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Caught on camera: Woman robbed while cleaning house with gate ajar AsiaOne Wednesday, Mar 04, 2015 SINGAPORE - A woman in Malaysia was cleaning the area just outside her house when she was robbed by two men who rushed into the property wielding machetes. The robbers had arrived on two...

Man arrested for snatching phones from women Published on Mar 1, 2015 4:19 PM Police have arrested a 26-year-old man believed to be involved in multiple cases of snatch theft targeting women in the housing estates of Jurong East, Pandan Gardens and Faber Walk. -- ST PHOTO: FILE By Olivia...

Debtor-turned-harasser arrested AsiaOne Wednesday, Feb 25, 2015 SINGAPORE - A 24-year-old man who owed money to loansharks and later worked for them by harassing other debtors has been arrested. The police said in a statement on Wednesday that the Police cameras at Block 264 Boon Lay Drive...

Driver admits to causing death of ex-hotelier Sonny Lien in 2013 traffic accident Published on Feb 24, 2015 12:55 PM Pioneering hotelier Sonnie Lien. A 65-year-old man has admitted to causing his death in a 2013 road accident. -- PHOTO: SHIN MIN Michael Teo Wee Hian, 65, accused for...

Police appeal for information on outrage of modesty case Published on Feb 18, 2015 4:24 PM Police are looking for this man to assist with investigations into a case of outrage of modesty at Blk 109, Serangoon North Avenue 1, on Feb 16, 2015. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE By Lim Yi Han...

1,205 cartons of contraband cigarettes seized at Tuas Checkpoint AsiaOne Monday, Feb 16, 2015 SINGAPORE - Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers uncovered 1,205 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes from a Malaysia-registered bus on Saturday morning at the Tuas Checkpoint. The...

Man jailed four weeks for molesting teen in a taxi Published on Feb 13, 2015 12:52 PM By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - A hotel call operator who molested a 15-year-old girl while they were inside a taxi was jailed for four weeks on Friday. A medical report stated that the victim, a secondary...

Three convicted of robbing Bangladeshi national of $250 Published on Feb 12, 2015 1:32 PM By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - Two men and a woman who were part of a group of five who robbed a Bangladeshi national of $250 have been jailed. On Thursday, Goh Soon Kim, 30, was sentenced to a total of...

Re: Prc student in s'pore jailed for abusing housemate, blackmailing her with nude ph Teen gets jail for pouring hot water on housemate Ian Poh My Paper Wednesday, Feb 11, 2015 Chinese national Long Yan, 17, was sentenced to three months and a week in jail for poured a kettle of hot...

Woman accused of cheating cleaner claims to be a victim My Paper Tuesday, Feb 10, 2015 SINGAPORE - One of the two women accused of cheating a cleaner out of more than $400,000 now claims that she is innocent and also a victim of cheating herself. Tan Soy Kiang, 70, gave his salary to two...

Woman accused of cheating cleaner claims to be a victim My Paper Tuesday, Feb 10, 2015 SINGAPORE - One of the two women accused of cheating a cleaner out of more than $400,000 now claims that she is innocent and also a victim of cheating herself. Tan Soy Kiang, 70, gave his salary to two...

Serial lingerie thief caught on camera My Paper Monday, Feb 09, 2015 SPECIFIC TARGETS: Madam Tan said the thief would steal only young women's clothes. For two years, someone has been stealing womens' clothes and undergarments - including pieces still dripping wet - left out to dry at a...

Woman admits siphoning $1.2m from employer Published on Feb 6, 2015 5:57 PM By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - An accounts clerk of a company submitted fake petty cash claims and misappropriated a total of $1.2 million over 10 years, a district court heard on Friday. Ho Fong Peng, 42, who faced 11...

Ex-relationship manager gets 11 months for cheating bank customers Published on Feb 5, 2015 1:06 PM Too Jincai was sentenced to 11 months in prison on Thursday for cheating three customers into investing a total of $1.17 million in unit trusts, claiming they were principal-guaranteed. -- ST...

Errant licensed moneylender fined $10,000 Published on Feb 2, 2015 7:57 PM By Janice Tai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX1Y7dCwZM0 SINGAPORE - A licensed moneylender has been fined $10,000 for providing false information to the Registry of Moneylenders, a department under the Ministry of...

Police appealing for information on man involved in loanshark harassment AsiaOne Saturday, Jan 31, 2015 SINGAPORE - Police are looking for the man in the picture above to assist with investigations into a case of loanshark harassment reported at Blk 710 Tampines Street 71 on Jan 8. He is...

Odd-job worker who fatally bashed niece with hammer jailed 10 years 8 months Published on Jan 30, 2015 1:18 PM Mohamed Firdaus Mohamed Hanafiah was jailed 10 years and eight months after he pleaded guilty to one charge of culpable homicide and two unrelated drug charges. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE...

Overall crime in Singapore rose 7.4 per cent in 2014 Published on Jan 29, 2015 10:56 AM A crime alert sign put up by Neighbourhood Police Post (NPCCs) just outside Giant supermarket at Bedok Market Place on May 13, 2014. -- ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN By Joyce Lim SINGAPORE - Overall crime in...

Former KTV lounge accounts administrator jailed three years for pocketing $360,000 Published on Jan 28, 2015 4:44 PM Jasmine Teo Rui Ling, 38, committed criminal breach of trust over three months between Dec 2012 and March 10, 2013. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW By Ian Poh SINGAPORE - A...

Marsiling Road slashing victim a friendly, gentle man, say family members Published on Jan 27, 2015 8:38 PM Mr Abdul Majid Maarof, the 62-year-old victim of the Marsiling Road attack, with his sisters-in-law Nora (in white) and Lisa (left), and grandson Syafiq (right), at Khoo Teck Puat...