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Updated: 11/08/2013 16:06 | By Channel NewsAsia Man arrested for stealing safe containing S$30,000 cash <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/R9gI-M8fy3k?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of...

Updated: 10/16/2013 20:00 | By Channel NewsAsia Man arrested for suspected milk powder theft SINGAPORE: A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing tins of milk powder from supermarkets in Hougang. A supermarket store supervisor lodged a police report on Sunday, informing...

Updated: 10/02/2013 15:17 | By Channel NewsAsia Pimp who forced minor into prostitution disputes facts SINGAPORE: A hearing has been fixed for Thursday for the case of the pimp who pleaded guilty to forcing a minor into having sex with some 100 clients -- this after 37-year-old Chinese...

Updated: 09/27/2013 17:15 | By Channel NewsAsia Six plead guilty to culpable homicide in 2011 Tiong Bahru Park death <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/F1z2aTcumlY?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> SINGAPORE: Six men pleaded guilty in the High...

Wilson Raj: It's not me September 18, 2013 - 12:40am By: Zaihan Mohamed Yusof Dilenjit Singh PHOTO: FACEBOOK Kelong king Wilson Raj Perumal has denied any involvement in Australia’s Victorian Premier League kelong scandal, which has seen six individuals connected with the Southern Stars...

Updated: 09/04/2013 11:14 | By Channel NewsAsia ICA officer charged with corruption <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Ha1UsXVpHH0?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> SINGAPORE: An officer with the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority was on...

Loanshark runner surrenders after photos of him posted on Facebook AsiaOne Friday, Aug 30, 2013 SINGAPORE - An alleged loanshark runner turned himself in after learning from his friends that photos of him were posted on Facebook. The 55-year-old suspect is believed to be involved in...

Jail time for loan-shark harassment could go up by 3 extra months Judge: Those who target debtors' neighbours should get 2-3 months extra Published on Aug 21, 2013 Red paint splashed on a debtor's neighbours' doors to pressure the debtor to pay up. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM By K. C...

Convicted murderer escapes the gallows, second such case in Singapore Published on Aug 14, 2013 By Ian Poh A 29-year-old Malaysian man who bashed a Chinese national to death while robbing him has become the second convicted murderer here to be sentenced to life imprisonment instead of...

Updated: 08/12/2013 16:57 | By Channel NewsAsia Prison Service's system to manage violent inmates "appropriate, safe and effective" SINGAPORE: The government has assured Singaporeans that the Singapore Prison Service's overall system and processes for managing violent inmates are...

Updated: 08/06/2013 14:42 | By Channel NewsAsia Director of entertainment outlet fined for illegally employing foreigners SINGAPORE: A director of an entertainment outlet has been fined S$2,500, or in default to 10 days' imprisonment, for illegally employing four foreign employees without...

Updated: 08/05/2013 18:45 | By Channel NewsAsia Ex-lawyer jailed 9 months for pocketing clients' money Selena Chiong Chin May (above) was found guilty of six counts of criminal breach of trust of $12,900 and pretending that she was authorised to act as an advocate and solicitor. -- ST PHOTO...

Updated: 08/02/2013 14:47 | By Channel NewsAsia Loanshark runner gets 70 months' jail, 24 strokes, $60,000 fine SINGAPORE: A loanshark runner, who committed over 100 harassment offences in a month, was sentenced to 70 months' jail and 24 strokes of the cane. Rinto Abd Rahim, 28, was also...

Updated: 08/01/2013 21:24 | By Channel NewsAsia COC defers removal proceedings against City Harvest leaders SINGAPORE: The Commissioner of Charities (COC) has agreed to defer the removal proceedings of eight City Harvest Church leaders from office until after a criminal trial involving six...

Updated: 07/31/2013 19:39 | By Channel NewsAsia Tourist who fell from hotel had consumed alcohol and sedatives: coroner SINGAPORE: An American who fell from her hotel room on the 60th floor had consumed large quantities of alcohol and sedative drugs before her fall. This was among the...

Re: CPIB assistant director Edwin Yeo Seow Hiong charged with misappropriating $1.7 m Yeo allegedly started by taking $1,200 from CPIB Bryna Singh The Straits Times Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 SINGAPORE - It all started with $1,200 from the coffers of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau...

Re: CPIB assistant director Edwin Yeo Seow Hiong charged with misappropriating $1.7 m CPIB officer accused of embezzling over $1.7m Bryna Singh The Straits Times Saturday, Jul 27, 2013 SINGAPORE - As a department head in the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), Edwin Yeo Seow...

Business school owner in study loans scam jailed 34 months Published on Jul 25, 2013 A former business school owner, who cheated three banks as part of a study loan scam, was on Thursday, July 25, 2013, jailed for 34 months. Benny Yap Chee Mun (above), 42, remained expressionless...

Updated: 07/25/2013 01:48 CPIB assistant director Edwin Yeo Seow Hiong has been charged with misappropriating $1.7 million An Assistant Director of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau has been charged with 21 offences including misappropriation and forgery. 39-year-old Edwin Yeo...

Online vice ring: 20th man pleads guilty to sex with underage escort Published on Jul 23, 2013 A 20th man in the online vice ring case admitted to paying $450 for the sexual services of an underage escort. Arjunan Kulasegaram (above), 38, who is self-employed, was surfing the Internet...