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Ex-accounts supervisor jailed for forgery and criminal breach of trust Published on Mar 13, 2015 4:16 PM By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - A former employee of a hair treatment centre was jailed for 16 months on Friday for forgery and criminal breach of trust totalling more than $200,000. Lee Wei...

Over 3,000 cartons of contraband cigarettes seized at Woodlands Checkpoint AsiaOne Wednesday, Mar 11, 2015 SINGAPORE - Over 3,000 cartons of contraband cigarettes were seized from a Malaysia-registered lorry during routine checks at Woodlands Checkpoint on Tuesday afternoon, said the...

4 men, aged between 15 and 22, arrested for assaulting 40-year-old man Published on Mar 7, 2015 1:06 PM By Shea Driscoll SINGAPORE - Four men, aged between 15 and 22, were arrested late on Friday for their suspected involvement in a case of causing grievous hurt. Police said they recieved a...

Police looking for man in housebreaking case AsiaOne Friday, Mar 06, 2015 SINGAPORE - Police are looking for the man in the photo to assist with investigations in a case of housebreaking in Ang Mo Kio on Feb 27. The crime happened at Blk 596B Ang Mo Kio Street 52. The man police are...

Authorities impound car used in alleged Uber scam; driver assisting in investigations Published on Mar 3, 2015 5:26 PM The office of Uber Singapore at River Valley, pictured on Sept 25, 2014. The Honda car which was used in an alleged Uber scam was found on Monday night and has been...

Offered up to $3,000 for fake union Theresa Tan The Straits Times Monday, Mar 02, 2015 Singaporean Mohamed Ja'ali Ja'affar Shadik, 26, offered up to $3,000 to Singaporeans prepared to help foreigners live here by marrying them. There would be no sex involved and the couple would not even...

Contractor jailed for wooden rod assault on Cisco officer over illegal parking dispute Published on Feb 27, 2015 1:07 PM Ong Chuan Soon (pictured) swung a wooden rod at 30-year-old Victor Kumaran for taking photographs of him following a heated argument. -- ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN By Ian Poh...

Two arrested after more than 2.2kg cannabis and other controlled drugs seized at Woodlands Checkpoint AsiaOne Thursday, Feb 26, 2015 SINGAPORE - Two men were arrested after 2.2kg of cannabis, 248g of heroin, 294g of ketamine, 720 Erimin-5 tablets and 50 Ecstasy tablet were found in a...

Driver jailed 11 months for molesting niece Published on Feb 23, 2015 1:13 PM By Ian Poh SINGAPORE - A teenager who went to live with her paternal aunt was molested by her uncle as she slept - and left so traumatised that she tried to kill herself. The 58-year-old driver was jailed for 11...

Case issues alert over car dealer after complaints Published on Feb 17, 2015 9:50 AM The Straits Times visited Cars Today's headquarters at the Entrepreneur Business Centre in Kaki Bukit on Feb 16, 2015, and found it empty, its doors padlocked. At least three letters from lawyers or summons...

Police nab trio in case of housebreaking Asia One Thursday, Feb 12, 2015 SINGAPORE - Police said they have arrested three men, aged between 28 and 32, for suspected involvement in a case of housebreaking in Punggol Drive. The police said in a statement that they received a report from a...

2 Singaporeans among those arrested in JB drug bust Zaihan Mohamed Yusof The New Paper Wednesday, Feb 11, 2015 Some of the nine cars seized by Johor police during drug raids on Feb 4. The white BMW car had an emblem on its licence plate resembling a crest from the Johor Royal family. Three...

Drugs which had an estimated street value of over S$380,000 were seized during the Feb 4, 2015, operation around Johor Baru. The nine luxury cars that were seized during the Feb 4, 2015, operation around Johor Baru. -- PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN A BMW, one of nine cars seized during the...

Vehicles, drugs and cash worth over $380k seized at arrest of Singapore drug lord Published on Feb 8, 2015 4:46 PM Johor police chief Datuk Mokhtar Mohd Shariff (centre) announcing that that Malaysia's Federal Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) and Singapore's Central...

Man gets 14 days short detention order for punching cabby; prosecution appealing Published on Feb 3, 2015 1:48 PM Joachim Gabriel Lai Zhen had admitted to punching Mr Tan Keon Chae, 55 in the face in November last year. -- ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - An insurance...

2 arrested for robbing and stabbing masseuse at Clementi AsiaOne Friday, Jan 30, 2015 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 29-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman for their suspected involvement in a case of armed robbery with hurt. The incident occurred at Blk 426 Clementi Ave 3 last...

Security officer helps nab thief at People's Park Complex AsiaOne Wednesday, Jan 28, 2015 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 56-year-old man for suspected theft at People's Park Complex after he was detained by a security officer there. The suspect allegedly snatched money from a victim who...

Man found dead after attacking neighbour with parang and setting his own flat on fire Published on Jan 26, 2015 8:47 PM Investigators working at a block in Marsiling where a man allegedly attacked two neighbours with a parang on Monday evening, before returning to his own flat and setting...

1 dead, 2 injured in Marsiling slashing and fire Chai Hung Yin The New Paper Monday, Jan 26, 2015 A man was found dead in a stabbing and fire incident at 4 Marsiling Road. The incident occurred at about 5pm today (Jan 26). Two others, a man and a woman, were injured. Eyewitnesses said the...