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Woman who lost $650,000 to fortune teller wins case Appeals Court orders man to return money she handed him on clairvoyant's advice Published on Sep 27, 2012 By Selina Lum A woman who lost more than $650,000 after being persuaded to part with it by a Thai fortune teller has won her case...

Three men arrested for theft at swimming complex AsiaOne Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012 Three men, aged between 21 and 22, have been arrested for a spate of theft cases committed at several pubic swimming complexes in Singapore. Since September, police have received several reports of handphones...

Three youths arrested for robbery Posted: 25 September 2012 1732 hrs SINGAPORE : Three youths, aged between 17 and 19, have been arrested for robbery with hurt. Police said they received a report on September 5 at 1.14am. A 21-year-old man said he and his friend were robbed by three men...

Aesthetic doctor wins appeal against misconduct charge Published on Sep 19, 2012 Dr Low Chai Ling leaving the Supreme Court after the hearing. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN By Selina Lum Well-known aesthetic doctor Low Chai Ling, who was found guilty by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC)...

Suspects posed as police to rob businessmen in Little India 14 September 2012 4:30 PM | Updated 5:06 PM <cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin: 4px 0px; ">A scene at Dunlop Street (Photo / Wikimedia)</cite> On Monday morning, as most people were rushing for...

5 arrested for Dunlop Street gang robbery charged in court By Claire Huang | Posted: 14 September 2012 1352 hrs SINGAPORE: The five men arrested on Wednesday for alleged gang robbery at Dunlop Street have been charged in court. Mohamed Faizal Ajmalhan, 29, Magesan Ramasamy, 33, Mohammad...

3 RWS employees charged with forgery & giving false information Posted: 13 September 2012 1402 hrs SINGAPORE: Two employees of Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) have been charged with forgery, and a third for giving false information. The trio are accused of trying to hide the fact that Resorts...

Robbers dressed as cops get away with $100,000 Published on Sep 11, 2012 The blue-painted second-floor shophouse unit where the crime took place yesterday morning. Witnesses say the robbers fled in a black car. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM By Lim Yan Liang When three Indian businessmen opened...

3 youths nabbed for loansharking activities Posted: 05 September 2012 2345 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested three youths, aged 14 and 16, for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. On September 4 at about 7.40pm, police received a call from a resident who spotted two male...

Ex-security guard jailed 3 months for stealing 2 TV sets Published on Sep 03, 2012 Zurkanaen bin Osnam was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for stealing two television sets. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE Khushwant Singh A SECURITY guard of a youth organisation took two LCD...

Commotion at Catholic church as woman climbs bell tower 30 August 2012 3:01 PM | Updated 3:41 PM (Photo / WikiMedia Commons) Alarm bells of a different sort went off yesterday morning at a church, when a woman tried to climb a bell tower there. She entered the compounds of the Church of the...

Another man claims trial in online vice ring scandal By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 24 August 2012 1446 hrs SINGAPORE: Another man accused of paying for sex with an underage girl in the online vice ring scandal has said he will claim trial. Koh Hooi Hon, 43, allegedly had paid sex with a...

Two more plead guilty in online vice ring case By Alvina Soh | Posted: 22 August 2012 1323 hrs SINGAPORE: Two more men pleaded guilty on Wednesday to paying for sex with an underage girl in the high-profile online vice ring scandal. 39-year-old former police superintendent Tan Wee...

90% of China's restaurants not profitable: report Staff Reporter 2012-07-03 17:03 (GMT+8) The renown of Chinese food is no match for skyrocketing rental prices in judging quality of life. (Photo/Xinhua) 90% of China's restaurants and catering enterprises have failed to make...

Hunt for man in S'poreans kidnap bid Madam Rita Zahara stopped to buy some fruits on her way home when two men drove her car away with her family still inside. By Desiree Tresa Gasper The Star/Asia News Network Tuesday, Jul 03, 2012 JOHOR BARU- Police are looking for a man...

Verdicts in Bo Xilai affair to be delivered next month: Global Times Staff Reporter 2012-05-23 13:16 (GMT+8) Wang Lijun is to be tried for treason for his attempt to seek asylum at the US consulate in Chengdu. (Internet photo) The results of the investigation into the attempted...