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30 arrested for drug, secret society-related offences AsiaOne Friday, May 31, 2013 SINGAPORE - A 22-hour operation by police officers from the Singapore Police Force, Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) netted a total of 30 persons for offences related to...

Tampines hit-and-run driver charged Tong Chee Wei. By Rennie Whang and Shaffiq Alkhatib The New Paper Sunday, Jul 15, 2012 His black Mitsubishi car struck two 12-year-old boys, believed to be brothers, on Sunday. One boy fell at the front right wheel, and the other was sent hurtling. The...

Hit-and-run driver sentenced to 12 weeks' jail By Claire Huang POSTED: 30 May 2013 6:26 PM SINGAPORE: The supervisor who knocked down a pair of 12-year-old twin boys in a hit-and-run accident along Tampines Avenue 7 was sentenced to 12 weeks' jail and fined S$600 on Thursday...

Preferential treatment given to STTA coach Luo Jie: Prosecution Picture of Luo Jie, former assistant coach with Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA). The former Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) high performance manager on trial for abetting to embezzle $8,400 had double...

STTA trial: Coach 'not paid after 2 years' work' Former STTA president Choo Wee Khiang (left), 58, and his lieutenant, Koh Li Ping, 44, are accused of embezzling $8,400 while working at the STTA. That money was said to have been used to pay table tennis coach Luo Jie. By Lim Yan Liang The...

Verdict of STTA trial involving ex-MP Choo Wee Khiang on 26 July By Alvina Soh POSTED: 29 May 2013 2:22 PM File photo of Choo Wee Khiang. SINGAPORE: A district court will hand down its verdict on the criminal breach of trust case involving former president of the Singapore Table Tennis...

NUS terminates Tey Tsun Hang's employment POSTED: 28 May 2013 6:12 PM Logo of the National University of Singapore. SINGAPORE: The National University of Singapore (NUS) has terminated Tey Tsun Hang's employment with immediate effect. The termination comes after Tey was found guilty of...

Law prof Tey Tsun Hang found guilty in sex-for-grades case By Claire Huang POSTED: 28 May 2013 1:33 PM UPDATED: 29 May 2013 12:04 AM National University of Singapore (NUS) law professor Tey Tsun Hang. (photo: Francine Lim, channelnewsasia.com) SINGAPORE: The law professor implicated in the...

I "took instructions" from former STTA president, says former manager POSTED: 28 May 2013 7:17 PM SINGAPORE: A 2004 contract worth some S$9,600 between the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) and Fuhua Secondary School was a means for the school to "reimburse" a coach through the...

Defence sets out its case in former STTA president's trial By Claire Huang POSTED: 27 May 2013 10:46 PM SINGAPORE: The trial of the former president of the Singapore Table Tennis Association, Choo Wee Khiang, resumed on Monday, with the defence setting out its case. Fifty-eight-year-old Choo...

Director fined S$40,000 for breaches under Moneylenders Act POSTED: 27 May 2013 8:44 PM SINGAPORE: The director of a moneylending company has been fined S$40,000, or in default 80 days' jail, for breaches under the Moneylenders Act. Tan Joon Heng of E.H. Credit pleaded guilty in court on...

Recall of starch-based products from Taiwan over maleic acid taint POSTED: 26 May 2013 4:30 PM Photo shows two of the 11 starch-based products from Taiwan that were found to contain maleic acid in them. (Photo: Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore) SINGAPORE: Eleven starch-based...

Over 340 people arrested in islandwide anti-crime blitz By Dylan Loh POSTED: 24 May 2013 9:58 PM A police car in Singapore (photo: Francine Lim, channelnewsasia.com) SINGAPORE: Singapore's law enforcement agencies arrested some 340 people in a four-day island-wide blitz which lasted from...

Vietnamese woman, Singaporean man jailed for sham marriage POSTED: 23 May 2013 9:17 PM Theong Peng Nyuk (L) and Tran Kim Phuong (Photo: Immigration & Checkpoints Authority) SINGAPORE: A Vietnamese woman and a Singaporean man have become the first couple to be prosecuted under a new law...

Ex-engineer gets nine months for cheating two women of luxury handbags Published on May 22, 2013 Goh Lee Yin arrives at the Subcourt for sentencing on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Goh was sentenced to nine months' jail on Wednesday for cheating two victims of $97,000 over the purchase of...

Illegal taxi drivers still plying their trade on Queen Street Ervina Mohd Jamil | Berita Harian | Tuesday, May 21, 2013 SINGAPORE - Illegal taxis are still plying their trade in the Queen Street area near Bugis, according to Berita Harian. A visit to the Singapore-Johor Baru taxi terminal...

120 stop-sale notices issued over unsafe children's products POSTED: 20 May 2013 4:12 PM SINGAPORE: SPRING Singapore has issued 120 stop-sale notices to companies whose children's products were found to be unsafe. SPRING said it focused its surveillance of the children's products market...

American researcher's death: Todd 'not involved in any work for Huawei' This was except for stint examining commercial radio frequency devices Published on May 18, 2013 Senior State Counsel Tai Wei Shyong addressing the media yesterday. He said the State would welcome Mr Raymond...

Six arrested for suspected loanshark activities By Teo Chia Leen POSTED: 17 May 2013 8:38 PM Items seized from the suspects (Photo: Singapore Police Force)Items seized from the suspects (Photo: Singapore Police Force)Items seized from the suspects (Photo: Singapore Police Force) SINGAPORE...

Former City Harvest Church accountant testifies in court By Claire Huang POSTED: 16 May 2013 11:44 AM File photo: The Subordinate Courts in Singapore. (photo: Francine Lim, channelnewsasia.com) SINGAPORE: The trial of the six City Harvest Church leaders continues on Thursday with the...