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Man jailed for assaulting condo guard after rude gesture by resident AsiaOne Friday, Aug 17, 2012 SINGAPORE - A motorcyclist was jailed for spitting on and punching a security guard in the face, after tailing a resident back to her condominium. The resident, who was driving, had made a vulgar...

Serial taxi robber arrested AsiaOne Friday, Aug 03, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 33-year-old man believed to be responsible for a series of thefts from taxis. Between July 20 and August 1 this year, police received several reports from taxi drivers about cash and mobile phones...

Sex-for-grades case: She loves travel, Man U, mixing with top lawyers By Judith Tan The New Paper Monday, Jul 30, 2012 WHO'S the girl? This was the question on everyone's mind after The New Paper broke the story of a law professor being allegedly involved in a sex-for-grades scandal on...

Former law student in sex-for-grades case interned for Subhas Anandan AsiaOne | Sun Jul 29 2012 The former law student involved in the sex-for-grades case is believed to have interned with one of her lawyers, Subhas Anandan. Darinne Ko Wen Hui, 23, hired Subhas Anandan and Sunil Sudheesan...

Appeal for information on missing person AsiaOne Monday, Jul 23, 2012 SINGAPORE - The police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 53-year-old Mr Teo Ah Soon on behalf of his family. He was last seen at Woodlands Avenue 5 on July 21, 2012. Mr Teo has a distinctive mole on the...

Motorist jailed for running red light, causing fatal accident Published on Jul 19, 2012 Jali Mohd Yunos, 43, pleaded guilty to causing a 75-year-old pedestrian's death by driving dangerously. He was sentenced to four months in jail and disqualified from driving for seven years. -- ST...

Four men arrested for theft of mobile phones Posted: 07 July 2012 1003 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested four men for the theft of 100 mobile phones and dishonestly receiving stolen property worth S$50,000. In a statement, police said a company manager reported to the police on June 28 that...

45 arrested for involvement in unlicensed moneylending activities Published on Jun 28, 2012 By Bryna Sim Officers from Tanglin Police Division arrested 34 men and 11 women aged between 18 and 74 on Thursday for suspected involvement in unlicensed moneylending activities. Preliminary...

18 months probation for student who hit teacher Edvantage | Wed Jun 27 2012 A 17-year-old student was placed on probation of 18 months for slamming his shoulder into a teacher, reported The Straits Times. He was also ordered to do 130 hours of community service and will have to stay home...

Lorry driver went for tea unaware he ran over worker by Shin Min Daily News 25 June 2012 1:12 PM A lorry driver who went for his morning tea returned 45 minutes later to find out he’d run over a man. This gruesome incident happened at 5.45am on 23 June near Kranji Road. The victim, a...

Ex-Sony manager pleads guilty to accepting $3.3m in bribes AsiaOne Friday, Jun 22, 2012 A district court found a former manager of Sony Electronics Asia Pacific guilty of accepting nearly $3.3 million in bribes. Pheh Boon Leng, 46, was charged today with 19 offences which were committed...

Motorist who fractured cabby's finger convicted of grievous hurt Published on Jun 21, 2012 By Khushwant Singh A cabby who tried to take pictures of a motorist showing him the middle finger had his own middle finger broken by his angry subject. S. Gopikrishnan, 46, was convicted on Thursday of...

Drugged driver tries to bribe cop AsiaOne Monday, Jun 18, 2012 He was believed to have been driving under the influence of drugs. When he tried to bribe his way out of trouble with a red packet, he was arrested. On June 15 at about 7.20pm, Sergeant Hairelrizal Bin Hashim attended to an...

More charges for cricket trio accused of housebreaking, theft Published on Jun 15, 2012 Jeraj Puvaneshen, leaving the court after his family members posted bail of $20,000. Puvaneshen and two national cricket players who were charged two weeks ago with housebreaking to steal valuables...

Re: Drunk British national accidentally set rubbish on fire, killing himself More charges for cricket trio accused of housebreaking, theft Published on Jun 15, 2012 Jeraj Puvaneshen, leaving the court after his family members posted bail of $20,000. Puvaneshen and two national cricket...

Drug trafficker sentenced to 9 years' jail, 14 strokes Published on Jun 13, 2012 A man who sold drugs to secondary school students was given a total of nine years' jail and 14 strokes of the cane for drug trafficking and other charges. Babukannan Karunaniddy, 38, unemployed, had admitted to...

Public-spirited residents help to nab loanshark runner Published on Jun 12, 2012 By Cherie Thio Thanks to the help of two public-spirited residents, police officers nabbed a 51-year-old man on Monday for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. At about 8pm that day, a 27-year-old...

Cricket trio accused of theft amounting to nearly $20,400 Published on Jun 8, 2012 By Khushwant Singh A coach with the Singapore Cricket Association, and two national players have been charged with housebreaking and stealing jewellery and valuables amounting to nearly $20,400. Jeraj...

Woman taken into ICA custody after court grants her a discharge Published on Jun 5, 2012 Nguyen Thi Hanh, 53, will probably be repatriated to Vietnam to face charges for allegedly running a transnational soccer gambling syndicate. The court heard there is an Interpol Red Notice for her...