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Faded red paint still visible on the Cenotaph, a war memorial at Esplanade Park which was vandalised by a man on 23 April 2013. -- TNP FILE PHOTO: AUDREY KANG

The Cenotaph, the first military commemorative structure in Singapore honouring those who died in the two World Wars, was vandalised late on 23 April 2013 night, according to some witnesses. -- FILE PHOTO: STOMP

"Extensive investigations and round the clock enquiries were conducted," said the spokesman. "Among the exhibits seized are a long-sleeved T-shirt, a pair of denim jeans, a pair of shoes, a 'tote' bag, and a pair of headphones for investigation." -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

Police on Saturday arrested a 32 year-old Singaporean in connection with the vandalism of the Cenotaph war memorial at the Esplanade Park. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

Ex-safety supervisor jailed for accepting bribes from sub-contractors Published on Apr 24, 2013 By Elena Chong A former safety supervisor was jailed for one month and ordered to pay a penalty of $650 on Wednesday for corruption. Sinnathuray P. Shumanagam, 50, pleaded guilty to...

Unlicensed employment agent fined for helping Chinese nationals find jobs POSTED: 23 Apr 2013 6:48 PM A 33-year-old Singaporean was convicted on Tuesday of operating an employment agency without a valid licence. SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old Singaporean was convicted on Tuesday of operating an...

Ex-RC chairman jailed for cheating his own committee Published on Apr 22, 2013 By Khushwant Singh The chairman of a residents' committee (RC) in Jurong duped its treasurer to issue cheques for fictitious expenses amounting to nearly $36,900 between October 2011 and May last year. On...

Group of five arrested for theft By Grace Chua The Straits Times Sunday, Apr 21, 2013 On Thursday, a woman was on an escalator at the mall, when the members of the group allegedly dropped something in front of her and bumped into her in order to steal an envelope containing $2,000 from her...

200 nabbed in island-wide loansharking blitz AsiaOne Friday, Apr 19, 2013 SINGAPORE - It appears there is no letting up in police crackdown on loansharks and their runners. In an islandwide anti-loansharking operation lasted a few days, from April 16 to 19, the police arrested a total of...

MAS takes action against man for insider trading AsiaOne Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has taken civil penalty enforcement action against Mr Ang Kok Min for insider trading under Section 219(2)(a) of the Securities and Futures Act (SFA). On...

Two arrested for theft from ATM after police Facebook appeal POSTED: 16 Apr 2013 2:55 PM Two youths have been arrested for theft from an ATM after they were identified from a police Facebook posting on Sengkang Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC). SINGAPORE: Two youths have been arrested for...

Men found ATM card in a wallet, guessed the correct PIN and stole $2K By Jalelah Abu Baker The Straits Times Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 The men, both aged 20, found a wallet in Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, and after managing to correctly guess the victim's Personal Identification Number (PIN) based on his...

Teenager suspected for taking upskirt photos AsiaOne Monday, Apr 15, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have identified a 19-year-old youth as the main suspect in a case involving upskirt photos taken with a mobile phone. A female passer-by had noticed someone taking an upskirt photo of the victim and...

5 women arrested at Orchard for vice activities AsiaOne Monday, Apr 15, 2013 SINGAPORE - 5 women, aged 27 to 36, were arrested on Saturday, April 13, around Orchard Towers for their suspected involvement in vice activities. The 6-hour operation was carried out by the Tanglin Police...

SMS loanshark scam suspects nabbed; 3 men believed to be involved in 180 cases Picture on left: Mr Jason Lim is one of more than 180 people who have received threatening SMSes in the past month, as part of a loanshark scam. (Photo: TNP, Jeremy Long) By Lim Yan Liang The Straits Times Friday...

Police seeking man to assist with investigations AsiaOne Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police are looking for a young man shown in the picture above to assist with investigations into a case of Criminal Trespass, Mischief by fire and Mischief at the abandoned premises of 1 Kay Siang...

Man extorts from brother of ex-girlfriend by threatening to expose sex videos Published on Apr 09, 2013 By Elena Chong A man was sentenced to two years and two strokes of the cane on Tuesday for trying to extort $4,000 from the brother of his ex-girlfriend. He did so by threatening to...

IDA takes action against errant telcos, PRS providers The Info-comm Development Authority has taken action against telecom operators and third party providers in 26 cases involving Premium Rate Services (PRS). File photo: A woman uses her smartphone while walking along a street. (AFP/Nicolas...

Seven arrested, drugs worth more than $310,000 seized By Lim Yi Han The Straits Times Friday, Apr 05, 2013 They were caught with drugs on them or abusing drugs. CNB officers found more drugs following raids of the suspects' units. The maximum penalty for drug trafficking is the death...