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Updated: 02/05/2014 14:00 | By Channel NewsAsia CHC trial: Audit manager not privy to investment details SINGAPORE: The audit manager overseeing City Harvest Church's accounts testified on Wednesday that she had not been privy to details of bond investments or arrangements the church had...

Updated: 02/03/2014 17:59 | By Channel NewsAsia More arrested for crimes on public transport SINGAPORE: More people were arrested for committing crimes on and involving public transport in the last three years. A total of 817 people were arrested for such crimes last year -- an increase of...

Updated: 01/28/2014 17:29 | By Channel NewsAsia CHC trial: Reports of possible breach of law made in 2005, says lead investigator SINGAPORE: From as early as 2005, financial institutions have reported to the authorities their suspicions of a possible breach of law by the six leaders of City...

City Harvest leaders' trial: Santa makes appearance Straits Law managing director N. Sreenivasan, representing City Harvest Church (CHC) deputy senior pastor Tan Ye Peng. Koh Hui Teng The New Paper Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 SINGAPORE - Santa Claus "turned up" in court briefly on Thursday - a...

Updated: 01/24/2014 14:33 | By Channel NewsAsia CHC trial: Auditor says wouldn’t have signed off on church’s accounts SINGAPORE: The lead auditor testifying in the trial of the six leaders of the City Harvest Church said he would not have signed off on the church's accounts if he had been...

Updated: 01/23/2014 15:02 | By Channel NewsAsia CHC trial: Defence hints prosecution's questioning flawed SINGAPORE: The defence lawyers of the six leaders of City Harvest Church have hinted that the prosecution's line of questioning is flawed. This follows Wednesday’s accusation that the...

Updated: 01/23/2014 21:48 | By Channel NewsAsia CHC trial: Defence seeks to show prosecution's questioning was flawed SINGAPORE: Defence lawyers representing the six leaders of City Harvest Church on Thursday sought to show that the prosecution's line of questioning was flawed. Having...

Updated: 01/22/2014 18:54 | By Channel NewsAsia CHC trial: Prosecution's evidence is "piecemeal", says defence SINGAPORE: The defence lawyers of the six leaders of the City Harvest Church suggested that the way the prosecution sought answers from witnesses was out of context. On Wednesday...

Updated: 01/21/2014 14:29 | By Channel NewsAsia CHC trial: Bond investments “do not make sense", says auditor SINGAPORE: The lead auditor going through the City Harvest Church's books testified on Tuesday that the bond investments made by the church and some related firms "do not make sense"...

City Harvest trial: Church trustees 'kept in the dark' Trustee Tan Yew Meng said he was told a bond investment in Xtron was a sound move. Walter Sim The Straits Times Monday, Jan 20, 2014 SINGAPORE - Trustees of City Harvest Church were kept in the dark about plans related to its Building...

City Harvest trial: Transactions 'a bit unusual' Mr Sim Guan Seng. Walter Sim The Straits Times Monday, Jan 20, 2014 SINGAPORE - The auditor who repeatedly sounded alarm bells about church monies going to music production firm Xtron on Friday testified for the first time. Mr Sim Guan Seng...

Updated: 01/20/2014 14:38 | By Channel NewsAsia CHC trial: Lead auditor takes issue with CHC's investment in Xtron SINGAPORE: Some of the financial moves made by the City Harvest Church did not make any sense, said the external lead auditor of the church's book. Mr Sim Guan Seng of...

Updated: 01/17/2014 16:21 | By Channel NewsAsia Longest-serving trustee of City Harvest Church called to testify SINGAPORE: The longest-serving trustee of the City Harvest Church testified on Friday in the trial of the six leaders accused of misusing the church's Building Fund monies. Under...

Updated: 01/17/2014 21:02 | By Channel NewsAsia City Harvest auditor found some church transactions "unusual" SINGAPORE: The lead auditor of the City Harvest Church's accounts said he found some of the church's transactions "a bit unusual". Taking the stand for the first day on Friday, Sim...

Updated: 01/15/2014 13:37 | By Channel NewsAsia Use of building fund not breach of church's constitution: witness SINGAPORE: The external auditor of the City Harvest Church testified on Wednesday that she did not doubt the veracity of the Xtron bonds bought by the church. Taking the stand...

Updated: 01/13/2014 21:25 | By Channel NewsAsia New prosecution witness takes stand as CHC leaders' trial resumes SINGAPORE: The trial involving six leaders of City Harvest Church resumed on Monday, with a new prosecution witness taking the stand. Ms Tiang Yii is a public accountant at...

Updated: 01/11/2014 19:08 | By Channel NewsAsia Trial of City Harvest Church leaders to resume next week SINGAPORE: The third tranche of the trial involving the six leaders of City Harvest Church resumes on Monday. Church founder Kong Hee and five of his deputies are accused of misusing...

Updated: 01/06/2014 14:00 | By Channel NewsAsia Former business director of ST Electronics on trial for corruption SINGAPORE: A former business director of ST Electronics (STE) appeared in court on Monday for the start of his corruption trial. Mark Edward Tjong, 48, is accused of two counts...

Man jailed four months for punching ex-lover Published on Jan 02, 2014 By Elena Chong <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/C7SeCCOkJw8?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe> A delivery driver was jailed for four months on Thursday for attacking his...

Updated: 12/27/2013 12:09 | By Channel NewsAsia Man in Woodlands spitting incident to contest charges SINGAPORE: The man who allegedly spat at two women at a bus interchange is contesting five of six charges that he faces. The spitting incident was caught on a video that went viral...