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Updated: 01/16/2014 10:42 | By Channel NewsAsia 4 men jailed for involvement in contraband cigarettes SINGAPORE: Four Malaysian men were sentenced on Monday to between 34 and 36 months’ jail for their involvement in contraband cigarettes. They were arrested on Saturday by Singapore Customs...

Updated: 01/13/2014 21:17 | By Channel NewsAsia Former cabby fined, disqualified over fatal accident <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/TyjR61dA4Qs?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="360"></iframe> SINGAPORE: A former cabby was on Monday fined S$5,000 and...

Updated: 01/09/2014 11:33 | By Channel NewsAsia Suspended MFA protocol chief indicates will plead guilty to cheating SINGAPORE: Suspended chief of protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Lim Cheng Hoe has indicated he will plead guilty to cheating the government, following a...

Updated: 01/07/2014 15:48 | By Channel NewsAsia S'pore Customs hands over 77,850 counterfeit vodka bottles for destruction SINGAPORE: 77,850 empty counterfeit vodka bottles, 18 boxes of bottle caps and 10 boxes of labels have been handed to the brand's legal representative for destruction...

Updated: 01/05/2014 22:43 | By Channel NewsAsia Residents launch campaign against illegal parking in Tiong Bahru estate SINGAPORE: To curb illegal parking in the Tiong Bahru estate, some residents have taken to the streets to let motorists know of alternative places they can park their...

Updated: 01/03/2014 13:32 | By Channel NewsAsia Police seek Indonesian man over body found off Lim Chu Kang SINGAPORE: Police are looking for an Indonesian man in his late 20s to assist in investigations into the death of Dexmon Chua Yizhi. The body of Mr Chua, 37, was discovered in the...

Updated: 01/02/2014 20:56 | By Channel NewsAsia Man arrested with 920g of heroin at Woodlands Checkpoint SINGAPORE: In the first large drug haul of the new year, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) seized about 920 grammes of heroin at the Woodlands Checkpoint on Thursday. CNB said the...

Updated: 12/30/2013 16:44 | By Channel NewsAsia Alleged Little India rioter to seek judicial review on ICA conditions SINGAPORE: One of the 25 men charged with rioting at Little India on December 8 intends to seek judicial review on the conditions that the Immigration and Checkpoints...

Updated: 12/28/2013 14:32 | By Channel NewsAsia Nine arrested for drink-driving SINGAPORE: Nine motorists were arrested for drink-driving in a pre-dawn operation on Saturday. Forty-eight drivers were stopped and tested for alcohol consumption at road blocks around the island. Nine of them...

Updated: 12/27/2013 17:22 | By Channel NewsAsia Four men accused of participating in Little India riot face additional charges SINGAPORE: Four of the 25 men accused of participating in the riot in Little India on December 8 now face between one and two additional charges. The four Indian...

Updated: 12/27/2013 16:22 | By Channel NewsAsia New traffic arrangements for Little India on Sundays SINGAPORE: New traffic arrangements will be implemented in Little India on Sundays starting Dec 29. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said this is to facilitate the operations of bus...

Updated: 12/26/2013 13:07 | By Channel NewsAsia Reformative training for transvestite over attempted extortion <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/wg4sHLdJDNY?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe> SINGAPORE: A teenage transvestite has been ordered to...

Updated: 12/23/2013 15:52 | By Channel NewsAsia Little India riot: Charges against 3 men withdrawn SINGAPORE: Another three Indian nationals alleged to have participated in the Little India riot on December 8 had their charges withdrawn on Monday. This brings the total number of alleged...

Behave or be sent back December 21, 2013 - 1:00am By: Ng Jun Sen TNP PHOTO: Ng Jun Sen Police action against the Dec 8 Little India rioters were not limited to those who threw rocks and attacked police officers and medical personnel. Around 200 others, whose involvement that night was...

Updated: 12/20/2013 18:10 | By Channel NewsAsia Little India riot: Four more to be deported, 53 repatriated SINGAPORE: Four more Indian nationals are expected to be deported on Friday night because of their involvement in the Little India riot. The four are among a group of seven previously...

Updated: 12/19/2013 21:32 | By Channel NewsAsia Some Little India shops consider scaling back alcohol sales amid restrictions SINGAPORE: Some shopkeepers at Little India said they are considering scaling back on the sale of alcohol and looking to diversify their businesses in order to make...

Little India Riot: Three suspects remanded another week for follow-up investigations Published on Dec 19, 2013 Three more alleged rioters, including (left) Karuppaiah Chandrasekar, 31, and (right) Palanivel Dhasmohan, 27, in the Dec 8 incident in Little India were on Thursday afternoon...

Updated: 12/18/2013 19:43 | By Channel NewsAsia Pro bono defence counsel to be assigned to Little India riot accused SINGAPORE: The Law Society of Singapore said its Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (CLAS) will assign individual pro bono defence counsel to 26 of the 28 persons currently charged in...

Updated: 12/18/2013 17:21 | By Channel NewsAsia 2 allegedly involved in Little India riot remanded further SINGAPORE: Two Indian nationals alleged to have participated in a riot at Little India on December 8 will be remanded for another week to help with police investigations. The two were...

Updated: 12/18/2013 13:27 | By Channel NewsAsia Workfair S'pore says police assault allegations need investigation SINGAPORE: Workfair Singapore said on Wednesday it is deeply dismayed that some of those remanded on charges of rioting in Little India have complained of police assault in a...