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'Forgive me, forgive me, forgive me' November 18, 2012 - 1:46am By: Jennifer Dhanaraj PICTURE: Lianhe Wanbao As he was led away by the police for allegedly murdering his wife, Madam Faridah Isnin, 41, the man was heard repeatedly asking for forgiveness in Malay. The tragedy at Jurong West...

48 per cent of drug offenders held last year were Malay By Andrea Ong The Straits Times Sunday, Nov 18, 2012 Nearly half of all drug offenders arrested last year were Malay, Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli said in Parliament on Wednesday. He highlighted the...

Man arrested for alleged murder of wife Posted: 17 November 2012 1218 hrs SINGAPORE: A 48-year-old man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his wife at Jurong West. Police said they responded to a call for assistance at around 5.20am on Saturday. Upon arrival, they found the body...

Two companies charged with defaulting on payment to workers Published on Nov 15, 2012 By Chia Yan Min Techcom Construction & Trading and its main contractor Sunway Concrete Products have been charged in the Subordinate Courts with defaulting on salary payments to workers. Techcom faces a...

Woman borrowed from loansharks with false address AsiaOne Friday, Nov 16, 2012 SINGAPORE - A 42-year-old woman was arrested by the police on Nov 16 for providing false contact information to get an illegal loan from loansharks. The woman was arrested at 2.15pm in Serangoon Ave 2. The woman...

Masseur jailed for theft & forgery Posted: 16 November 2012 1423 hrs SINGAPORE: A 28-year-old Malaysian was jailed four months by a district court on Friday for theft and forgery. Cheah Wei Yap, who worked as a masseur at a beauty and health centre at People's Park Complex, stole his...

Police nab 20 for suspected involvement in loansharking activities Posted: 15 November 2012 2027 hrs SINGAPORE: 20 people have been arrested for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. 13 men and 4 women, aged between 20 and 60, were arrested separately in Jurong West, Woodlands...

Toilet break turns into dirty cat fight November 12, 2012 - 2:26am By: Chai Hung Yin PICTURE: Shin Min Daily News It began as a dispute in a toilet cubicle, blew up into a full-fledged fight and ended with nine people being arrested at Lucky Chinatown. A witness saw two groups fighting...

Sex blogger Alvin Tan loses scholarship The Star/Asia News Network Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 PETALING JAYA - The National University of Singapore has terminated sex blogger Alvin Tan's scholarship over his Internet sexploits. The prestigious university, however, stopped short of expelling...

Naked man causes stir at Universal Studios theme park The man (above) was at the Universal Studios’ entrance for 10 minutes before security was called in. He was said by police to be of unsound mind. The Straits Times Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 SINGAPORE - Some passers-by whipped out cameras...

Licensed moneylender jailed for helping loanshark Published on Nov 08, 2012 Go Tian Siong, 38, had pleaded guilty to seven charges of assisting Tan Ah Lye in carrying on his loansharking business between 2010 and April this year. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW By Elena Chong A licensed...

Ex-residents' committee chairman jailed for theft Published on Oct 31, 2012 Lee Shwu Huah, 47, was jailed four weeks for stealing $26,000 from an elderly neighbour. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW By Elena Chong A former chairman of a residents' committee who stole $26,000 from an elderly...

Ex-principal had "wide discretion and authority" over use of school funds Published on Oct 30, 2012 Former Maris Stella High School principal Anthony Tan Kim Hock (left) had "wide discretion and authority" to use the school funds, his lawyer Peter Low (right) said on the second day of his...

Trial begins for ex-principal accused of misappropriating funds By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 29 October 2012 1334 hrs SINGAPORE : The former principal of Maris Stella High School who was charged with misappropriating nearly S$150,000 was in court on Monday for the opening of the...

Woman jailed seven months for abusing daughter, 4 October 25, 2012 - 1:35am By: Rennie Whang TNP PICTURE ILLUSTRATION: Gavin Foo When her mother was pregnant with her, her father left - never to return. After little Elisa (not her real name) was born, her mother hooked up with a married man...

Woman jailed for abusing four-year-old daughter Published on Oct 24, 2012 By Elena Chong A woman was jailed for seven months today for ill-treating her four-year-old daughter. The 25-year-old accused had admitted to repeatedly caning and kicking the victim and throwing a chair towards her...

Going online, loan sharks get slicker By Adrian Lim my paper Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012 SINGAPORE - While cases of unlicensed moneylending and harassment have dropped, loan sharks are using new and sophisticated methods to reel in victims. These include advertising money-borrowing services...

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Ex-manager accused of misusing S$120,000 in company funds By Leong Wai Kit | Posted: 16 October 2012 1306 hrs SINGAPORE: A former branch manager has been charged with misusing about S$120,000 belonging to the transportation and logistics company she worked for. Malar Sinnadurai, 38...

Ex-death row inmate of 6 years back in jail for drug abuse Published on Oct 11, 2012 Mr Ismil Kadar, who spent six years in prison including two years on death row, walked out of prison a free man on July 5, 2011, after the Court of Appeal acquitted him of the 2005 murder of Madam Tham Weng...