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66-year-old man arrested for outrage of modesty Posted: 15 February 2013 1941 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 66-year-old male suspect for a case of outrage of modesty. Police were notified of the case on Friday evening when an 11-year-old victim reported that he was kissed and touched...

Number of cyber extortion cases involving foreign female suspects up 5-fold Posted: 13 February 2013 1420 hrs SINGAPORE: The number of cyber extortion cases involving foreign female suspects has gone up. Police said last year more than 50 such cases were reported - up from the 11...

Man arrested for molesting 2 women on bus AsiaOne Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly molesting two women onboard a public bus. On Feb 9 at about 2.45pm, the police received a report that the suspect had molested two women, aged 21 and 35 on...

Police bust illegal gambling den in Geylang AsiaOne Wednesday, Feb 06, 2013 SINGAPORE - Two men aged 37 and 38 years old were arrested for operating an illegal gambling den out of a private apartment. Officers from Bedok Police Division led a four-hour operation on Feb 5 at around 1pm...

12 months' jail for Thai woman who acquired criminal proceeds By Claire Huang | Posted: 05 February 2013 1633 hrs SINGAPORE: A Thai woman has been sentenced to 12 months' jail for acquiring criminal benefits of S$452,100. Thanyarat Jarutraveevit, 35, was convicted of three counts of acquiring...

Only 5 arrested for prostitution activities in the heartlands in the first half of 2012 Published on Feb 04, 2013 Only five women were arrested for prostitution-related activities in heartland areas in the first half of last year, said Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Masagos...

More drug abusers arrested, S$18m worth of drugs seized in 2012 Posted: 04 February 2013 1135 hrs Arrest of a drug offender by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB photo) SINGAPORE: Anti-drug officers arrested more drug abusers and seized more drugs in 2012, due to intensified enforcement...

Police appeal for next-of-kin of Ng Kwai Wing AsiaOne Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 81-year-old Ng Kwai Wing to come forward. Mr Ng, resident of Blk 7 North Bridge Road passed away at home on 29 January 2013. The next-of-kin or anyone with information...

Police bust illegal gambling den in Geylang AsiaOne Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 Police have arrested 17 persons, 12 men and 5 women, aged between 28 and 73, for assisting in operating and gaming in an illegal gambling den in Geylang which masqueraded as an association. Three of them were also...

Two chefs fined for accepting bribes from a seafood supplier Published on Jan 29, 2013 Go Choon Heng, 41, former senior Chinese chef at Hilton Hotel, was fined $8,000 for accepting $5,811 in bribes. He was also ordered to return the full amount of bribes to the Corrupt Practices...

Man in "trolley bag" case pleads guilty to failing to report death By Leong Wai Kit | Posted: 28 January 2013 1748 hrs SINGAPORE: The lover of a businessman acquitted of murder in the "trolley bag" case pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to report the death to the police. Pee Weai...

2 men arrested for motorcycle theft AsiaOne Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 SINGAPORE - Two men, aged 20 and 23, were arrested for suspected motorcycle theft in a carpark along Hougang Avenue 8. The incident was reported to the police on Jan 11. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Azmi Othman was...

Police caution against falling for lucky draw scams AsiaOne Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 Lucky draw phone scams first emerged in 2007 with 388 cases being reported involving a total monetary loss of $4m with the figure reaching a peak of 510 in 2008. In the past three years from 2009-2011, the...

More S'poreans fall prey to "lucky draw" phone scams Posted: 23 December 2012 1628 hrs Photo illustration. (AFP/Illustration - Jay Directo) SINGAPORE: More Singaporeans fell prey to lucky draw phone scams in the first eight months of the year. Police said there were 234 reported...

9 arrested for operating & gaming in illegal gambling den Posted: 21 December 2012 1817 hrs SINGAPORE : Police have arrested nine people for operating and gaming in an illegal gambling den at a shophouse along Geylang Road. The five-hour operation started on 20 December at about 9.00pm...

High roller gambler fined $10k for bringing in $836k without reporting it Published on Dec 20, 2012 With $436,000 in a bag and an additional $400,000 stuffed in his underwear, a Vietnamese businessman was stopped at the airport and arrested for failing to declare the amount of money he...

Man jailed 3 months for attempt to molest colleague in hotel room Published on Dec 20, 2012 By Khushwant Singh She had accompanied him as she was worried about his strange behaviour but he tried to molest her in a room in the Fullerton Hotel on Nov 3 last year. On Thursday, the...

Thai woman's bid to bring in 3.4kg of Ice foiled By Olivia Siong | Posted: 18 December 2012 1954 hrs Ice seized on Monday at the Changi Airport. (CNB-ICA) SINGAPORE: A 27-year-old Thai woman's bid to bring in approximately 3.4 kilograms (kg) of Ice was foiled by authorities on...

Malaysian jailed 4 months for taking $19,000 left in casino Published on Dec 17, 2012 By Khushwant Singh An odd-job worker had placed his plastic bag containing $19,000 in cash on the chair next to him while playing a jackpot machine in the Marina Bay Sands casino. Mr Muhammad Mustaqim...

Cheating case: Judge wants special hearing Goh has been convicted of theft three times since 2005 and was diagnosed to be suffering from kleptomania. By Elena Chong The Straits Times Monday, Nov 26, 2012 SINGAPORE - A JUDGE has called for a special hearing to find out whether a woman's...