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Woman wants to punch hit-and-run driver who injured her May 31, 2013 - 12:37am By: Audrey Kang TNP PHOTO: Ariffin Jamar Bedridden with spinal injuries after a hit-and-run incident, a young woman wants to meet the driver responsible for her situation – just so she can punch him. Miss Siti...

Cricket coach Jeraj Puvaneshan (above) who was earlier charged with housebreaking and theft of items now faces a new charge of helping to dispose of stolen jewellery at a pawnshop in Chinatown. A former school cricket coach was jailed for 15 months on Thursday, May 30, 2013 for helping two...

Cricket trio face more housebreaking charges By Shaffiq Alkhatib The New Paper Monday, Jun 18, 2012 Two sisters who have represented Singapore in cricket, Vigineswari Pasupathy, 22, and Rajeswari Pasupathy, 24, have been slapped with more housebreaking charges. The sisters and a school...

Former cricket coach gets jail for assisting in housebreaking plan By Claire Huang POSTED: 30 May 2013 2:44 PM SINGAPORE: A former cricket coach was sentenced to 15 months' jail on Thursday for assisting in a plan to steal from his student's house. Jeraj Puvaneshen, 26, admitted to helping...

Police nabbed four women and a man arrested at an illegal gambling den By Ian Poh The Straits Times Wednesday, May 29, 2013 The police also confiscated three electronic mahjong tables and about $565 from the rented private apartment unit in Geylang, said the police in a statement on...

Five persons arrested at illegal gambling den in Geylang By Teo Chia Leen POSTED: 29 May 2013 6:29 PM SINGAPORE: Police have arrested five persons at an illegal gambling den operating out of a private apartment. In a five-hour operation which started at about 4 pm on Tuesday, officers from...

Teen gets reformative training for statutory rape Published on May 28, 2013 By Selina Lum A teen who raped a 13-year-old girl while he was on probation for earlier offences was on Tuesday sentenced to reformative training. Joseph Lorrennzo Chia, 18, chatted the girl up on social...

Key match-fixing suspect questioned in Singapore POSTED: 28 May 2013 9:37 PM SINGAPORE: Key match-fixing suspect Dan Tan on Tuesday is helping with investigations after he was charged in Hungary in relation to the alleged manipulation of 32 games across three countries. Dan Tan, whose full...

19-year-old serial housebreaker arrested POSTED: 27 May 2013 4:32 PM SINGAPORE: A 19-year-old youth has been arrested for committing a series of break-ins in HDB estates. The police also recovered loot from the suspect's housebreaking spree. Since the beginning of May this year, a number...

One road rage attack every 4 days in Singapore Cases on the rise, hitting 97 last year, but actual number may be higher as many go unreported Published on May 26, 2013 Incidents of road rage are on the rise in Singapore, with known attacks occurring once every four days last year. --...

10 fall prey to 'JB Lucky Draw' scam since April By Hu Jielan POSTED: 24 May 2013 1:18 AM A Malaysian police report made by a scam victim (Photo/Mediacorp) SINGAPORE: Some 10 Singaporeans have fallen victim to the 'Johor Bahru Lucky Draw' scam since April 2013. This is more than the total...

Youths arrested for shoplifting and bicycle theft AsiaOne Tuesday, May 21, 2013 SINGAPORE - The police have arrested two youths aged 13 and 18 for shoplifting and for stealing bicycles. The suspects were arrested after the police followed up on a report made on May 16 that items were...

Beware online love scams, women told Former victims to front awareness drive, courtesy of Western Union Published on May 21, 2013 Western Union staff members (from left) Zahan Ara, 30, Rhona Abano, 29, and Tan Ying Ying, 29. The firm trains its staff to spot customers who could be...