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ST reporter's services terminated; under police investigation Published on Feb 01, 2013 Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has terminated the services of a Straits Times reporter who is being investigated by the police for an alleged offence. Mr Eisen Teo, 28, was a member of the Schools...

More inmates with tertiary education January 30, 2013 - 11:02pm By: Zul Othman ST POSED PICTURE There are more people with tertiary education behind bars – not just in prison, but drug rehabilitation centres too. The annual statistics report of the Singapore Prisons Service released...

Clerk punched cabby, spat at cop and exposed himself outside police station Published on Jan 22, 2013 By Khushwant Singh A clerk from a law firm was jailed for a month on Tuesday for punching a cabby, spitting on a police officer and exposing himself. Rick Tan Eng Lam, 46, went drinking...

Doctor jailed 4 months for forging $50,000 cheque Published on Jan 16, 2013 A doctor who found a blank cheque and tried to use it to commit forgery was sentenced to four months' jail on Wednesday. -- ST PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN By Khushwant Singh A doctor who found a blank cheque and...

Police looking for missing boy AsiaOne Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 11-year-old Danial Adahar Bin Musliadi, who was last seen in the vicinity of Yishun Street 22 on January 14 at about 9.00pm. Danial Adahar Bin Musliadi is...

11 nabbed in overnight operation at Geylang AsiaOne Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 SINGAPORE: An overnight operation in Geylang that ended early this morning resulted in the arrest of a total of 11 men. The joint operation between the police and Special Operations Command covered back lanes located...

Police investigate four men for making false report; 11 others nabbed in Geylang Published on Jan 12, 2013 Police had within hours on Friday, uncovered a ploy by four foreign workers, who lied about being robbed after they lost their work permits. The four men, who are between 24 and 42...

Pimp for underage prostitute gets jail term & fine By Claire Huang | Posted: 11 January 2013 1520 hrs SINGAPORE: The pimp for an underage girl at the centre of an online vice ring, Tang Boon Thiew, has been sentenced to four years and 10 months in jail and fined S$90,000. Tang, 39...

6 men arrested in gambling raid AsiaOne Tuesday, Jan 08, 2013 SINGAPORE - The police have arrested six men for promoting and gaming in public in Penjuru Place. The men, aged between 25 and 49, were arrested at about 9.45pm in the midst of a game of chance, where three dice are used. All...

Pimp in online vice ring scandal pleads guilty By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 03 January 2013 1445 hrs SINGAPORE: The pimp behind the online vice ring scandal involving an underage girl appeared in court on Thursday. Tang Boon Thiew, 39, pleaded guilty to 20 charges, including living in...

Man who turned himself in after calling 'ah long' hotline says it gave him relief December 28, 2012 - 1:56am By: Syahirah Anwar A loan shark was so racked by fear and guilt that he turned whistle-blower when he called the X Ah Long hotline in 2010. Chris (not his real name) had been...

Two chefs plead guilty to accepting bribes from seafood supplier By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 28 December 2012 1816 hrs SINGAPORE : Two senior chefs on Friday pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from a seafood supplier. They are among 19 chefs alleged to have accepted nearly S$1 million...

Passenger fined for hitting cabby who insulted his mother Published on Dec 27, 2012 By Khushwant Singh Liew Beng Huat, 53, was fined $2,500 on Thursday for hurting taxi driver Alan Yong Cher Ming. He had pleaded guilty to hitting the 45-year-old cabby on the back of the head with his...

Wife of elderly man killed by driver who nodded off: He never even said sorry December 22, 2012 - 12:59am By: Audrey Tan TNP PHOTO: Ariffin Jamar HER first and last look at her husband’s coffin was through the window of an ambulance. A few days before that, the couple had been knocked...

Religious teacher molests child, gets 9 months jail By Alice Chia | Posted: 07 December 2012 1439 hrs SINGAPORE: A 38-year-old religious teacher has been sentenced to nine months' jail for molesting a child in March 2007. He was found guilty of one charge of committing an indecent act...

Court grants permission for City Harvest member to travel overseas By Alice Chia | Posted: 06 December 2012 1759 hrs Subordinate Courts (file photo) SINGAPORE: The Subordinate Courts has granted permission for a senior member of City Harvest Church to travel overseas. Chew Eng Han, an...

3 suspects caught for robberies on New Bridge Rd, Outram Rd Posted: 27 November 2012 1514 hrs SINGAPORE : Police have arrested three youths suspected of involvement in two cases of robbery on New Bridge Road and Outram Road. The suspects are between 16 and 20 years old. Police said on...

Former CNB chief Ng Boon Gay maintains no conflict of interest despite affair By Claire Huang | Posted: 20 November 2012 2214 hrs Former Central Narcotics Bureau chief Ng Boon Gay (C) and his wife (R) leave during a lunch break after testifying at the Subordinate Courts in Singapore...

I did not demand sex in exchange for favours: Ng Boon Gay By Claire Huang | Posted: 20 November 2012 1328 hrs Former Central Narcotics Bureau chief Ng Boon Gay (C) and his wife (R) leave during a lunch break after testifying at the Subordinate Courts in Singapore. (AFP - Roslan Rahman)...

Ng Boon Gay on the stand for second day in corruption trial By Claire Huang | Posted: 20 November 2012 1113 hrs Former Central Narcotics Bureau chief Ng Boon Gay (L) and his wife (R) leave during a lunch break after testifying at the Subordinate Courts in Singapore on November 19, 2012...