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Man gets jail and cane for break-in and theft at columbarium and monastery Kam Aik Soon was jailed for 3½ years and ordered to be given two strokes of the cane on Friday (April 8). Published Apr 8, 2016, 12:56 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A 23-year-old man who broke into...

Man who printed fake barcode stickers to cheat supermarkets sentenced to 6 months' jail Zhang Bobo was sentenced to six months' jail after admitting to four charges of cheating involving $2,354.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published 11 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A...

2 arrested for trying to swim to Singapore Saturday, Mar 26, 2016 SINGAPORE - Two men were arrested early this morning (March 26) for trying to swim to Singapore. Their attempt was intercepted by the Police Coast Guard who detected two floating objects in the sea off Poyan Reservoir, located...

Man jailed for threatening ex-girlfriend and breaking into her room Lim Hui Yin, an unemployed man who broke into his ex-girlfriend's home and threatened to kill her and then commit suicide was jailed for 15 months. Published 10 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - An...

4 people arrested for suspected cheating at MBS casino Photo: The Straits Times Tuesday, Mar 15, 2016 SINGAPORE - Four people have been arrested for their suspected involvement in trying to cheat patrons at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino. Police said in a press statement today that they...

Gang robbery victim jailed and fined for running unlicensed remittance business Jalaludeen Gulam Hussain admitted to running the unlicensed remittance business at a Buffalo Road flat. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN Published 8 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A victim of a...

3 men caught for trying to enter Singapore illegally Friday, Mar 11, 2016 Three men have been caught by the authorities for attempting to enter Singapore illegally. At about 9:58pm on Thursday (March 10), the Police Coast Guard (PCG) detected three floating objects, which turned out to be men...

Fashion designer jailed for siphoning $80k from his ex-lover Ong Teck Hock was jailed for five months after he pleaded guilty to seven charges under the Computer Misuse Act. Published 11.03.2016 Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - For nearly two years, a 40-year-old fashion designer secretly stole over...

Tourist duo jailed for $500k office burglary Published 8 min ago Amir Hussain After gambling away their cash at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino, two Vietnamese tourists came up with a plot to recoup their losses that some would think was bananas: to break into a fruit store. Yet Nguyen Van...

Teacher jailed for framing maid 'out of spite' Published 7 min ago Unhappy with helper's work, she planted pendant in her luggage, accused her of theft Elena Chong Court Correspondent Unhappy with her maid, a preschool teacher decided to get even by framing her for theft. She planted her...

Drunken insurance broker fined for punching neighbour's nose Briton Kris Nathaniel John Francis Korosec was fined $2,500 for punching a neighbour on the nose in a row over a cigarette lighter. ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published Mar 10, 2016, 4:29 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent...

Man who threatened to blow up Parliament House and attack PM's family jailed Zhang Quanfu was jailed for 28 weeks after he admitted to two charges under the Telecommunications Act. Published 5 hours ago Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - After having five bottles of beer at a Geylang coffeeshop, a...

Two men who swam into Singapore intercepted and arrested by coast guard The two men were intercepted 10 minutes after the Police Coast Guard detected them. Published 8 hours ago Melody Zaccheus SINGAPORE - The Police Coast Guard arrested two men, aged 25, for unlawful entry into Singapore in...

Police arrest Malaysian suspect in 2011 counterfeit casino chips case Police arrested a Malaysian man for his suspected involvement in a case of counterfeit casino chips in 2011. Published 6 hours ago Tiffany Fumiko Tay SINGAPORE - A 40-year-old Malaysian man has been arrested for his...

Four years' jail for man who stole $910,600 worth of items and took them out of Singapore Yeoh Jackson, 24, pleaded guilty to stealing $910,600 worth of property from a casino patron. Published 9 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A tourist who left for Malaysia shortly...

Man jailed for threat to damage ex-girlfriend's reputation Malaysian Chong Jin Hoong, 24, who threatened to damage the reputation of his ex-girlfriend, was jailed for three weeks on Friday (Feb 26). Published Feb 26, 2016, 1:53 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A Malaysian...

Man nabbed trying to steal from foreign worker dorm in Geylang A 43-YEAR-OLD man allegedly snuck into a foreign worker dormitory at Geylang early yesterday morning to steal a wallet but was stopped by two workers. Thursday, Feb 18, 2016 The incident happened at 5.30am at a dormitory at Lorong...

Former primary school teacher jailed 21 months for sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl Du Tao, 35, pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual penetration of a minor and a count of committing an indecent act with a child. Du Tao, 35, pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual penetration of a minor and...

Construction worker who pretended to be cop and extorted money gets jail Selvam Pandiarajan was given two years' jail for extorting more than $2,500 from foreigners. Published 6 hours ago Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - A construction worker from India passed himself off as a cop and extorted money...

Foreign worker jailed 8 weeks for making false work injury claim Friday, Feb 12, 2016 SINGAPORE - A foreign worker has been jailed eight weeks after he made a false work injury compensation claim against his employer for alleged injuries to his finger. According to a press statement by the...