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Briton jailed two months for assaulting cabby and ordered to pay compensation Briton James O'Kane was jailed for two months for punching cabby Kamis Ismail and biting the top of his head. Published 13 October 2015 Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A Briton on social visit here was...

Motorist fined $5,000 for lying to police that $250,000 was stolen from his car Muhammad Aslam was fined $5,000 for lying to police that $250,000 in cash had been stolen from the glove box of his car.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published 13 October 2015 SINGAPORE - A man who claimed to police...

Pilot fined $5,000 and ordered to pay $110 to teen he punched Published Oct 12, 2015, 4:51 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A budget airline pilot was fined $5,000 on Monday for punching a teenage student on his nose and on the back of his head after a dispute. Briton Joshua...

Jailed 3 1/2 years over fatal attack on compatriot Published Oct 6, 2015, 5:00 am SGT Indian national took part in assault on victim's group in Jurong Lake Park Amir Hussain A night of festivity for two groups of foreign workers took a tragic turn when one group turned violent and, armed...

25-year-old man jailed for taking part in group attack that left another man dead Raja Arul was jailed for three years and six months on Monday, Oct 5, 2015. PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE Published Published 5 October 2015 Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - A 25-year-old man was jailed for three...

2 jailed for entering into sham marriage K.C. Vijayan Monday, Oct 5, 2015 A hawker's assistant and a Chinese national who entered into a sham marriage, for which the former was paid $3,000, were each jailed for six months after being convicted in the district court. Cheng Yew Kwang, 48 and...

Man who walked across F1 race track released on personal bond of $15K Dhokia must surrender any travel document and report to the investigation officer at Central police station at least daily.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published Oct 2, 2015, 3:47 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent...

Company GM jailed for taking upskirt videos of women at supermarket Lee, who faced 11 charges, admitted to four counts of insulting modesty on May 9 and 10 this year. Published Sep 29, 2015, 1:31 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A South Korean man was jailed for seven...

Thai drug trafficker spared death penalty Published 30 September 2015 For helping the authorities, the 30-year-old woman was given life imprisonment instead Selina Lum A 30-year-old Thai woman, who agreed to help a Nigerian man transport "illegal stuff" from New Delhi to Bangkok via...

Caught with fakes, woman got husband to hide rest of stash Published Sep 29, 2015, 5:00 am SGT Held at airport with nearly 500 fakes, woman got counterfeit goods at her shop removed K.C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent A woman detained at the airport with fake goods bearing brand names such...

Cable installer jailed nine months for molesting girl, 12, in her home Published Sep 25, 2015, 4:58 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A foreign worker who went to a flat to install a fibre optic cable earlier this year molested a 12-year old girl there. On Friday he was...

Engineer jailed 50 days for filming women showering in hostel Published Sep 25, 2015, 5:29 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A Japanese engineer on assignment in Singapore was jailed for 50 days on Friday for using his cellphone to take digital videos of women showering in a...

27-year-old British national charged with crossing F1 race track on Sunday Yogvitam Pravin Dhokia, who allegedly committed a rash act on Sept 20 to endanger safety of F1 drivers in the Singapore Grand Prix, was charged on Tuesday. ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published Sep 22, 2015, 10:43 am SGT...

Maid, 28, jailed 10 months for having sex with employer's 14-year-old son Published 22 September 2015 Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A domestic worker has been jailed for 10 months for having sex with a minor half her age. The 28-year-old Indonesian woman admitted on Monday to...

Foreigner jailed for seditious comments and false police reports Ello could have been fined up to $5,000 and jailed for up to three years under the Sedition Act. For giving false information to the police, he could have been jailed for up to one year and fined up to $5,000 for each...

Police arrest 21 men at Yew Tee Industrial Estate for immigration offences 21 men were arrested for immigration offences in a two-day multi-agency operation at Yew Tee Industrial Estate. PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE/FACEBOOK PUBLISHEDSEP 19, 2015, 3:41 PM SGT Amelia Teng SINGAPORE - Police...

Fourth man gets jail and caning for brutal assault on cleaner at Pearls Centre Anathan Muniandy (above) was one of two who used a dustbin to hit compatriot S. Krisnan Value. PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE Published Sep 17, 2015, 2:16 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A...

Two RWS casino dealers jailed for colluding with poker player Published Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - Two Resorts World Sentosa casino dealers were jailed on Wednesday after they were caught colluding with a patron to cheat at poker. Chinese national Zhang Zhijiu, 40, pleaded...

3 men escape death for killing cleaner (Clockwise from left) Thiagu Muniandy, Kirubakaran Manikumaran and Sunder Rangasamy. (Above) Thiagu MuniandyPHOTOS: SPF Published Sep 16, 2015, 5:00 am SGT They are instead given 4 years' jail, 6 strokes for death of acquaintance in drunken brawl...

Three men get four years and six strokes for causing grievous hurt at Pearls Centre carpark Each of the three men could have been jailed for up to 10 years, fined or caned.PHOTO: ST FILE Published Sep 15, 2015, 2:32 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - Three Malaysians who...