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Re: He Never Said Sorry China national acquitted of committing trespass at MBS Published on Mar 16, 2012 30-year-old Chinese business executive Chen Xi was acquitted of committing trespass at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel by entering the room of two Taiwanese women but still faces a charge of...

Ex-financial adviser jailed 22 months for cheating clients Published on Mar 14, 2012 A financial adviser gained the trust of his clients by chalking up healthy returns on their Central Provident Fund (CPF) investments through his firm, Elpis Financial. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE By...

Man fined $4,000 for causing grievous hurt to passenger Published on Mar 13, 2012 Wong Kun Chee, 23, was fined $4,000 on Tuesday for causing grievous hurt to a passenger in a military ambulance when he was serving his full-time national service three years ago. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW...

SingTel warns users of new phishing scam from 'SingNet' Published on Mar 13, 2012 SingTel has warned of a phishing scam involving emails coming from 'SingNet' that asks for customers' personal information. -- PHOTO: AFP By Lim Yan Liang Be wary of emails coming from 'SingNet' that ask...

China scholar appears before NUS disciplinary board Published on Mar 13, 2012 A screengrab from Stomp, showing Mr Sun Xu's Weibo post in Chinese. The post complained about 'annoying uncles' and said there are more dogs than people in Singapore. -- PHOTO: STOMP By Lin Zhaowei The Chinese...

Viet woman bombards old man with requests for sex zenzen <cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; ">(Pic for illustration purposes only)</cite> A woman is outraged that a Vietnamese woman has...

Man fined for posting video & photo online that incite violence By Claire Huang | Posted: 12 March 2012 1142 hrs Picture shows Gary Yue, leaving the Court. Gary Yue Mun Yew, 36, was fined $8,500 for posting a doctored photo of a soldier about to shoot former deputy prime minister Wong Kan...

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"Lemon law" passed in Parliament Posted: 09 March 2012 2047 hrs File photo of a second-hand car dealer. The so-called 'lemon law', which gives consumers better protection when they buy a defective product or a 'lemon', was passed in Parliament on Friday. It kicks in in September. -- NP PHOTO...

Police probing how two expats jumped bail: DPM Teo Published on Mar 9, 2012 Among the three charged with assault, Nathan Robert Miller was sentenced to jail, but Robert James Springall (above) and Robert Stephen Dahlberg jumped bail. -- TNP FILE PHOTOS Among the three charged with...

Re: British banker dies in fall from rooftop bar at luxury Singapore hotel Police probing how two expats jumped bail: DPM Teo Published on Mar 9, 2012 Among the three charged with assault, Nathan Robert Miller was sentenced to jail, but Robert James Springall (above) and Robert Stephen...

Friday March 9, 2012 Pay rise for civil servants Reports by ZUHRIN AZAM AHMAD, FLORENCE A. SAMY, KAREN CHAPMAN, REGINA LEE and JOSEPH SIPALAN PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants are to receive salary increases of between 7% and 13% under an improved Malaysian Remuneration System. This follows the...

Driver jailed for Myanmar man's death after appeal Prosecution argues $6,000 fine for causing engineer's death was 'unjustly lenient' Published on Mar 8, 2012 By Selina Lum A driver, originally fined $6,000 for causing the death of a Myanmar project engineer in an accident, will now have to...

Sinkie hubby 1 Sinkie wife 0 Judge awards woman $1 monthly alimony She is told she can change her spending patterns Published on Mar 7, 2012 A woman requested monthly alimony of $500 from her former husband, but a judge has awarded her just $1. The judge took into consideration the fact...

Teen maid jailed for strangling elderly employer to death By Claire Huang | Posted: 07 March 2012 1217 hrs SINGAPORE: A teenage Indonesian has been sentenced to 10 years' jail for strangling her elderly employer. Vitria Depsi Wahyuni, 19, could have been put behind bars for 20 years or given...

Teen maid jailed for strangling elderly employer to death By Claire Huang | Posted: 07 March 2012 1217 hrs SINGAPORE: A teenage Indonesian has been sentenced to 10 years' jail for strangling her elderly employer. Vitria Depsi Wahyuni, 19, could have been put behind bars for 20 years or given...

Pair charged in Internet love scam further remanded By Claire Huang | Posted: 07 March 2012 1957 hrs SINGAPORE: The young couple charged in court last week for extorting S$6,000 from a 22-year-old man will be remanded for another week. Yap Siew Ting, 17, and Soh Zhi Ren Alexander, 21, are...

Pair charged in Internet love scam further remanded By Claire Huang | Posted: 07 March 2012 1957 hrs SINGAPORE: The young couple charged in court last week for extorting S$6,000 from a 22-year-old man will be remanded for another week. Yap Siew Ting, 17, and Soh Zhi Ren Alexander, 21, are...

Filipino maid, Bangladeshi man found dead in Geylang hotel Slash wounds on arms and throats of maid, Bangladeshi man Published on Mar 6, 2012 A photo on Facebook showing Ms Rezzilyn Lodia Vinegas, 33, and Mr Mohamad Sumon Lutfar, 22, at a public swimming pool. The two were found dead on...