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Man charged with spraying graffiti at skating bowl Published on Jun 10, 2013 By Elena Chong A man was charged in court on Monday with vandalism by spraying graffiti on the skating bowl at a public park. Muhammad Ashraf Alias, 29, allegedly committed the offence at Bishan Harmony Park...

Sex-for-fixing referees jailed in Singapore Main picture: Referee Ali Sabbagh,34,was described as 'the most culpable' among the three as he was the one approached by the syndicate.Insert: Eric Ding Si Yang, 31,the Singaporean businessman accused of corruption by supplying prostitutes to...

Lebanese referees jailed for match-fixing POSTED: 10 Jun 2013 2:40 PM SINGAPORE: Three Lebanese football referees pleaded guilty Monday to accepting free sex from a gambling-linked global syndicate in return for rigging a match in Singapore, with two jailed and sentencing deferred for the...

Illegal sex drugs worth $100k seized The pills seized included counterfeit Viagra, Cialis and drugs with undeclared medicinal ingredients. Sunday, Jun 09, 2013 The Straits Times By Lim Yi Han SINGAPORE - Illegal sexual enhancement tablets worth $100,000 were seized during a raid at...

More than 12,270 cartons of contraband cigarettes seized The Straits Times Friday, Jun 07, 2013 The total street value of the cigarettes and the total duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) evaded amounted to more than $1.2 million and close to $1 million respectively. Get the full story...

S$1.2m worth of contraband cigarettes seized POSTED: 07 Jun 2013 11:22 AM A total of 12,276 cartons and nine packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized in the operation. (Photo: Singapore Customs)Duty-unpaid cigarettes were hidden in the modified bulk liquid containers. (Photo: Singapore...

One day's jail, $25k fine for issuing cheques from Clients' A/C POSTED: 06 Jun 2013 5:48 PM Singapore Subordinate Courts (Photo: Anthony Chia, channelnewsasia.com) SINGAPORE: A former manager at a law firm was sentenced to a day's jail and fined $25,000 for making out cheques to his wife...

Police appeal for information on shop theft case AsiaOne Wednesday, Jun 05, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police are looking for the man shown in the picture above to assist with investigations into a case of shop theft. The shop theft occurred at a convenience store at Blk 630, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 on...

Woman who died in prison had slurred speech June 4, 2013 - 1:34am By: Rennie Whang He knew there was something wrong with his daughter, who was in prison, because she had slurred speech and slow reaction. But when he told prison officers of her condition, Mr Lian Hock Kwee, 59, said...

Chef who accepted bribes fined, ordered to pay penalty By Claire Huang POSTED: 04 Jun 2013 3:25 PM SINGAPORE: One of five chefs who accepted bribes from the same seafood supplier has been fined S$24,000 and ordered to pay a penalty of S$28,796. The penalty is equivalent to the bribes Leung...

Body of man in his 60s found in Kallang River Published on Jun 03, 2013 The body of a man in his 60s was discovered in the area near Water-Venture (Kallang) and before the Singapore Flyer. -- PHOTO: SHIN MIN THE body of a man in his 60s was found in the Kallang River yesterday morning...

Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protest in Istanbul June 1, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Protesters throw stones at riot police during an anti-government protest in central Istanbul June 1, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Riot police hide behind their shields during clashes with demonstrators during a protest against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in central Ankara June 1, 2013. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

A protester uses a sling to throw a stone at riot police during an anti-government protest in central Istanbul June 1, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

RWS casino executives probed for reimbursing levies AsiaOne Friday, Jul 13, 2012 Several casino executives are being investigated by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) for allegedly reimbursing casino levies to patrons. This is in addition to a probe by the Casino Regulatory...