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4 arrested at Woodlands checkpoint for immigration offences Posted: 03 January 2013 1716 hrs The two men found hiding in the boot of the car by ICA. (Photo: ICA) SINGAPORE: Four men have been arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said...

CNB seizes $26k worth of drugs Heroin seized in the Old Airport Road case AsiaOne Friday, Dec 14, 2012 SINGAPORE - Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers mounted another extensive island-wide operation to sweep drug activities off the streets of Singapore. Conducted from Dec 10 to Dec 14...

41-year-old man arrested for exposing self in public Posted: 13 December 2012 0007 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 41-year-old man who is believed to be involved in a case of obscene act at a Sembawang housing estate. On December 5, police received report of a man exposing himself to...

Maid jailed six months for stealing more than $10k from employer Published on Dec 11, 2012 By Elena Chong A Filipino maid who stole more than $10,000 worth of property from her employer was jailed for six months on Tuesday. Elma Dela Cruz Romero, 41, pleaded guilty to stealing cash and...

Former CNB officer jailed for criminal breach of trust By Claire Huang | Posted: 10 December 2012 1622 hrs SINGAPORE: A former Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) senior investigation officer was sentenced to 13 months' jail for misappropriating more than S$7,000 on Monday. 30-year-old...

Appeal for information on missing person AsiaOne Tuesday, Nov 06, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of 74-year-old Choi Ah Yew. Mr Choi, who is described to be about 1.65m tall, slim and tanned with short black hair, was was last seen at about 11.45am...

23 arrested for alleged loansharking Posted: 12 October 2012 2127 hrs SINGAPORE: Police in Singapore have arrested 23 people on suspicion of loansharking. The suspects, aged between 18 and 65 years, were nabbed in a round-the-clock operation, comprising simultaneous raids conducted from...

Man charged with two counts of forgery By Leong Wai Kit | Posted: 10 October 2012 1318 hrs SINGAPORE: A 32-year-old man has been charged with two counts of forging documents. The alleged offences are believed to have taken place on or before July 2 this year. Leong Chee Kin is accused of...

Jailed 6 years for Companies Act offences Published on Sep 14, 2012 Ong Kim Soon, who was sentenced on Sept 14, 2012 to 6 years imprisonment. -- SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE By Elena Chong A former marine manager who managed to get people to invest about $401,000 in two fraudulent businesses...

71 women arrested in Geylang AsiaOne Saturday, Sep 08, 2012 SINGAPORE - A total of 71 women were arrested in an 8-hour multi-agency operation on entertainment outlets in the Geylang area last night. The women were arrested for unlawful employment and immigration offences. Operators of the...

Maid fined $100 for flicking fingers at 2-year-old AsiaOne Thursday, Sep 06, 2012 An Indonesian maid was fined $100 today for flicking her fingers at a two-year-old boy in 2011. Her employers' son suffered a swollen lip as a result of her act. The judge had agreed with Leni Yusanti's...

Man investigated for making false police report Posted: 28 August 2012 1749 hrs SINGAPORE: A 32-year-old man who made a false police report has found himself in trouble with the law. The man had called the police requesting for assistance. He told the police that he had handed over some...

Casinos fined for breaching social safeguard requirements Posted: 22 August 2012 1826 hrs SINGAPORE: Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa have been fined S$357,500 and S$140,000 respectively for breaching social safeguard requirements from May to October last year. In addition, RWS...

Undergrad 'had too much too drink' By David Sun The New Paper Thursday, Aug 16, 2012 They were drinking, spewing vulgarities and egging each other on. The group of undergrads had gathered at Kent Ridge Hall in the National University of Singapore (NUS) to drink and celebrate the end of Rag...

Liability questions arise over student's "racist" viral video By Claire Huang | Posted: 15 August 2012 2142 hrs Twenty-four-year-old Justin Wee (C) was captured in a five-minute video making jokes about Malays and Indians. SINGAPORE: Does being drunk make one less culpable when...

Police report lodged against student for "racist remarks" in viral video By Sara Grosse | Posted: 14 August 2012 2340 hrs SINGAPORE: A police report has been lodged against a first-year student of the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), who allegedly made racist remarks. Police said...

'Awesome' racist jokes lands SIM student in trouble Edvantage | Tue Aug 14 2012 SINGAPORE - The National University of Singapore (NUS), the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) and the police are investigating a YouTube video of a drunk student making racist jokes. The first-year SIM...

Yahoo amends counterclaim of copyright infringement against SPH Published on Aug 08, 2012 Media company Singapore Press Holdings' suit against Internet company Yahoo over copyright infringement has taken a new turn. -- PHOTO: YAHOO SCREENGRAB Media company Singapore Press Holdings' suit...

85 drug offenders arrested in islandwide operation Posted: 01 August 2012 1801 hrs SINGAPORE: The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has arrested 85 suspected drug offenders in an islandwide operation spanning two days. Seventy-eight of them were arrested over Tuesday and Wednesday for...

Three youths arrested for theft of school buses AsiaOne Tuesday, Jul 24, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested three male suspects, aged between 15 and 17 years old, for a series of theft of school buses at Defu Industrial Estate. Between June 26 and July 6, two cases of school buses were...