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Former bank executive jailed 14 months for cheating UOB of $84,000 Mok Chwan Yee was sentenced to 14 months' jail after pleading guilty to 13 of 40 charges of cheating United Overseas Bank (UOB). Published 8 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A former mobile personal...

Arrest warrant for driver involved in crash One of the SBS two buses that collided along Sims Avenue on 11 July 2014 afternoon, leaving 23 passengers with minor injuries such as cuts and bruises. Service 80 – a single-decker bus – crashed into double-decker Service 21 at the slip road of the...

Man 'raped his family's maid twice in six hours' Selina Lum Wednesday, May 11, 2016 A 45-year-old man went on trial in the High Court yesterday for allegedly raping his domestic helper from Myanmar twice in a period of six hours at his Pasir Ris flat. The Malaysian alcohol distributor, who is...

Five foreigners charged with recording gaming machines at casinos with mobile phones Slot machines at the casino at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS).PHOTO: THE BUSINESS TIMES FILE Published May 10, 2016, 5:28 pm SGT Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - Five foreigners who allegedly used their mobile phones...

4 Chinese nationals sentenced for peddling contraband cigarettes on WeChat Photo: Singapore Customs Friday, May 6, 2016 SINGAPORE - A total of four Chinese nationals - in three separate cases - have been sentenced for their involvement in contraband cigarette activities using the Chinese...

2 Vietnamese women jailed for setting up sham marriage for compatriot Nguyen Thi Yen was jailed for nine months and fined $3,000, while her accomplice Le Thi Tra My was jailed for seven months for arranging a marriage of convenience for a compatriot. Published May 6, 2016, 4:45 pm SGT Amir...

4 illegal immigrants arrested, 532 cartons of duty unpaid cigarettes seized Photo: Singapore Police Force Sunday, May 1, 2016 SINGAPORE - Four illegal immigrants have been arrested in a joint operation by the Police Coast Guard (PCG) and Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA). A police...

Sri Lankan student jailed for 10 weeks for molesting woman in lift The 28-year-old student was sentenced to 10 weeks' jail, after pleading guilty to grabbing a woman's buttock in a lift at Buangkok Crescent. Published May 3, 2016, 5:47 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A Sri...

8 Bangladeshi men detained in Singapore; kill-list, bomb manual found Photo: Ministry of Home Affairs SINGAPORE - Eight Bangladeshi men who were detained by Singapore's Internal Security Department in April are part of a clandestine group which identified other Bangladeshi civilians, media...

Bus driver gets 3 weeks' jail and 5-year driving ban for causing pedestrian's death Malaysian Chang Chee Wing was jailed for three weeks and banned from driving for five years on Friday (April 29). Published 9 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - An SMRT bus driver was...

Man jailed three years for stabbing neighbour who splashed hot oil and water on him Bounty Gill was sentenced to three years' jail for stabbing his neighbour with a knife. Published 7 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - An unemployed man stabbed his neighbour after the...

Woman who lost foot in bus accident: Driver jailed Lau (above) drove off while Madam Ting was alighting, causing her to fall onto the road before the bus stopped again. Her left leg was trapped under the bus' rear left tyre. The judge said Lau owed a high duty of care for the safety of all...

Japanese man who slapped three policemen at MRT station fined $6,000 Masano Takeshi, 27, was fined $6000 for slapping three police officers at an MRT station. ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published 9 hours ago Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - A Japanese man who slapped three policemen at an MRT station...

Ex-director jailed 22 months for CBT involving $130,000 Published 4 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent A former businesswoman who committed forgery and pocketed $130,000 from a jewellery company by encashing two cheques was jailed for 22 months yesterday. Chinese national Gou Linnan...

She spins baby around, dangles him upside down Photo: My Paper Shaffiq Alkathib Wednesday, Apr 20, 2016 She is a mother with a family back home in Indonesia. But this did not stop maid Tursinah Sari, 32, from ill-treating her employers' baby 15 times between December last year and this...

British man who committed spate of thefts in Singapore jailed 26 months James John Watson was jailed for 26 months after committing theft on two trips to Singapore. Published 8 hours ago Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - A 59-year-old British man with joint and heart ailments came to Singapore twice...

Malaysian actor Tony Eusoff jailed 8 months for possessing drugs while on filming assignment Malaysian actor Tony Eusoff outside the State Courts on April 12, 2016. PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN Published Apr 21, 2016, 12:59 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A Malaysian actor who...

Myanmar nurse jailed 1 year for attack on patient Published Apr 19, 2016, 5:00 am SGT Former IMH staff member hit victim who was restrained to bed, causing rib fractures Elena Chong Court Correspondent A nurse from Myanmar was sentenced to a year's jail yesterday for attacking a defenceless...

Indonesian maid jailed for 12 weeks for abusing 14-month-old toddler Tursinah Sari was jailed for 12 weeks after she pleaded guilty to six charges of ill-treating a child.PHOTO: ST FILE Published 10 hours ago Amir Hussain A 32-year-old Indonesian maid repeatedly abused a 14-month-old toddler...

Ex-staff nurse jailed one year for vicious assault on IMH patient Aung Phyo Thu, 26, has been sentenced to one years' jail for viciously attacking an IMH patient in February 2015. Published 6 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A Myanmar nurse was sentenced to a year's jail...