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Norwegian man who was jailed 10 weeks for assaulting cabby back in court for retrial Arne Corneliussen has served more than half of his 10-week jail term after admitting to choking Chan Chuan Heng, a taxi driver.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published Dec 28, 2015, 2:05 pm SGT Updated Dec 28...

Former lounge singer 'disappears with $10m in remittance money' A former lounge singer who offered to remit money for Chinese nationals has allegedly absconded with more than $10 million of their savings. Published 4 hours ago Joanna Seow SINGAPORE - A former lounge singer who offered to help...

Six Chinese nationals charged with cheating at RWS and MBS casinos (From left) Zhou Li, Tao Xuanhui, Gong Liangyong and Cai Anqiu.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published Dec 24, 2015, 2:29 pm SGT Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - Four men and two women from China have been charged with cheating at the...

Passenger jailed six weeks for attacking taxi driver Zheng Weimin was jailed for six weeks for punching a cabby and grabbing him by the neck. Published 5 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A taxi passenger who punched his driver in the face and then grabbed him by the neck...

Three who took indecent videos of women sentenced to jail One of the three culprits was Fabian Lee Yang Minn, 29, who was sentenced to five weeks' jail for taking an upskirt video. Published Dec 22, 2015, 5:00 am SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent Two men who took upskirt videos of women...

Three men jailed in separate cases of insulting the modesty of a woman Three men were jailed today for separate charges of insulting the modesty of a woman. Published 10 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - Two men who took upskirt videos of women on MRT escalators and...

Four foreigners jailed for stealing more than $120,000 from Mustafa Centre money changer Published Dec 18, 2015, 3:25 pm SGT Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - Three Mexicans and a Chilean, who stole over $120,000 in foreign currencies from a money changer at Mustafa Centre earlier in 2015, were on...

Robbery victim convicted of operating unlicensed remittance business Kamarulzaman Abuasanar, 31, an Indian national, pleaded guilty to committing the offence in Dunlop Street. Published 6 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A man who was among three victims of a $1.2-million...

Maid gets 10 years' jail term for killing boss' mother-in-law Yati shared a room with the 76-year-old victim, whom she smothered to death with a pillow. Published 6 hours ago Indonesian with depressive disorder guilty of killing boss' mother-in-law Selina Lum A maid, who almost got away...

Man jailed and fined for lying in blood donation questionnaire The donor falsely declared that he had not engaged in sexual activity with another male in the Donor Health Assessment questionnaire. Published 9 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A blood donor who supplied...

Marketing manager jailed 18 weeks for upskirt videos Lau Sheung Hung, 50, pleaded guilty on Monday to 10 charges of insulting the modesty of a woman. Published 10 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A marketing manager who spent his lunch hour at a supermarket taking upskirt...

Bus driver jailed one week for road rage A school bus driver who slapped a motorist once on the face in a road rage case was jailed for one week on Tuesday (Dec 1). Published Dec 1, 2015, 2:16 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A school bus driver who slapped a motorist once...

2 men arrested for trying to leave Singapore illegally by swimming to Malaysia with trash bags over heads Two men were attempting to depart Singapore by swimming to Malaysia while holding the trash bags over their heads to conceal themselves. PHOTO: IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY...

Lorry driver jailed over fatal crash and commercial sex with girl, 17 Sun was found to have driven a truck at an unsafe speed towards a traffic light pedestrian crossing. PHOTO: ST FILE Published 7 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A lorry driver was jailed for seven...

Man jailed two weeks for cheating people and molesting 16-year-old girl A 20-year-old man was jailed for two weeks on Wednesday for cheating people and molesting a 16-year-old girl. Published Nov 18, 2015, 2:06 pm SGT Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - A 20-year-old man was jailed for two weeks on...

Man who took part in group assault which left victim with brain injury jailed 3 1/2 years Phang Wee Lon pleaded guilty to three charges, with another three counts taken into consideration during sentencing. Published 18 Nov 2015 Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - A 21-year-old man was sentenced to 3...

Passenger jailed 9 months for molesting SilkAir stewardess Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015 SINGAPORE - An Indian national was jailed for nine months on Wednesday (Nov 18), after he was found guilty of molesting a stewardess while on board a SilkAir flight from India to Singapore in September...

Air stewardess fined for 30-minute shoplifting spree at Paragon stores A 27-year-old Japanese flight stewardess was on Monday fined $7,000 for stealing from shops in Paragon earlier this year. Published Nov 16, 2015, 1:39 pm SGT Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - A 27-year-old Japanese flight...

Two women sentenced to 6 weeks' jail each for assaulting taxi driver Both Li Li and Fan Xiling were sentenced to six weeks' jail for assaulting the cabby. Published 12 November 2015 Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - Two women, who assaulted a taxi driver, were each sentenced to six...

Lorry driver jailed for causing death of motorcycle pillion rider Vengadatchalame Sureche pleaded guilty to one count of committing a negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide. Published 11 November 2015 Ng Huiwen SINGAPORE - A 39-year-old motor lorry driver was sentenced to three...