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Man jailed 12 months for underage sex with minor Published on May 30, 2013 A man who had underage sex with a girl 17 years his junior was jailed for 12 months on Thursday. Lim Kuan Liang (above), 34, a property executive, pleaded guilty on Monday to two charges of sexual penetration of...

Victim 'spoon-fed' evidence: Former DPP on trial for having paid sex with minor The Straits Times Wednesday, May 29, 2013 SINGAPORE - Former deputy public prosecutor who has been charged for having paid sex with an underaged prostitute, Spencer Gwee, charged that the investigation officer...

Underage girl in vice case 'dishonest' Spencer Gwee Hak Theng By Lim Yan Liang The Straits Times Friday, Feb 22, 2013 SINGAPORE - On the first day of the trial of a former deputy public prosecutor charged with having paid sex on July 19, 2011 with a minor, the defence challenged the...

Woman investigated for lodging false report that she was raped AsiaOne Monday, May 27, 2013 SINGAPORE - A 20-year-old woman is under police investigation for making a false police report on May 22 alleging that she was raped on April 1. She lodged the report after she discovered the man...

Gwee, charged with having paid sex with underage girl has case to answer: Judge Published on May 28, 2013 Spencer Gwee Hak Theng (second from left), former deputy public prosecutor, leaves the Subordinate Courts on Feb 19, 2013, with his lawyer Subhas Anandan (left). Gwee, charged...

Gwee, charged with having paid sex with underage girl has case to answer: Judge Published on May 28, 2013 Spencer Gwee Hak Theng (second from left), former deputy public prosecutor, leaves the Subordinate Courts on Feb 19, 2013, with his lawyer Subhas Anandan (left). Gwee, charged with...

Eight youths arrested for rioting over staring incident POSTED: 24 May 2013 7:11 PM SINGAPORE: Police have arrested eight young men aged between 15 and 20 years old, who are believed to be involved in a case of rioting. In a statement, police said they were informed about a fight along...

Man fined for stealing two $1K casino chips Published on May 23, 2013 A Malaysian man was fined $3,000 on Thursday for stealing two pieces of $1,000 casino chips from a gambler. -- ST FILE PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN By Elena Chong A Malaysian man was fined $3,000 on Thursday for stealing...

Police arrest 28-year-old suspected snatch thief AsiaOne Wednesday, May 22, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 28-year-old man for snatch theft committed in the vicinity of North Bridge Road. On May 18, 2013, at about 3.20am, a 35-year-old victim lodged a police report informing that...

Burglar jailed for 30 months for stealing cough syrup from clinics Published on May 21, 2013 Lim Chee Wei, 32, who stole $300 worth of cough syrup from a Tampines clinic, was jailed for 2 1/2 years on Tuesday. -- ST FILE PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN By Khushwant Singh A burglar, who stole $300...

Lawyer found guilty of pocketing clients' $12,900 Published on May 20, 2013 Selena Chiong Chin May (above) was found guilty of six counts of criminal breach of trust of $12,900 and pretending that she was authorised to act as an advocate and solicitor. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW By...

City Harvest Church leaders' trial May 17, 2013 - 1:23am By: Koh Hui Theng Elizabeth Law TNP PHOTO: Ariffin Jamar Defence lawyers on Thursday said the external auditor had no problems with City Harvest Church's (CHC) accounts. But on day two of the trial of the church's six leaders, who...

Police nab 2 snatch thieves within 24 hours AsiaOne Friday, May 17, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police arrested two suspects, aged 15 and 33 years old, within 24 hours of a reported case of snatch theft committed around Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6. On May 16 2013 at about 7.50pm, a 62-year-old victim lodged...

Siblings arrested for illegal 4D activities By Teo Chia Leen POSTED: 17 May 2013 9:31 PM SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 45-year-old man and his 53-year-old sister for suspected involvement in illegal 4D collection activities. Police said at about 3.30pm on May 16, officers from Ang Mo...

Singapore presses embezzlement case against church leaders AFP Thursday, May 16, 2013 SINGAPORE - Prosecutors Thursday pressed their case against leaders of a Singapore-based Christian church accused of embezzling millions of dollars to finance the singing career of the pastor's wife...

Prosecution: City Harvest church leaders had "deliberately planned" scheme to move money Published on May 15, 2013 By Tessa Wong Church founder Kong Hee and his wife Sun Ho, enters the Subcourt for the first day of trial. Prosecutors for the City Harvest trial said they had evidence of a...

First witness for City Harvest trial takes the stand Published on May 15, 2013 One of the witness to take the stand on the first day of the trial, (centre, in red) Lai Baoting, former assistant accountant of the church, arrives at the Subcourt this morning. First witness Lai Baoting...

"Parrot man" Zeng Guoyan shows up for City Harvest trial Published on May 15, 2013 By Tessa Wong <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/J3mDPL2_aaY?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> "Parrot man" Zeng Guoyan showed up at the Subordinate Courts...

More measures to deter illegal parking and waiting near Clementi MRT POSTED: 14 May 2013 12:58 AM A security camera (AFP/Lionel Bonaventure) SINGPORE: Closed circuit cameras will be installed near the bus bay next to Clementi MRT station to deter illegal parking and waiting, Minister for...

6 more Thais charged for cheating MBS casino in baccarat scam Published on May 13, 2013 Another six Thai men were charged on Monday with cheating the Marina Bay Sands casino of nearly $1.2 million. -- FILE PHOTO: JOYCE FANG By Khushwant Singh ANOTHER six Thai men were charged on...