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Public help apprehend snatch thief AsiaOne Thursday, Nov 01, 2012 SINGAPORE - A 21-year-old snatch theft suspect was arrested by the police with the help of members of the public. The man had allegedly snatched a mobile phone from a 27-year-old man in a park near the Block 171 Boon Lay...

Myanmar national charged with providing false information to MOM Posted: 30 October 2012 2156 hrs SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has charged a 28-year-old Myanmar national, Kyaw Swar Win, for furnishing false information to the Controller of Work Passes by submitting a forged...

Police arrest Guatemalan for housebreaking By Jie Lan / Karen Ng | Posted: 31 October 2012 2111 hrs SINGAPORE: A 40-year-old man, who is in Singapore as a tourist, has been arrested for housebreaking. The man, who is from Guatemala in Central America, was caught at a budget hotel in...

Man arrested for attempted robbery at goldsmith shop Posted: 31 October 2012 1741 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 47-year-old man for attempting to rob a goldsmith shop along Upper Pickering Street on Monday. Police said the suspect entered the goldsmith shop at about 5pm, and...

Lorry driver pleads guilty to abusing CISCO police officer By Leong Wai Kit | Posted: 31 October 2012 1445 hrs SINGAPORE: A lorry driver threw sand at a CISCO police officer and used vulgarities on him, after he was issued a summons for illegal parking. R. Nagulan, 47, pleaded guilty on...

Masseur stole neighbour's panties Published on Oct 30, 2012 Beh Yong Chun, 22 has been placed on 15 months' probation for commited theft of five pairs of panties valued at $50.00 along the corride at Jurong Esat Street 13. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW By Khushwant Singh A MASSEUR stole a...

16 arrested in crackdown on loanshark syndicate These loansharking-related paraphernalia were seized during the operation. AsiaOne Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 SINGAPORE - Three women and 13 men were arrested for suspected involvement in loansharking activities in a 16-hour operation that...

Man jailed 21 months, to get 6 strokes of cane for various offences Published on Oct 18, 2012 By Elena Chong A recalcitrant offender who spat at police officers and tried to slash a teen was jailed a total of 21 months and ordered to be given six strokes of the cane on Thursday. Emmanuel...

Two Malaysians to hang for drug offence By Ong Dai Lin, TODAY | Posted: 05 February 2010 0748 hrs SINGAPORE: Two Malaysians were sentenced to death on Thursday for drug trafficking. On 16 June 2008, Cheong Chun Yin, 26, arrived at Changi Airport on a Silkair flight from Myanmar. He met Pang...

Court dismisses motion to set aside death sentence for drug trafficker By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 15 October 2012 1445 hrs SINGAPORE: The Court of Appeal has dismissed a criminal motion by the lawyers of a convicted drug trafficker to set aside his death sentence and reopen his case...

Singapore and Australian police join forces to fight crime AsiaOne Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to fight transnational crime, SPF said on Thursday. The MOU was signed by SPF...

Award-winning chef admits taking $177k in bribes Published on Oct 10, 2012 Chik Ka Chung, 48, the former executive Chinese chef of Singapore Marriott Hotel was convicted on Wednesday for accepting bribes amounting to $177,704 from a seafood supplier. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW By...

New Zealander in Suntec City brawl case appears in court By Leong Wai Kit | Posted: 27 September 2012 1917 hrs Robert Stephen Dahlberg (Photo: Interpol) SINGAPORE: A New Zealand man, who jumped bail last year following charges of assault, made a brief appearance in court on Thursday...

Boss of recycling company denies charges AsiaOne Monday, Sep 17, 2012 The 45-year-old president of Esun International has denied asking his personal driver to take the rap for traffic offences committed by his friends, The Straits Times reported. On Monday, Seah Hock Thiam, the boss of a...

Police raid gambling den disguised as an association AsiaOne Saturday, Sep 15, 2012 Nine people have been arrested for operating and gaming in an illegal gambling den which had been passed off as an association. In a six-hour operation on Sept 13, officers raided the illegal gambling den...

Doctor suspended six months, fined $10,000 A file photo of Dr Gerrard Teoh in 2005. The New Paper Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012 SINGAPORE - A doctor was suspended for six months and fined $10,000 after the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) took him to task for inappropriate treatment of a patient's...

Four youths arrested on suspicions of rioting AsiaOne Friday, Sep 07, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested four male suspects aged between 18 and 22 for a rioting case at Tampines. Police say they received a call at about 1.27am on Aug 22 about a fight at Tampines. Preliminary...

16 arrested for drink-driving Posted: 06 September 2012 1250 hrs SINGAPORE: Sixteen motorists were arrested in a drink driving blitz in the early hours of Thursday morning. The operations by the Traffic Police were conducted at Clemenceau Avenue, Crawford Street, Jalan Toa Payoh and Kallang...

SBS Transit fined S$400,000 for March train disruption Posted: 04 September 2012 1805 hrs SINGAPORE: SBS Transit has been fined S$400,000 by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for the train disruption along the North East Line (NEL) in March. This is the first time that transport...

Remisier fined $5k for hitting student in face with a beer mug AsiaOne Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 SINGAPORE - Remisier Foo Siong Lim, 33, was fined $5,000 on Tuesday for hitting a fellow pub patron Mr Chia Ting Hock in the face with a beer mug. He reportedly did so because he was upset at the...