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SAF investigating allegations on Facebook comments Posted: 14 February 2013 2058 hrs File view of the Facebook homepage. (AFP - Nicholas Kamm) SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) said it has begun investigations into allegations that a sergeant had boasted about being able to...

Bicycle Swallowed by Tree in Washington State A young boy’s lost bicycle has led to a unique piece of natural roadside art on Washington state’s Vashon Island, over 50 years later. Traveling off of Vashon Highway, about 50 feet into the woods behind the local Sound Food Café, travelers will...

Licensed money lenders duped by syndicate The Star/Asia News Network Saturday, Jan 05, 2013 KUALA LUMPUR: A syndicate has managed to convince some licensed money lenders to give out loans to "borrowers" who later disappeared without a trace. The matter came to light after a supervisor of a...

Facebooking during office hours a form of graft: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission By R.S.N. Murali and Loshana K. Shagar The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Jan 06, 2013 MALACCA - Civil servants and staff of government-linked companies (GLCs) surfing social media or engaging in personal...

Baby's body found on dumpster The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Jan 06, 2013 IPOH - The body of a baby girl was found on top of a dumpster in a back alley along Jalan Dato Onn Jaafar here. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Sum Chang Keong said a rubbish collector found the body at about 7pm on Friday...

Malaysia ranks third as haven for retirees An aerial view of the residential district of Petaling Jaya sits against a back drop of the business district in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia By Yvonne Lim and Tan Sin Chow The Star/Asia News Network Sunday, Jan 06, 2013 PETALING JAYA - For its tropical...

Community Policing System extended to 6 more NPCs By Saifulbahri Ismail | Posted: 06 January 2013 1240 hrs SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force will implement its Community Policing System (COPS) at six more Neighbourhood Police Centres (NPC) across the island. Minister at the Prime...

NUS student not involved in sex video, says university Posted: 05 January 2013 2149 hrs SINGAPORE: The National University of Singapore (NUS) student that is supposedly linked to an online sex video has informed the university he is not the person featured in the video. According to...

She kept pestering me for sex January 3, 2013 - 10:58pm By: Shaffiq Alkhatib TNP PHOTO: REBECCA MAI He cried tears of joy in court last month, after he was cleared of having sex with an underage prostitute. Mr Md Salauddin Md Dudu Mia, 29, said the girl, who is now 15 years old, was the...

Masseuse jailed for a day, fined $5,000, for stealing ex-husband's jewellery Published on Jan 04, 2013 By Khushwant Singh A masseuse, who stole a Rolex watch and jewellery amounting to a total of $25,600 from her ex-husband, was jailed for a day and fined $5,000. Itsariya Jinakarn, 41...

CNB, ICA seize S$160k worth of drugs Posted: 04 January 2013 1425 hrs SINGAPORE: Officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) and the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) have seized about 1.4kg of heroin from a Malaysian drug courier at Tuas Checkpoint. CNB officers, in a...

Blogger to remove defamatory posts after PM Lee's letter of demand By Imelda Saad | Posted: 04 January 2013 1609 hrs File photo: Blogger Alex Au. (Photo: yawningbread.wordpress.com) SINGAPORE: Blogger Alex Au will remove four posts published on his site, which are said to be...

Unemployed man jailed 6 months for threatening father with chopper Published on Jan 02, 2013 By Khushwant Singh He turned nasty when his father inadvertently banged a padlock against the metal gate after walking the family's dog. Albert Ang Boon Thiam, 39, unemployed, then took a chopper...

Two new neighbourhood police centres in Punggol and Woodlands AsiaOne Thursday, Jan 03, 2013 Two new Neighbourhood Police Centres (NPCs) commenced operations on Sunday Dec 30, 2012 to better serve the residents in Punggol and Woodlands. This brings the total number of NPCs island-wide to...

U.S. drone strike kills important Taliban commander: sources ISLAMABAD | Thu Jan 3, 2013 12:23am EST (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike killed a Taliban commander, his deputy and eight others in northern Pakistan, intelligence sources and tribal leaders said Thursday. Maulvi Nazir Wazir, also...

Print 03 January 2013 | last updated at 11:49PM Crime cases down 20pc By KRISTY INUS | [email protected] BETTER PERFORMANCE: Reduced crime index in the city helps police surpass KPI target for solving rate of 45pc KOTA KINABALU: THE crime index in the city dropped 20.64 per cent last year...

03 January 2013 | last updated at 11:55PM Indian national claims trial to drug trafficking KUANTAN: An Indian national claimed trial at the magistrate's court here yesterday to a charge of trafficking in 4.9kg of methamphetamines at the Sultan Ahmad Shah airport here on Dec 26. Abdulmunab...

03 January 2013 | last updated at 11:57PM 2 teens arrested over fatal snatch-theft attempt KEPALA BATAS: Police have arrested two teenagers to facilitate investigation into the botched snatch-theft attempt in Permatang Manggis here last Friday which claimed the life of 65-year-old A. Josop...

03 January 2013 | last updated at 11:47PM 'Horror' on express bus By Olivia Miwil | [email protected] TROUBLING: Passenger complains about screening of inappropriate movies KOTA KINABALU: Showing movies that are inappropriate and unsuitable for all ages can get long-distance or express bus...