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Man arrested for theft of fresh fruits and dried goods AsiaOne Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 47-year-old man for suspected involvement in at least six break-ins at a storage cold room located in Pasir Panjang. Since Feb 2013, a number of break-ins were reported...

Woman fined for assisting unlicensed agent with work pass applications AsiaOne Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 SINGAPORE - The owner of an employment agency has become the first person to be convicted of making work pass applications on behalf of an unlicensed agency. Tay Lian Huay, a 56-year-old...

Doctor fined for false declaration to Singapore Medical Council By Claire Huang | Posted: 11 March 2013 1213 hrs SINGAPORE: An aesthetics doctor has been fined S$4,000 for fraudulently declaring to the Singapore Medical Council that he was not practicing, when in fact he did. Roy Chio Han...

Man arrested within 24 hours AsiaOne Friday, Mar 08, 2013 SINGAPORE - A 28-year-old man was arrested for stealing a 13-year-old male victim at a shopping mall at Woodlands Square. On March 7, the teen was robbed of his mobile phone at the multi storey carpark of the mall. The police...

Locker thief jailed for stealing items from True Yoga Posted: 07 March 2013 1653 hrs SINGAPORE: A locker thief who hit two yoga fitness outlets was on Thursday sentenced to 12 weeks' jail. Forty four-year-old Kerk Leng Chiar admitted to stealing items amounting to S$24,600 from the...

CNB arrests 85 suspected drug offenders in islandwide operation Posted: 06 March 2013 1848 hrs Suspects being arrested by CNB officers in an operation. (Photo: CNB) SINGAPORE: A 48-hour islandwide operation by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) saw the arrest of 85 suspected drug...

Man guilty of raping and trying to murder neighbours' maid Published on Feb 06, 2013 By Selina Lum A 45-year-old jobless man was on Wednesday convicted of forcing his way into his neighbours' flat, then raping and trying to murder their Indonesian maid. The woman, who was 26 when she...

Two suspects arrested over thefts of motorcycle parts Posted: 04 February 2013 2033 hrs SINGAPORE : Police have arrested two Malaysian men aged 21 and 17 for their suspected involvement in a spate of thefts of motorcycle parts. The thefts took place at Changi Airport's public car parks...

4 investigated for making false police reports AsiaOne Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 SINGAPORE - Three men and a woman were found to have made false police reports on three separate incidents. In the first incident, on January 12 at about 1.15pm, a man lodged a police report at Kampong Glam NPP...

Man found dead at Mackenzie Rd Posted: 07 January 2013 2321 hrs SINGAPORE: A man was found dead along Mackenzie Road on Monday. Police said they were alerted to the incident at around 9.30am. The man's body was found on a grass patch, and he was pronounced dead at the scene by...

Father and son cleared of assaulting driver Student Andi Tay Xiang Jie (left) and his father Peter Tay (right) apologised and agreed to pay Mr Lim $8,000. The Straits Times Monday, Nov 26, 2012 SINGAPORE - A FATHER and son were acquitted of assaulting a motorist, after apologising in court...

Trio nabbed for serial pawn shop scams Posted: 29 June 2012 1759 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested two men and a woman, aged between 29 and 39 years, for suspected involvement in a series of cheating cases involving the pawning of fake gold jewellery. Since June 2012, a spate of cheating...

City Harvest Church founder faces the music The Business Times Wednesday, Jun 27, 2012 SINGAPORE - Alleged fake donations, tithe transfers and a hidden private fund. A more than two-year inquiry into City Harvest Church (CHC) has uncovered financial irregularities of at least $23 million...

Thursday, Jun 21, 2012 AsiaOne Driver rams into family on pavement, killing one SINGAPORE - An elderly lady in her 60s died and three others were injured after a car mounted a curb and ploughed into them. The fatal accident occurred at Woodlands Drive 14 at about 5.45pm. According to news...

Police appeal for next-of-kin of Mr Lim Kim Hock Published on Jun 7, 2012 Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 86-year-old Lim Kim Hock to come forward. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE By Miranda Yeo Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 86-year-old Lim Kim Hock to come...

Woman arrested for attempted suicide after 2 1/2 hour standoff By Chelsea Lim The New Paper Monday, Jun 04, 2012 She had been in a deep sleep when loud banging on her front door woke her up at 7am on Thursday. The housewife in her 60s was shocked to see two Singapore Civil Defence Force...

93 arrested, $53,880 worth of drugs seized Posted: 01 June 2012 2035 hrs SINGAPORE: The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 93 people in a 48-hour - 30 May to 1 June - island-wide operation intended to sweep drug activities off the streets. Eleven of the those arrested are suspected drug...

Flight steward jailed for bribing cop he molested Published on May 29, 2012 Rinosh Joseph Noble, 32 yrs-old lndian National works for Qatar Airway as a fight steward was sentenced to 4 weeks' jail and fined $10,000 for offer a gratification to a police officer to refrain from arresting him...

Alleged lift molester arrested Posted: 28 May 2012 2033 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of outraging the modesty of a female victim inside a lift. It took place in the vicinity of Dover Crescent housing estate. Investigating officers from the Clementi Police...

Vietnamese woman jailed for cheating by swapping iPhones Published on May 23, 2012 Another Vietnamese national involved in swopping of iPhones to cheat several mobile phone shops was jailed for 24 months on Wednesday. -- PHOTO: AFP By Elena Chong Another Vietnamese national involved in...