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May 19, 2011 Over 40,000 packets of illegal cigarettes seized OVER 40,000 packets of illegal cigarettes, with total duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) exceeding $300,000 were seized by Singapore Customs on May 5, it revealed on Thursday. Two locally-registered vehicles were also...

May 18, 2011 Teen sent to Reformative Training Centre By Khushwant Singh SENT to the Singapore Boys' Home for two years in May 2010 for theft, Arjun Retnavelu could not stay out of trouble for long. In October 2010, he punched a fellow inmate, seriously injuring the victim's face...

Anger in China over 'super rich club' meetings in Forbidden City Attempts to use the Forbidden City in Beijing as a venue for an elite Billionaire's Club have caused uproar on the Chinese internet, highlighting the rising envy of ordinary Chinese towards the...

'Exploding' watermelons hit farmers in China A rash of "exploding" watermelons has hit farmers in eastern China after they sprayed their crops too liberally with growth-accelerating chemicals...

May 13, 2011 Man jailed for 19-year-old murder By Selina Lum FOR 19 years, the brutal killing of a 32-year-old housewife, stabbed 26 times in her Bukit Batok flat, remained unsolved. Then in 2009, the case was re-opened; the new investigating officer interviewed her relatives - a step...

May 12, 2011 Company director jailed 2 months for corruption By...

May 9, 2011 Trio jailed over $650,000 theft from vessel By Elena Chong THREE men behind the theft of 1 million Fiji dollars (S$650,000) belonging to the Reserve Bank of Fiji were jailed on Monday. Abdul Quadir Katu Miah, 39, a time-keeper and container-checker, pleaded guilty to five...

May 4, 2011 Retiree jailed, fined, for illegal 4D racket...

Apr 19, 2011 Two men get jail and caning for house robbery By Elena Chong TWO men were jailed on Tuesday for robbery. Tay Chuan Bock, 48, a contractor, was given 31/2 years' jail and six strokes of the cane for robbing and restraining a housewife with five others at her house off...

Apr 15, 2011 Jailed for abusing maid with meat packet, and kicking By Elena Chong Executive assistant Neo Ai Hua (above), 35, had admitted to hitting Ms Novi Ariyanti's face with a frozen packet of meat, pinching her on the forearm repeatedly and kicking her on the lower back in...

Apr 13, 2011 Man jailed for threatening his mother By Elena Chong Anbualagan Paniandi, 50, was jailed for 22 months for two counts of threatening his mother. A MAN was jailed for 22 months on Wednesday for two counts of threatening his mother. This is not the first time...

Teeing off in the nude A mini golf course in France has been voted top in 10 Coolest Golf poll. Having only six holes, what has made the La Jenny Naturist course to be the coolest in the world, as many may ask. Yes, it is the only course in the world that requires golfers to...

Friday February 11, 2011 Toddler falls into spinning washing machine Other News & Views A 17-MONTH-OLD toddler fell into a washing machine and got spun for nearly two minutes, reported Nanyang Siang Pau. He was saved by his...

Russian hacker admits guilt in $10 million cyber theft MOSCOW | Mon Feb 7, 2011 7:27pm IST MOSCOW Feb 7 (Reuters) - A Russian man has pleaded guilty in court to stealing $10 million from former Royal Bank of Scotland division World Pay in 2008 by hacking into accounts, RIA...

Myanmar junta boss not nominated for presidency Myanmar's junta supremo Senior General Than Shwe inspects an honour guard during an official welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the...

Monday January 31, 2011 Play it safe with firecrackers, says minister DEPUTY Home Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong has urged those playing with firecrackers to do so at safe places which will not affect other people, Nanyang Siang Pau reported. His...

Looters destroy mummies in Egyptian Museum: official CAIRO | Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:59am EST CAIRO (Reuters) - Looters broke into the Egyptian Museum during anti-government protests late Friday and destroyed two Pharaonic mummies, Egypt's top archaeologist told state...

Published: Friday January 28, 2011 MYT 3:58:00 PM Indonesian denies CBT over RM315k from husband’s company By PRISCILLA DIELENBERG BALIK PULAU: A 38-year-old Indonesian businesswoman has been charged with criminal breach of...

Jan 26, 2011 One in four prisoners is a re-offender Rate is lower than in other countries...

Monday January 24, 2011 Coffeeshops to raise prices after festival By ISABELLE LAI [email protected] PETALING JAYA: Most coffeeshops will increase the price of food and drinks after Chinese New Year. This is due to the...