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Beware of scams involving internet security Posted: 05 August 2012 2135 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have warned the public not to fall prey to phone scams involving internet security. They said there have been 32 reported cases since the start of this year. A woman, who wants to remain...

Father claims his son was molested by another boy in class 3 August 2012 11:21 AM | Updated 11:52 AM <cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin: 4px 0px; ">Picture for illustration purposes only.</cite> A father is upset with his son’s school because it allegedly...

Why Howard Shaw gets 12 weeks' jail, and not nine By Tong Jia Han my paper Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012 Howard Shaw, grandson of Shaw Organisation founder Runme Shaw, had sex with an underage girl at a hotel in Bencoolen Street in October 2010 - without asking her how old she was. Yesterday...

Businessman jailed for hurting men in queue AsiaOne Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012 A 36-year-old businessman was sentenced to one and a half years jail last Monday for causing grievous hurt to two men after a tiff over using an AXS machine. The Straits Times reported that Tay Fook Yuan had been...

Former DPP claims trial By Chai Hung Yin The New Paper Monday, Jul 30, 2012 A former deputy public prosecutor (DPP) and lawyer charged with having sex with an underage Vietnamese girl will be claiming trial. Spencer Gwee Hak Theng, 59, was charged last month with having sex with the...

Shaw jailed 12 weeks for having sex with minor Posted on 30 July 2012 - 05:25pm Last updated on 30 July 2012 - 10:09pm Howard Shaw (R), a member of a prominent Singaporean family and his wife leave the courthouse during a lunch break for his hearing at the Subordinate court in Singapore on...

Howard Shaw sentenced to 3 months' jail; out on bail pending appeal Posted: 30 July 2012 1519 hrs The ex-Singapore Environment Council executive director Howard Shaw, who was among 48 men charged earlier with paid sex with an underage girl, pleaded guilty on 27 June. SINGAPORE...

Shaw jailed 12 weeks for having sex with minor Posted on 30 July 2012 - 05:25pm Last updated on 30 July 2012 - 10:09pm Howard Shaw (R), a member of a prominent Singaporean family and his wife leave the courthouse during a lunch break for his hearing at the Subordinate court in Singapore on...

Howard Shaw sentenced to 3 months' jail; out on bail pending appeal Posted: 30 July 2012 1519 hrs The ex-Singapore Environment Council executive director Howard Shaw, who was among 48 men charged earlier with paid sex with an underage girl, pleaded guilty on 27 June. SINGAPORE...

These thieves target passengers on trains, buses and planes By Joyce Lim The New Paper Monday, Jul 23, 2012 They have struck on buses, at MRT stations and in the trains, and have even taken to the skies. Once they have their targets, they act swiftly and in a split second, they can make...

Syndicate targeting commuters? By Benita Aw Yeong The New Paper Monday, Jul 23, 2012 She was engrossed in playing with her iPad on her train journey home on Sunday when two men took off with her iPhone, which she thought lay snugly in her bag. A woman in her mid-30s, who declined to be...

Couple arrested for loanshark graffiti on HDB blocks AsiaOne Saturday, Jul 14, 2012 A 24-year-old man and 15-year-old girl was arrested on Thursday afternoon for loanshark harassment. Police officers had spotted the couple behaving suspiciously at a HDB block near Rivervale Crescent. They...

Men involved in online vice ring case waiting for Shaw's hearing By Alvina Soh | Posted: 09 July 2012 1913 hrs SINGAPORE: Lawyers of several men involved in the online vice ring case say they want to wait for Howard Shaw's case to heard, before they proceed with theirs. Former Singapore...

Domestic helper claims police threatened her into pleading guilty for murder 4 July 2012 6:41 PM | Updated 6:48 PM <cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin: 4px 0px; ">(Photo / Screen grab from www.OMY.sg)</cite> A domestic helper, who allegedly killed her lover...

CID officer found dead with gunshot wound AsiaOne Wednesday, Jul 04, 2012 A 38-year-old police officer from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has been found dead with a gunshot wound to his head on Wednesday morning at Police Cantonment Complex. Senior Station Inspector (SSI)...

Online vice ring: Three more plead guilty AsiaOne Tuesday, Jul 03, 2012 Three of the men in the online vice case have indicated that they will plead guilty. This is the latest development in the case where 48 men were charged for having paid sex with an underage prostitute. The...

Online vice ring: Three more plead guilty AsiaOne Tuesday, Jul 03, 2012 Three of the men in the online vice case have indicated that they will plead guilty. This is the latest development in the case where 48 men were charged for having paid sex with an underage prostitute. The three men...

Swiss man pleads not guilty to underage sex charges By Alvina Soh | Posted: 03 July 2012 1251 hrs SINGAPORE: 40-year-old Swiss expatriate Juerg Buergin, who has been charged with paying an underage girl for sex in April, is contesting the charges. Juerg, who is currently unemployed...

Swiss man pleads not guilty to underage sex charges By Alvina Soh | Posted: 03 July 2012 1251 hrs SINGAPORE: 40-year-old Swiss expatriate Juerg Buergin, who has been charged with paying an underage girl for sex in April, is contesting the charges. Juerg, who is currently unemployed...

Swiss man to claim trial in paid sex with underage girl case By Claire Huang, Alvina Soh | Posted: 03 July 2012 1853 hrs SINGAPORE: Forty-year-old Swiss expatriate Juerg Buergin, who was charged in April with paying an underage girl for sex, is contesting the two charges. Juerg, who is...