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3 men arrested for suspected assault on 60-year-old taxi driver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnwgqTgURCE Wednesday, Dec 30, 2015 SINGAPORE - Three men have been arrested for assaulting a taxi driver in the Holland Village area. On Dec 16 at about 11.43pm, police received a call informing...

'Broken down' car found carrying 253 cartons of contraband cigarettes: ICA Photo: Immigration & Checkpoints Authority Monday, Dec 28, 2015 SINGAPORE - Officers from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) uncovered 253 cartons of contraband cigarettes from a car at the Woodlands...

Passenger jailed six weeks for assaulting cabby Cabby Lim Siang Yu (left) said Zheng Weimin (right) was "reeking of alcohol" when he picked him up and was not certain where he wanted to go. Photo: The Straits Times Elena Chong Friday, Dec 25, 2015 A taxi passenger who punched his driver in...

Salesman sentenced to 12 months' jail for molesting girlfriend's teenage daughter A man who molested his girlfriend's teenage daughter was sentenced to 12 months' jail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoZFVkBGAmg Published 9 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A sales...

Myanmar man in murder plot set free Myanmar national Yae Wynnt Oaung (middle) was also sentenced to jail for driving offences, but this was backdated to the time he was in remand. Photo: Shin Min K C Vijayan Wednesday, Dec 23, 2015 SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT A Myanmar national who was...

Police report lodged about fake Facebook account, confirms Halimah Yacob Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob has alerted Facebook to take down a fake account bearing her name and photo.PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN Published Dec 20, 2015, 8:52 pm SGT Jermyn Chow Defence Correspondent SINGAPORE - A...

Friends jailed for punching construction workers Ronald Loh Wednesday, Dec 16, 2015 Two friends, Sheo Prasad Giri Mittanlal and Lee Hee Kim, were having drinks at a coffee shop with their children on a Friday night. That was until Lee spotted construction worker Sheikh Shahjahan whom he...

Two jailed for housebreaking and theft at Yishun flats Goh Choon Wee, 22, was given two years' jail while 25-year-old Yeo Pei Zhuang got nine months. Published 6 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - Two people were jailed on Tuesday for breaking into common corridor flats...

Police arrest 41 people wanted for various criminal offences in two-day operation A total of 30 men and 11 women were arrested for offences such as cheating, housebreaking and criminal breach of trust. Published Dec 12, 2015, 12:20 pm SGT Jalelah Abu Baker SINGAPORE - The police arrested 41...

Police looking for man to assist in loanshark harassment case Photo: AsiaOne, Singapore Police Force Friday, Dec 11, 2015 SINGAPORE - The police are looking for a man (pictured above) to assist with investigations into a case of loanshark harassment reported at Blk 330 Tah Ching Road on Nov...

Police investigating incident of man, 70, making offensive remarks on MRT train The man can be seen shouting in a crowded MRT train and having a heated exchange in Malay with a woman.PHOTO: ROHAIZATBAI ABDUL RASIK/FACEBOOK Published 5 hours ago Shea Driscoll SINGAPORE - The police are...

Online vice-ring pimp who made $1m in profits over 5 years convicted of vice offences Online vice-ring pimp Chew Tiong Wei was convicted for various offences on Dec 7, 2015. Published 7 December 2015 Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - A 38-year-old online vice-ring pimp who received nearly $2.6...

Alleged match-fixer 'being held under same Act' Dan Tan Seet Eng (centre) leaving the Supreme Court last month with lawyer Hamidul Haq (far right). Mr Haq said Tan is again being detained and investigated under the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act.ST FILE PHOTO Published 57 min ago...

Minister clarifies arrest of Dan Tan Alleged match-fixing kingpin Dan Tan (left) leaving the courthouse last week, after the Court of Appeal ordered his release. Described by Interpol as "the leader of the world's most notorious match-fixing syndicate", he had been detained without trial for...

Grounds to be set out in full if Dan Tan is detained: Shanmugam Dan Tan leaving the Supreme Court building with his lawyers on Nov 25 2015.PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER Published Dec 2, 2015, 3:58 pm SGT Selina Lum SINGAPORE - If a decision is made to detain alleged match-fixing kingpin Dan Tan Seet...

Alleged match-fixer Dan Tan re-arrested Dan Tan (centre) leaving the Supreme Court on Nov 25, 2015.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published 5 hours ago Pearl Lee Chew Hui Min SINGAPORE - Dan Tan Seet Eng was arrested on Tuesday (Dec 1) night, less than a week after Singapore’s highest court...

'We became inseparable': Close friend of Boon Lay stabbing victim Photo: Shin Min Daily News Ronald Loh Saturday, Nov 28, 2015 For two years in secondary school, they were inseparable. But they drifted apart after attending different polytechnics. Then a few months ago, they reconnected...

Man charged with murder of former air stewardess Neo Chun Zheng is accused of killing Ms Soh Yuan Lin outside his home on Thursday night. If convicted, the 26-year-old faces the death penalty.ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN Published 1 hour ago He is accused of killing former Scoot employee outside...

Tan posed no danger to public safety: CJ Menon Alleged match-fixing mastermind Dan Tan pictured with his lawyers Thong Chee Kun(left) and Hamidul Haq (right) after being freed yesterday by the Court of Appeal.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published Nov 26, 2015, 5:00 am SGT Court's decision to...

Alleged match-fixer Dan Tan released: How the world's media covered it The release of alleged match-fixer Dan Tan (centre) has made headlines beyond Singapore's shores. ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published 7 hours ago Shea Driscoll SINGAPORE - The release of alleged global match-fixing...