-registered pink Perodua Axia in the arrival section.

When a checkpoint inspector directed Chong to switch off the engine, unlock the doors and step out of the car, she ignored him. Instead, she closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

After repeated attempts to order her out of the car, the officers finally managed to break into the vehicle and arrested her.

Chong, an administrator in an Ipoh music school,walked free on Friday after District Judge Liew Thiam Leng backdated her sentence to July 2, when she first entered remand.

The judge said her offences were "relatively serious" but noted that she had pleaded guilty and already been in remand for four weeks.

Chong, a slight woman who spoke in Mandarin, started wailing upon hearing the backdated sentence. As she was led out of court by officers, she sobbed repeatedly: "Thank you, Your Honour! Thank you for letting me go!"

For failing to present her passport, Chong could have been jailed up to six months, fined $1,000, or both. For obstructing the duty of an immigration officer, she could have been jailed up to 12 months, fined $4,000 or both.

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