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Military policeman found hanged did not seem depressed March 8, 2013 - 1:02am By: Chai Hung Yin The coroner’s inquiry into Second Sergeant Suresh Seluras’ death, which occurred on May 5 last year when he was found hanged in Changi Air Base, heard that the 24-year-old had plans to marry his...

Man, 18, arrested for series of theft AsiaOne Tuesday, Mar 05, 2013 SINGAPORE - The police have arrested a 18-year-old man, who is believed to have committed a series of theft at a gym. Police received several reports of theft at a gym located at Jurong East Street 31 between Feb 26 to...

Singaporean nabbed in Sydney record drug bust March 1, 2013 - 12:27am By: Elizabeth Law PICTURE: Reuters YOU could call him the “Ice Man” from Singapore, for he was allegedly involved in one of the biggest drug deals ever in Australia. But Leow Boon Cheng, 32, and his two accomplices’...

Woman cleared of three maid abuse charges after nine-day trial Published on Feb 26, 2013 Ms Chan Sau Mun was acquitted of three charges of abusing her Myanmar maid on Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013, after a nine-day trial last year. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW By Elena Chong A 28-year-old...

Man, 22, arrested for suspected snatch theft AsiaOne Friday, Feb 22, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police arrested a 22-year-old man believed to be involved in several cases of snatch theft in the vicinity of Jurong East housing estate. Police received several reports of snatch theft from Feb 13 to Feb...

Bangladeshi man dies after stabbing at Bukit Batok forest January 22, 2013 - 1:06am By: Benson Ang PHOTO: Sin Min Daily News A 44-year-old Bangladeshi worker died after he was apparently forced into a forested area in Bukit Batok, where he was robbed and stabbed on Sunday. Although he...

4 arrested for rioting at Chai Chee AsiaOne Monday, Jan 21, 2013 Police have arrested four male suspects aged between 23 and 54 believed to be involved in a case of rioting along Chai Chee Road. Police were alerted to the fight at about 11.45pm on Jan 18. Upon the officers' arrival, a male...

Man issued $50,000 civil penalty by MAS AsiaOne Friday, Jan 18, 2013 SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has taken civil penalty enforcement action against Mr Lee Hon Sun for breaching the Securities and Futures Act (SFA), which prohibits the employment of manipulative and...

Vietnamese student charged with molesting girl Published on Jan 16, 2013 By Elena Chong An undergraduate was charged on Wednesday with molesting a 19-year-old girl at a hostel toilet of Nanyang Technological University last September. Nguyen Minh Dung, 19, a Vietnamese national, is...

Police appeal for info on 68-year-old missing man AsiaOne Friday, Jan 11, 2013 Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 68-year-old Mohamed Mohamed Su'aimi Bin Hassan. He was last seen at Lorong 8 Toa Payoh on January 8, at around 2.45 pm. Mr Mohamed Su'aimi is described...

M Ravi fined S$3,000 for misconduct Lawyer pleads guilty to accusing High Court judge of racial prejudice in 2011 by Amanda Lee Updated 07:15 AM Jan 10, 2013 SINGAPORE - Lawyer M Ravi has been fined S$3,000 by a disciplinary tribunal after he pleaded guilty to a charge of misconduct for...

Man arrested for serial theft from vehicles at Bukit Batok AsiaOne Wednesday, Jan 09, 2013 SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 35-year-old man believed to be responsible for a series of thefts from vehicles committed in the Bukit Batok public housing estate. Since last November, cases of...

Police appeal for information on next-of-kin AsiaOne Friday, Jan 04, 2013 Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 65-year-old Tan Swee Huat (pictured) to come forward. Mr Tan, who was residing at Telok Blangah Crescent, passed away on Dec 29, 2012. The next-of-kin or anyone with...

Severely abused by family, boy, now 12, could be permanently disfigured January 3, 2013 - 12:40am By: Shaffiq Alkhatib PICTURE ILLUSTRATION: TNP FILE A man was jailed yesterday for six months after pleading guilty to one count of child abuse. The 46-year-old, who works for a courier...

Two teens arrested for vandalism AsiaOne Thursday, Jan 03, 2013 The police have arrested two 15-year-old male youths for several acts of vandalism in Taman Jurong. The duo allegedly spray-painted graffiti in the common areas of HDB blocks in Kang Ching Road, Yung Ping Road and Yung An...

Man jailed for six months for abusing boy By Leong Wai Kit | Posted: 02 January 2013 1738 hrs SINGAPORE: A man has been sentenced to six months' jail for abusing a boy left in his care. The accused, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, used a belt to hit the boy. The...

Man gets six months' jail for beating boy with belt Published on Jan 02, 2013 By Khushwant Singh For two years, a young boy was beaten and burned with heated objects by his grandaunt and her family for allegedly stealing food and misbehaving. The horrific abuse, which started in 2009...

Negligent driver may still face jail December 27, 2012 - 1:25am By: Shaffiq Alkhatib ST FILE PHOTO He was fined $12,500 after he was involved in a fatal road accident in which a cyclist was killed. Salesman Wong Yew Foo (above), 38, had been drinking shortly before he drove his car and...

He gets death threats for speaking up December 26, 2012 - 1:38am By: Shaffiq Alkhatib TNP PHOTO: Ariffin Jamar Fearing for his life and those of his family members, he has not gone back to Bangladesh since 2010. Mr A.K.M. Mohsin (above), the editor-in-chief of local Bengali newspaper...

Another teacher charged with having sex with student Published on Dec 05, 2012 By Elena Chong A 32-year-old former teacher was charged in court on Wednesday with six charges of having sex with a student and one of committing an obscene act. Neither the accused nor the boy can be named as...