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High Court reserves judgement on constitutionality of Penal Code section By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 06 March 2013 1349 hrs File photo: The Singapore skyline. (AFP/File - Roslan Rahman) SINGAPORE: A hearing into whether a section of the law that criminalizes gay sex is...

The kelong blame game begins March 4, 2013 - 1:18am By: Zaihan Mohamed Yusof Dilenjit Singh THE finger-pointing has begun and some Singaporeans who have been linked to match fixing are getting nervous. It would be hard to trust each other now, said a man who was questioned by police...

Cabby jailed for drink driving and kicking police officer Published on Mar 04, 2013 12:42 PM By Khushwant Singh An off-duty cabby drove while drunk and collided with a motorcycle. He then kicked the police corporal investigating the accident. Chu Yiek Leong, 50, was on Monday sentenced...

芽笼命案：死者与嫌凶　“干爹”是芽笼大哥 15/02/2013on 联合晚报by 温伟中 , 黄志发 <article class="storybody" id="storybody" style="font-family: 'Microsoft YaHei', 微软雅黑, STHeiti, 华文黑体, SimSun, arial, helvetica, 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif, verdana; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align...

Family of murdered woman in disbelief when told of death March 1, 2013 - 12:20am By: Foo Jie Ying TNP PHOTO: CHOO CHWEE HUA After Chinese national Zhao Jinhua, 26, was found dead in a private apartment in Geylang on Feb 12, the police in China informed her family of her alleged murder...

Woman charged with murder of roommate in Geylang apartment Chinese national Jiang Yumei (centre, in red) being brought to the Subordinate Courts on Thursday morning, Feb 14, 2013. She was charged in court on Thursday with the murder of her roommate in a Geylang apartment. -- ST PHOTO: NEO...

3 Mongolians arrested for stealing from shop AsiaOne Friday, Mar 01, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested three Mongolian men aged between 25 and 38 for theft in dwelling with common intention and fraudulent possession. Police were alerted after three pairs of sunglasses worth $1,050 were...

Appeal for next-of-kin of Kee Boon Hoe AsiaOne Friday, Feb 22, 2013 Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of Kee Boon Hoe, 76, to come forward. Mr Kee Boon Hoe died at Block 8 North Bridge Road on February 21, 2013. The next-of-kin or anyone with information on Kee Boon Hoe is requested...

Getai singer jailed, fined for drink driving Posted: 21 February 2013 1429 hrs SINGAPORE: A "getai" singer has been sentenced to one weeks' jail and fined S$8,000 for drink driving and failing to keep proper lookout on the road. Chin Chee Yin, 49, was also disqualified from driving...

4 arrested for loansharking activities AsiaOne Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 Police have arrested 4 male suspects in three loanshark-related cases. The four suspects are aged between 16 and 35. On Feb 18 at about 2.55 pm, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division arrested two 16-year-old...

SingNet fined S$180,000 for Mio TV disruption Posted: 14 February 2013 1753 hrs SINGAPORE: The Media Development Authority (MDA) has fined SingNet $180,000 for a Mio TV service disruption on the night of 13 May 2012 during the finale of last season's Barclays Premier League (BPL). MDA said...

Local rock singer helps nab snatch thief By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 12 February 2013 2042 hrs SINGAPORE: It is not everyday a rock singer comes to your rescue -- but this was the case for a 22-year-old woman whose mobile phone was nicked by a snatch thief in the Pasir Ris area on...

Police nab man who allegedly molested woman near Serangoon Gardens By Priscilla Kham The Straits Times Friday, Feb 08, 2013 The victim lodged a police report on Feb 5 after she was allegedly molested by the suspect when she alighted from a bus in Serangoon Gardens. The woman yelled at the...

Have you seen this man? AsiaOne Wednesday, Feb 06, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police are appealing for information on the identity of the man in the photograph to assist with a case of theft at a supermarket. The incident happened at Block 982 Buangkok Crescent on Jan 30. The man is believed to be...

8 arrested for involvement in loansharking activities AsiaOne Tuesday, Feb 05, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested 6 men and 2 women aged 23 to 60 years for suspected involvement in loansharking activities in four separate cases. In the first case, officers from Jurong Police Division...

10 arrested in crackdown on loanshark syndicate AsiaOne Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 In an island-wide operation against a loansharking syndicate conducted on Jan 31, the police arrested seven men and three women, aged between 24 and 63 years. The police conducted raids at various locations...

Woman investigated for making false report about abduction AsiaOne Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police are investigating a 30-year-old woman for making a false police report about her own abduction. On the evening of January 27, 2013, the woman lodged a report with a foreign embassy...

Man jailed for hitting 84-year-old father with prayer sword, statue and biscuit tins Published on Jan 29, 2013 By Elena Chong A drunk man who hit his elderly father with a prayer sword and other instruments was jailed for three months on Tuesday. Ho Kheng Guan, 51, then a security...

Man who helped run brothel jailed Posted: 28 January 2013 1603 hrs SINGAPORE: A 30-year-old man who helped to run a brothel and collected commission from the clients of prostitutes has been sentenced to three months' jail. Huang Han Jie, who was convicted of two charges, received three months'...