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Man, 66, arrested for distributing loanshark namecards AsiaOne Friday, Dec 20, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 66-year-old man for allegedly helping loansharks with the distribution of name cards after he failed to service his loans. Police saw the suspect distributing name cards...

'Samurai' man identified; he claims to be a swordsmanship coach Published on Dec 18, 2013 A screenshot from a cellphone video shows a police officer facing off against a man who wields a samurai sword on board an MRT train on Dec 16, 2013. Police have confirmed that the man arrested...

Sword-wielding 'subway samurai' faces flogging in Singapore AFP Tuesday, Dec 17, 2013 SINGAPORE - A subway commuter in Singapore is facing the prospect of five years in jail plus flogging for wielding a sword on board a train while dressed in samurai attire. Metro operator SMRT said police...

This photo sent to us by ST reader Neremiah Kai appears to show the sword-wielding man detained. -- PHOTO: COURTESY OF NEREMIAH KAI <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kSdKiOjQ2gI?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="360"></iframe>

Updated: 12/16/2013 18:40 | By Channel NewsAsia 'Subway Samurai' detained after scaring passengers SINGAPORE: A man dressed in what appeared to be samurai garb and carrying a sword apparently caused quite a stir on a Singapore commuter train on Monday afternoon. Tweets and photos from a...

Man jailed for underage sex; victim now wife Unusual case but accused cannot be condoned for sex with girl: Judge Published on Dec 12, 2013 -- ST ILLUSTRATION: MIEL By Elena Chong, Court Correspondent In what is believed to be the first case of its kind here, a Singaporean man was...

Updated: 12/09/2013 12:30 | By Channel NewsAsia Man jailed for paid sex with minor SINGAPORE: A former assistant engineer with the Singapore Air Force was on Monday jailed nine weeks for paying a 17-year-old for sex. 35-year-old Goh Wee Seong paid the minor S$500 for her services in late...

Passenger fined $4K for repeatedly hitting bus captain's head Published on Dec 06, 2013 By Elena Chong A bus passenger who hit a bus captain's head three times was fined $4,000 on Friday. Cleaner Chng Eng Khiang, 57, pleaded guilty to causing hurt to Mr Xu Tingqiang by a rash act which...

City Harvest case: Trial to last till 2nd half of 2014 Third and last leg of trial will start on Jan 13 and be spread over seven months Published on Dec 02, 2013 By Tan Dawn Wei Assistant News Editor The high-profile City Harvest trial will now go on till the second half of next year...

Updated: 11/14/2013 17:33 | By Channel NewsAsia Girl gets probation for punching and shaming another <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/dT_fkwX4fRM?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> SINGAPORE: An 18-year-old girl who punched and recorded a...

‘Frustrating’ trial making interpreter ‘tired’ November 14, 2013 - 12:37am By: Foo Jie Ying ST FILE PHOTO On his third day as a witness in the sex-for-match-fixing trial involving businessman Eric Ding, part-time interpreter Khaled Atwa (above) expressed his frustration. He called the...

Jail terms cut for couple who lied they lost their Singapore passports Published on Nov 12, 2013 By Ian Poh <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/IqC9dS1mGN4?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> An appeals court on Monday reduced the jail terms for...

27 arrested for involvement in loansharking activities AsiaOne Wednesday, Nov 13, 2013 SINGAPORE - 17 men and 10 women were arrested by the police for their suspected involvement in loansharking activities in 3 separate cases. In the first case, 15 men and 10 women, whose ages range from 19...

Couple arrested for smartphone theft <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sL-jG1QLOk4?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe> AsiaOne Tuesday, Nov 12, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 20-year-old man and his 23-year-old wife in relation to a case of...

Women in rooms to give 'physio' SUSPECT: Businessman Eric Ding is on trial for allegedlybribing officials to fix football matches. Foo Jie Ying The New Paper Thursday, Nov 07, 2013 They did not commit any crime of accepting bribes in the form of sexual gratification in return to fix...

Updated: 11/06/2013 20:42 | By Channel NewsAsia Match-fixing trial centres on Lebanese linesmens’ English proficiency SINGAPORE: The command of English of two linesmen involved in Eric Ding's match-fixing trial came under scrutiny in court on Wednesday. The linesmen were among three...

Match-fixing trial: Linesman 'ill while giving his statement' Defence highlights medical episodes as signs that his statements are 'not reliable' Published on Nov 05, 2013 CPIB officer Ms Png testified that Mr Eid said he felt well when he gave his statement, which is being used as...

Updated: 11/05/2013 19:37 | By Channel NewsAsia Eric Ding's lawyers take aim at CPIB statement recording process SINGAPORE: Defence lawyers of alleged match-fixer Eric Ding sought to raise doubts about the statement recording process of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) in...

Updated: 11/04/2013 21:09 | By Channel NewsAsia Eric Ding's lawyers point out inconsistencies in linesmen's statements SINGAPORE: Defence lawyers of alleged match-fixer Eric Ding sought to point out inconsistencies in the statements given by two deported Lebanese linesmen to the Corrupt...