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Alone again after son is jailed again October 12, 2012 - 1:37am By: Syahirah Anwar TNP PHOTO: Kelvin Chng Madam Asnah Ismail (above) has had enough pain to last her a lifetime - and she's 88 years old. Even more heartbreaking, the cause of her pain are her sons. Two of them ended on death...

Woman jailed 2 months for credit card fraud Published on Oct 10, 2012 By Elena Chong A Malaysian waitress who picked up a customer's credit card and went on a shopping spree was jailed for two months on Wednesday for criminal misappropriation and cheating. Liew See Kee, 23, who pleaded...

TCM physician successful in appeal for lighter sentence By Amir Hussain, TODAY | Posted: 06 October 2012 0603 hrs SINGAPORE: A Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) physician, who was censured by the TCM Practitioners Board for prescribing four Panamol (paracetamol) tablets to a patient...

Man given discharge in water tank death case By Leong Wai Kit | Posted: 03 October 2012 1623 hrs SINGAPORE: A Bangladeshi man who had been accused of killing a maid and dumping her body in an HDB rooftop water tank has been given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal on charges of...

Man allegedly steals mobile phones, smashes car at wholesale centre September 20, 2012 - 1:12am By: Shaffiq Alkhatib PICTURE: COURTESY OF MADAM LIM A man was arrested on Wednesday (Sept 19) after he allegedly stole mobile phones and smashed the rear windscreen of a car near Pasir Panjang...

Five arrested, S$100,000 worth of drugs seized in sting operation Posted: 19 September 2012 1838 hrs SINGAPORE: The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested five people and seized more than 800 grammes of heroin and about 100 grammes of 'Ice' with a street value of more than S$100,000...

Ex-teacher who had sex with student faces 8 more charges By Claire Huang | Posted: 13 September 2012 1325 hrs SINGAPORE: The former school teacher accused of having sex with her student now faces an additional eight charges, bringing the total number to nine. The woman, who is in her...

Tiwary's acquittal "unthinkable" to victim's family By Alvina Soh | Posted: 10 September 2012 2233 hrs Madam Chiew Lee Hua, mother of Tony Tan Poh Chuan SINGAPORE: In five days' time, on 15 September, it will be nine years to the day Singaporeans Tony Tan Poh Chuan and Tay Chow Lyang...

Aussie court explains Tiwary's acquittal AsiaOne Monday, Sep 10, 2012 Ram Puneet Tiwary, the Singaporean who was convicted twice of killing his flatmates in Australia, was acquitted due to reasonable doubt. In a 56-page document released today by the New South Wales Court of Appeal on the...

Gang member at Orchard Rd attack trial: He was certain, yet confused By Joyce Lim The New Paper Saturday, Sep 08, 2012 Yes. No. I don't know. These are some of the responses that prosecution witness Muhammad Fazri Mohd Noor gave at the culpable homicide trial of Hassan Amat, 52, at the...

Police arrest 29 for suspected involvement in loanshark activities Published on Aug 30, 2012 By Jalelah Abu Baker The police have arrested 22 men and seven women for suspected involvement in loanshark activities in three separate arrests. They are aged between 16 and 64. In the first arrest...

Appeal for next-of-kin of two deceased elderly Mr Goh You Tor (left) and Mr Tien Kwek Phin (right). AsiaOne Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 82-year-old Mr Goh You Tor and 63-year-old Mr Tien Kwek Phin to come forward. Mr Goh, who was previously...

Fewer illegal immigrants nabbed this year Some of the illegal immigrants discovered by the authorities had found their way into Singapore by sandwiching themselves between a mattress and cupboard. By Chai Hung Yin The New Paper Monday, Aug 20, 2012 Fewer illegal immigrants and overstayers...

Ex-teacher, accused of having sex with student, likely to face more charges Posted: 16 August 2012 1213 hrs SINGAPORE: A former teacher from a top school, accused of having sex with a student, is likely to face additional charges. The ex-teacher, who is in her early 30s, currently faces one...

Police appeal for information on loan shark harrassment AsiaOne Friday, Aug 10, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police are looking for the subject shown in the photo to assist with a case of loan shark harrassment at Rivervale Drive on August 1. He is described as between 40 and 50 years old and is of...

Teen arrested for housebreaking to steal cash cards from vehicles Posted: 07 August 2012 2055 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a teenage boy for housebreaking and theft of cash cards from vehicles. In the last two months, the police had received reports of missing cash cards from...

5 arrested in loanshark related offences AsiaOne Monday, Aug 06, 2012 Four men between the ages of 21 and 63 and a woman, 46, were arrested by the police for suspected involvement with loansharking activities in three separate cases. Two cases resulted in arrest because the suspects were...

Former teacher from top school charged with sex with minor AsiaOne Thursday, Aug 02, 2012 SINGAPORE - A former teacher from a top secondary school alleged to have had sex with an underage boy has been charged. The woman, in her early 30s, was charged in court on Thursday. According to The...

Shops illegally turned into warehouses in Chinatown Complex 31 July 2012 6:52 PM | Updated 1 August 2012 2:44 PM <cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin: 4px 0px; ">(Photo / StreetDirectory.com)</cite> Shop owners at Chinatown Complex have complained that the...