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Motorist fined and banned for causing fatal accident Published on Dec 20, 2012 Wong Yew Foo failed to keep a proper lookout for an elderly cyclist and caused his death through his negligence was fined $10,000 and banned from driving for four years on Thursday. --ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI...

Insulting Facebook post by Seagate employee under investigation AsiaOne Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 SINGAPORE - Seagate has posted a statement on its Facebook page saying that it will investigate a Facebook posting by one of its employees which allegedly labelled Singaporeans as 'rotten'. The...

22-year-old jailed for theft and cheating 53 victims By Claire Huang | Posted: 11 December 2012 1737 hrs SINGAPORE: A former sales assistant has been sentenced to 14 months' jail for stealing and cheating 53 victims of over S$20,000. Gary Sim Kaifeng, 22, admitted to 55 charges of cheating...

Customer bashes elderly shopkeeper over prepaid SIM card Monday, Dec 10, 2012 SINGAPORE - A contributor to citizen journalism website Stomp said on Saturday that her 60-year-old dad, who is a shopkeeper, required four stitches after a customer bashed him during a dispute at the shop. Said...

21 workers gather at security firm to demand for wages By Nity Farhana Dolhamid | Posted: 10 December 2012 2120 hrs Elk Security's office. SINGAPORE: A group of workers, including 13 Singaporeans, gathered at their security firm on Monday morning demanding for payment of their...

16-year-old arrested for loansharking activities AsiaOne Friday, Dec 07, 2012 SINGAPORE - A 16-year-old girl has been arrested for distributing flyers on behalf of loansharks. On Dec 6, 2012 at about 3.40pm, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division arrested the girl in the vicinity of Ang...

Police looking for missing 13-year-old boy AsiaOne Thursday, Dec 06, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Muhd Zularnanin Bin Mohd Suzaini, 13. He was last seen in the vicinity of Block 541 Bedok North Street 3 on Nov 21 at 10am. Muhd Zularnanin is...

4 SMRT bus drivers charged with instigating illegal strike By Sharon See | Posted: 29 November 2012 1841 hrs SINGAPORE: Four SMRT bus drivers from China were charged on Thursday with instigating an illegal strike involving fellow drivers at the Woodlands dormitory on 26 and 27 November...

Armed robber jailed under Infectious Diseases Act October 8, 2012 - 1:48am By: Elizabeth Law PHOTO: AFP He had tested positive for the deadly HIV virus, but he didn’t tell his girlfriend – and they continued having sex for close to seven months. It was only after he was arrested for armed...

Getai singer questioned by police over indecent performance AsiaOne Friday, Oct 05, 2012 SINGAPORE - A cross-dressing getai performer was reportedly questioned by the police for more than two hours after allegedly putting on an indecent show at a getai last month. Shin Min Daily News...

Serial vehicle thieves arrested AsiaOne Tuesday, Oct 02, 2012 SINGAPORE - Two men aged 19 and 25 years old, were arrested after allegedly being involved in a spate of vehicle thefts and theft from vehicles. The first suspect was arrested after being found in possession of a stolen lorry...

$21,000 worth of chewing tobacco seized AsiaOne Tuesday, Sep 04, 2012 SINGAPORE - Two Malaysian lorry drivers were caught yesterday trying to smuggle $21,070 worth of chewing tobacco into Singapore. The 28-year-old driver and 38-year-old co-driver were driving a Malaysia-registered lorry on...

Kindergarten teacher charged with ill-treating child By Kimberley Spykerman | Posted: 29 August 2012 1643 hrs SINGAPORE: A kindergarten teacher from a PAP Community Foundation Education Centre has been charged with ill-treating a five-year-old child under her care. The court heard that...

Appeal for next-of-kin AsiaOne Wednesday, Aug 22, 2012 Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of Liew Kwai Hee to come forward. The 66-year-old was a former resident of Bukit Batok Home for the Aged and passed away at Singapore General Hospital on August 19, 2012. Anyone with information...

SCDF issues more fines and notices in H1 By Olivia Siong | Posted: 17 August 2012 1400 hrs SCDF team (SCDF Picture) SINGAPORE: More fines and warnings have been issued to those who changed the use of their property without permission - a move that could turn their premises into fire...

Police arrest serial molester Posted: 10 July 2012 1828 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 20-year-old man who is believed to be responsible for several cases of outrage of modesty reported in Ang Mo Kio. Since early this year, police have received reports from women aged 20 to 41...

Police appealing for next-of-kin to come forward AsiaOne Tuesday, Jul 03, 2012 SINGAPORE - The police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 71-year-old Hameed Dawood Maricar s/o Jalaluddin Maricar to come forward. Mr Hameed, who was a former resident of Angsana Home and Lions Home, passed...

3 men charged under Common Gaming Houses Act Published on Jun 18, 2012 By Elena Chong Three unemployed men were charged separately on Monday with using premises along Geylang Road as common gaming houses. Low Meng Tee, 46, Chia Kim Hai, 38, and R. Affandi Haji Ahmad, 47, allegedly used the...

Former events manager charged with graft of $10,200 Published on Mar 26, 2012 Faymond Huang Zhiming, 37, charged with corruption case leaving Subordinate Court on Monday. His case was adjourned to April 2, 2012. -- ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent A former events...

Man charged again for unlicensed employment agency activities Published on Mar 22, 2012 By Peter Wong In the Subordinate courts today, 45-year-old Singaporean, Samuel Tang Yong Meng, was charged for the second time for unlicensed employment agency (EA) activities. This is not the first time...