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Argentina fined by Fifa for Falkland Islands banner By Miles Chambers Jul 25, 2014 17:39:00 The nation's FA has been sanctioned by the world football governing body for politicising their team ahead of the World Cup in controversial fashion Argentina's football association has been fined...

Official: Ranieri named as new Greece coach By Vaishali Bhardwaj Jul 25, 2014 13:41:00 The 62-year-old will take charge of the European national side after signing a two-year deal and is expected to lead the team through Euro 2016 qualification Claudio Ranieri has been hired as the new...

Indonesian maid jailed for stealing $66k from employer's family Published on Jul 21, 2014 4:13 PM By Elena Chong <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/OFJZJEl-WJ4?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> SINGAPORE - A maid who stole more than $60,000 worth...

Another 'super typhoon' on the way as Matmo follows hot on the heels of deadly Rammasun Clean-up under way in Hainan and Guangxi after Typhoon Rammasun leaves a trail of destruction and huge economic losses PUBLISHED : Sunday, 20 July, 2014, 6:13am UPDATED : Sunday, 20 July, 2014, 1:49pm...

Bus inferno kills 43 in Hunan after being hit by van carrying dangerous cargo PUBLISHED : Saturday, 19 July, 2014, 1:30pm UPDATED : Sunday, 20 July, 2014, 9:05am Teddy Ng in Beijing [email protected] Police inspect the inside of the burned-out bus on the Hukun Expressway after it was hit by...

Millions in Philippines without power after typhoon AFP July 17, 2014, 10:25 pm Manila (AFP) - Millions of people in the Philippines endured a second sweltering day without power on Thursday after a ferocious typhoon paralysed the capital and wrecked flimsy rural homes, claiming at least 40...

Little India rioter jailed two and a half years Published on Jul 7, 2014 12:57 PM SARANGAN KUMARAN, who was convicted on July 7, 2014, for a duration of 30 months’ imprisonment and 3 strokes of the cane. A construction worker was sentenced to two and a half years in prison and three strokes...

Man jailed 9 months for role in Little India riot Ian Poh The Straits Times Sunday, Jul 06, 2014 SINGAPORE - A construction worker yesterday became the 13th person to be dealt with over the Little India riot on Dec 8. Indian national Palanivel Dhasmohan, 28, was sentenced to nine months in...

Updated: 06/12/2014 20:58 | By Channel NewsAsia ACRA issues warning on 'Company Register' SINGAPORE: The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) said on Thursday (June 12) that it was not associated with an entity called Company Register, which had sent letters asking several...

Man jailed for failing to present passport <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/LdNzzhpdVGc?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" width="640"></iframe> Elena Chong The Straits Times Friday, Jun 06, 2014 A Malaysian technician who entered Singapore at Woodlands Checkpoint...

Passenger jailed for stealing money from Australian on plane Published on May 30, 2014 5:11 PM By Elena Chong <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Z2SwG65z94c?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> SINGAPORE - A Chinese national was jailed for nine months...

Cabby gets four months for threatening to post intimate passenger photos online Published on May 23, 2014 6:17 PM Cabby Mohamed Rafee Abdul Rahman was sentenced to four months' jail after threatening to post revealing photos of a couple on YouTube after finding them on a phone left in the...

He fractured hands in attack on platoon mate Shafiq (inset) was jailed for a year. Ng Jun Sen The New Paper Wednesday, May 21, 2014 SINGAPORE - He tried to hit his victim's face with such force that when he missed and hit the ground instead, he fractured both hands. Full-time national...

Couple pocketed $11,500 in car-sale charade Ian Poh The Straits Times Monday, May 19, 2014 Civil engineer Kankanamge Dayasena and his wife met a car salesman in Little India some 20 months ago and signed an agreement to sell their vehicle. The very next day, the couple met a different...

Man who misused MOM data fined $86k Ian Poh The Straits Times Saturday, May 17, 2014 SINGAPORE - Finding vulnerabilities in the software coding for the online appointment system of the Manpower Ministry's employment pass services centre, which he had saved onto his personal laptop, he later...

Updated: 05/08/2014 21:24 | By Channel NewsAsia 27 suspects arrested for drug-related, gambling offences <iframe class="anijrmvrvutsgucvdoyh" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CeHIcCXrBck?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" width="853"></iframe> SINGAPORE: Police have arrested...

Man on the run for 1991 goldsmith robbery gets seven years' jail Published on May 5, 2014 5:30 PM Low Sze Song, who has been on the run after robbing Nan Yi Jewellers of $276,000 worth of gold ornaments on April 5, 1991, was in the Subordinate Courts on Oct 19, 2013 to answer armed robbery...

Five persons to be charged for rioting <iframe class="gezjxttsngobwhepvtwz" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3XGFy4bwzfg?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> AsiaOne Monday, Apr 21, 2014 SINGAPORE - The police will charge five female suspects, aged between...

Senior bank executive accused of taking upskirt videos Elena Chong The Straits Times Friday, Apr 18, 2014 A senior bank executive was charged in court yesterday with intruding on women's privacy by taking videos up their skirts. Yuen Kum Fai, 44, the global head of personal banking and...

Ex-property agent on trial for misappropriating more than $500k Published on Apr 11, 2014 Yan Khek Yong Terence, 29, accused for criminal breach trust, as an property agent cheating a retiree Chan Kee Kok, property at Simei of the amount of $559,200. Yan took the stand for the first time on...