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Man has sham marriage for $1,700 Ng Jun Sen The New Paper Monday, Apr 07, 2014 SINGAPORE - He told the media and the police that his marriage was ruined by someone who stole his identity to marry a foreigner. But groom-to-be Mohamad Norizuan Shazali, 26, was the one who had married the...

Updated: 04/02/2014 18:25 | By Channel NewsAsia Peeping Tom jailed 12 weeks <iframe class="rkwngtagfmksnkhdmcev" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/SH6kNIP5PnA?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe> SINGAPORE: A man who used to serve National Service at the...

Much ado about nothing for North Korean space agency Nada PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 02 April, 2014, 9:54pm UPDATED : Thursday, 03 April, 2014, 2:41am The Guardian The agency has a Nasa-like logo and an unfortunate acronym. The choice of a globe as the emblem for North Korea's space agency...

Hong Kong named ‘best city in the world for commuters’ Public transportation gets top marks in survey but cycling and air quality still a problem PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 02 April, 2014, 11:10am UPDATED : Thursday, 03 April, 2014, 8:52am Ada Lee [email protected] A study praises Hong Kong's...

Beijing laying a trap for the Philippines in South China Sea, say experts Beijing is laying a trap for the Philippines in disputed waters, experts say, waiting for an excuse to seize territory in the oil-rich Spratlys PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 02 April, 2014, 9:48pm UPDATED : Thursday, 03 April...

Gunmen kidnap Chinese tourist, hotel employee in Malaysian holiday resort PUBLISHED : Thursday, 03 April, 2014, 8:10am UPDATED : Thursday, 03 April, 2014, 9:03am Patrick Boehler [email protected] Photo from the scene shared by the West China Metropolis Daily on weibo. Unidentified...

2 plead guilty to punching car washer <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/an_H53FZpic?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Elena Chong The Straits Times Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 SINGAPORE - A manager who punched a car washer in a spat over $2 was sentenced...

Murdoch's ex-British paper boss Brooks to start phone-hacking defence Reuters February 17, 2014, 7:21 pm Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks arrives at the Old Bailey courthouse in London January 14, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Winning By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -...

Georgia sentences former premier to 5 1/2 years in jail AFP February 17, 2014, 10:40 pm Tbilisi (AFP) - A court in Georgia on Monday sentenced former prime minister Vano Merabishvili to five and a half years in prison for embezzlement in a case his lawyer and allies denounced as political...

SFO charges three ex-Barclays bankers over Libor Reuters February 17, 2014, 11:09 pm The logo of Barclays bank is seen at its office in the Canary Wharf business district of London April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Chris Helgren By Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's fraud agency started...

Thai court sentences 73-year-old for royal defamation AFP February 17, 2014, 11:07 pm Bangkok (AFP) - Thailand's top court on Monday passed a suspended prison sentence on a schizophrenic 73-year-old man for breaching the kingdom's royal defamation laws, which are among the world's toughest...

South Korean MP sentenced to 12 years for treason AFP February 17, 2014, 7:19 pm Seoul (AFP) - A South Korean court on Monday sentenced an opposition legislator to 12 years in prison after a rare treason trial saw him convicted of plotting an armed revolt in support of North Korea...

Updated: 02/12/2014 14:45 | By Channel NewsAsia Number of people harbouring immigration offenders triples <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/8qd35QkF3lo?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> SINGAPORE: There were fewer immigration offenders arrested...

Updated: 02/06/2014 21:31 | By Channel NewsAsia Man arrested for throwing bicycle from flat <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9yHQLBnnuZs?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe> SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 58-year-old man who is believed to have...

Man fined $41,000 for having 32 wild and endangered animals in Toa Payoh flat Published on Feb 06, 2014 More than 30 wild or endangered animals, including a slow loris (above), were rescued from a flat in Singapore in the biggest seizure of illegal wildlife from a home in 11 years. -- FILE...

Updated: 02/03/2014 15:48 | By Channel NewsAsia Three teenagers charged with robbing, assaulting taxi driver SINGAPORE: Three teenagers were on Monday charged in a district court with robbing and assaulting a taxi driver. The trio, aged between 16 and 17, are accused of committing the crime...

Man arrested for snatch theft in Sengkang <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/vGRT3yMpo80?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="360"></iframe> AsiaOne Tuesday, Jan 07, 2014 SINGAPORE - Police arrested a 40-year-old man for suspected involvement in a case of snatch...

Updated: 12/29/2013 23:32 | By Channel NewsAsia Public urged to stay guarded against theft during festive season <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/e1oFpW4MClc?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="480"></iframe> SINGAPORE: Police said it received nine reports of...

Neighbour: Man kept to himself Elizabeth Law, Ronald Loh, Wee Jing Long The New Paper Sunday, Dec 29, 2013 SINGAPORE- A neighbour who lived two units from Mr Lim Lay Hock on the sixth storey thought that he was poor because he slept on the floor with his belongings next to him. But Mr Lim's...

Mystery on York Hill Block 12 York Hill- home to victim, Mr Lim Lay Hock, who was found badly injured and unconscious in his unit by his flatmate on the night of December 7. Elizabeth Law, Wee Jing Long, Ronald Loh The New Paper Sunday, Dec 29, 2013 SINGAPORE- His flatmate found him lying...