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Chef jailed one month for molesting woman on Causeway Link bus A Malaysian chef who molested a young woman while sitting next to her on a Causeway Link bus was jailed for one month on Wednesday. Published Nov 11, 2015, 1:43 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A Malaysian chef...

Businessman jailed for supplying fake degree Published Nov 8, 2015, 5:00 am SGT Judge notes spike in cases of foreigners using fake certs to apply for work passes K.C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent A district judge, noting that more foreigners are using fake university degrees to get work...

Fined for hitting man over parking space John Duncan Tasker was fined $1,500 and ordered to pay $1,000 in compensation to Mr Yak Eng Kiat. Published Nov 9, 2015 Amir Hussain A former grassroots leader was yesterday fined $1,500 and ordered to pay $1,000 in compensation to a man he punched...

Business development manager fined $1,200 for kicking taxi door Malcolm Richard Manson was fined $1,200 for mischief. Published Nov 6, 2015, 12:41 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A business development manager who kicked the rear passenger door of a taxi was fined $1,200 on...

Teen stole dad's car for joyride Ronald Loh Thursday, Nov 5, 2015 SINGAPORE - The teen, who did not have a driving licence, waited for his father to fall asleep, then took his car for a joyride. If that was not bad enough, he sped past a police road block when ordered to stop. And this was...

Construction worker killed lover before hanging himself in Geylang hotel, says coroner Photo: The New Paper, YouTube screengrab Elena Chong Wednesday, Nov 4, 2015 SINGAPORE - A construction worker took his own life by hanging after killing his lover in a Geylang hotel earlier this year, a...

F1 race track intruder gets six weeks' jail for rash act British national Yogvitam Pravin Dhokia arrives at the state court in Singapore on Oct 16, 2015.PHOTO: AFP Published Nov 3, 2015, 1:14 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A Briton who crossed the Formula 1 Singapore...

Construction worker killed lover before hanging himself in Geylang hotel, says coroner Police cars in front of Hotel 81 Palace in Geylang, where the bodies of Ruli Widyawati and Chinnasamy Baskar were found, on Feb 1, 2015. PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO Published 3 November 2015 Elena Chong Court...

Money mule who received almost half a million in stolen cash jailed for 20 months Lucia Lomibao Luna was jailed for 20 months on Nov 2, 2015. Published 2 November 2015 Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - A 37-year-old woman who worked as a money mule and received almost half a million dollars in stolen...

Former US Navy Seal gets four weeks' jail for punching taxi driver; fined $800 for mischief Ian Damery Fitzgerald was sentenced to four weeks' jail and fined $800. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG Published Nov 2, 2015, 12:51 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A former US Navy Seal...

Killer's final appeal turned down Published 29 October 2015 Clemency petition to President rejected, Kho Jabing to face the gallows K.C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent Convicted killer Kho Jabing has failed in his final bid to be spared the gallows, after his appeal for clemency was...

Jail term cut for woman who fled S'pore in 2002 Published Oct 27, 2015, 5:00 am SGT Chinese national who entered S'pore using different identities gets 10-week sentence Amir Hussain A wealthy businesswoman from China who repeatedly entered Singapore using different identities over 12 years...

Two men arrested for theft of casino chips worth $60,000 Sunday, Oct 25, 2015 SINGAPORE - Two Chinese nationals have been arrested for their suspected involvement in a case of theft of casino chips from the casino at Marina Bay Sands (MBS). Police were first alerted to the incident on Oct 24...

Stall assistant jailed 24 weeks for taking upskirt photos Malaysian bubble tea shop stall assistant Teo Wei Chek, 20, had admitted to 22 of 84 charges of intruding into the privacy of a woman.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published 23 October 2015 Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - A...

Maid gives birth to dead baby, hides body in drawer at employer's house The woman was arrested for concealment of birth by secret disposal of a dead body. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS Published 20 October 2015 Lee Min Kok SINGAPORE - A 33-year-old maid who gave birth to a dead baby boy and...

Trio in Pandan Loop case have murder charge amended to causing grievous hurt Indian nationals Chellappan Sanker (left) and Karthikeyan Prabakaran (right) with a CID officer on Aug 30, 2014. PHOTO: ST FILE Published Oct 20, 2015, 11:20 am SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - Three...

Man jailed 5 weeks for possession of airsoft pistol Yang Ziyi was sentenced to five weeks in jail for the unauthorised possession of an airsoft pistol. Published 15 October 2015 Jasmine Osada SINGAPORE - A man who brandished an airsoft pistol at local food court earlier this year, was on...

Australian jailed 1 week for trespass on Sky Train tracks; fined for mischief and being drunk Kevin Patrick Flynn, 36, was jailed for one week on Thursday (Oct 15) for criminal trespass. ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published 15 October 2015 Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - Drunk...

Man in kidnap and online sales scam gets 17 months' jail Published Oct 15, 2015, 1:20 pm SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - An unemployed man, who cheated his victims of more than $30,000 in an online scam, was jailed for 17 months on Thursday . Dwight T. Soriano, 30, also conned...

Man gets 20 years for raping niece Judith Tan Thursday, Oct 15, 2015 He was her uncle but became her father figure after her dad died in 2003. She was then 11 and started calling him "appa" (father in Tamil). On Feb 25, 2005, he sexually assaulted her. She was just 12. More than a year...