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At least 23 tricked into paying for ZoukOut tickets on online websites Revellers at the annual beach festival ZoukOut. At least 23 police reports have been made by victims who were tricked into paying for ZoukOut tickets online.PHOTO: ZOUK Published 10 hours ago Ng Huiwen SINGAPORE - Hoping...

Man fined $7,000 for impersonating narcotics officer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZhrLLYq6mQ K.C. Vijayan Friday, Nov 25, 2016 A court has ordered a man to be fined $7,000 for impersonating a narcotics officer, rejecting the prosecution's push for a jail term instead. In noting it was...

Woman gets 20 months for using heated spoon and bicycle lock to hurt maid Zinnerah Abdul Majeed was jailed for 20 months on Wednesday (Nov 2) after admitting to three charges - two of causing hurt to her maid with a heated substance and one of hitting her arms with a bicycle lock. PHOTO...

Man rented out brothel room to 16-year-old prostitute, who serviced 207 men in 12 days Photo: The Straits Times Amir Hussain Friday, Oct 7, 2016 SINGAPORE - A 16-year-old Sri Lankan, whose family was having financial woes, was recruited by her neighbours to work in Singapore as a...

Cop given community service for threatening wife with chopper and punching her head Photo: The New Paper Amir Hussain Friday, Sep 30, 2016 SINGAPORE - A policeman who suspected that his wife was having an affair threatened to injure her with a chopper, and then used it to cut her hair, a...

Former ST Marine senior vice-president in graft scandal gets 20 weeks' jail, $100,000 fine Mok Kim Whang was sentenced to 20 weeks' jail and a $100,000 fine.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published Sep 26, 2016, 6:40 pm SGT Amir Hussain SINGAPORE - A former executive at shipbuilder ST Marine...

Early-morning car chase sends two to hospital after driver speeds off at Henderson Road police roadblock Two people were sent to hospital and four vehicles smashed up, in an early-morning car chase that ended by a coffeeshop in Geylang on Sept 11, 2016.PHOTO: @_DANIALAQIL/TWITTER Published...

Police looking for a man to assist investigations into case of shop theft in Ang Mo Kio Police are looking for a man to assist with investigations into a case of shop theft. Police are looking for a man to assist with investigations into a case of shop theft.PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE...

SSO officer charged for misappropriating funds meant for financial assistance Police have charged a Social Service Office (SSO) officer for misappropriating funds meant to help ComCare beneficiaries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir5dbrsS3ik Published Aug 3, 2016, 11:28 am SGT Lee Min Kok...

Spike in phone scams impersonating OCBC, says bank Photo: The Straits Times Monday, Jul 18, 2016 Watch out for phone calls purportedly from OCBC, the bank warns as it observed a spike in the number of phone scams over the past few weeks. The bank said in a media release on Monday (July 18)...

TNP PHOTO Man killed in street after fight in Geylang Jul 9, 2016 11:48am By LINETTE HENG A man was killed at Geylang Lorong 23 this morning (July 9). His bloodied body, with visible injuries on the face, was found on the kerb of the road. Police are currently combing the scene of the...

Mum, boyfriend jailed at least 10 years each for boy's death Zaidah (left) and Zaini had inflicted "severe torture" in a "ruthless and unrelenting manner" on Daniel. Zaidah received 11 years' jail while Zaini got 10 years and 12 strokes of the cane.PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE Published 6...

Jobless man breaks into sister's house to steal $340,000 watches A 32-year-old man, Alex Yeo was jailed for 2 1/2 years after pleading guilty to four counts of theft and one count of housebreaking with theft. He stole watches from his own sister and her boyfriend. He also illegally withdrew...

Man jailed 20 months for sexually abusing niece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxfgMLo1sGk Amir Hussain Thursday, Jun 23, 2016 SINGAPORE - A 22-year-old man, who sexually abused his sister's young daughter was on Wednesday (June 22) jailed for 20 months. The man had earlier pleaded guilty...

Motorcyclist jailed for breaking driver's nose in carpark row Kathiravan Annamalai was on Wednesday (June 15) jailed for four weeks after he pleaded guilty to one charge of causing hurt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vut3bqmDKjc Published Jun 16, 2016, 12:53 pm SGT Amir Hussain SINGAPORE...

TCM physician suspended, fined $5k for misdiagnosing girl's pregnancy The physician was suspended 3 months and fined $5,000 for misdiagnosing. Photo: Lianhe Wanbao Friday, Jun 10, 2016 A 15-year-old girl found it strange when she missed her period for five months. So she went to see a...

Jailed for bid to extort 'protection money' from spa offering sex services Published 1 hour ago Amir Hussain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqj9e80_Z6g Seven friends decided to demand "protection money" from a massage parlour offering sexual services, as they believed the owner would not...

Teen 'admitted touching girl after denying it at first' SIO Fareed, who took Benjamin's statement, said the boy appeared calm throughout the interview and as his statement was recorded.ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW Published May 19, 2016, 5:00 am SGT Elena Chong Court Correspondent Benjamin Lim...

Men fought with chopper and saw over money Joseph Tan Chee Meng.PHOTO: ST FILE Published May 14, 2016, 5:00 am SGT Both cut each other in carpark brawl; one jailed for 8 months, the other, 5 months Rachel Chia Last July, two men - one with a saw and the other with a chopper - attacked...

3,346 cartons of contraband cigarettes seized at Woodlands Checkpoint Photo: Immigration & Checkpoints Authority Monday, May 9, 2016 SINGAPORE - What was declared to be 100 rolls of 'Single-Face Roll Papers" actually turned out to be 3,346 cartons of contraband cigarettes. The Immigration...