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Doctor suspended 3 months, fined $5,000 Published on Jan 04, 2013 Dr Tan Yang Khai, 65, was found by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) to have prescribed hypnotic drugs without clear medical grounds or in reasonable quantities appropriate to the patients' needs. -- ST PHOTO: JAMIE KOH...

Police looking for dead man's next-of-kin AsiaOne Friday, Dec 21, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 71-year-old Sim Kok Bin to come forward. Mr Sim was conveyed to National University Hospital on Dec 20, 2012 and was subsequently pronounced dead. The next-of-kin...

19-year-old teen arrested for laptop theft AsiaOne Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police have apprehended a 19-year-old boy for his suspected involvement in a case of laptop theft in the area of Prince George's Park. On Dec 17 at around 5.10am, a 22-year-old woman reported that her...

Traffic police officer arrests lorry driver for attempt to bribe AsiaOne Saturday, Nov 17, 2012 SINGAPORE - A 64-year-old lorry driver was arrested on Nov 16 for attempting to bribe a traffic police officer. The driver was stopped by Sergeant Fadli Shaifuddin along the Ayer Rajah...

Man arrested for theft from vehicle AsiaOne Friday, Nov 02, 2012 SINGAPORE - A man attempt to steal from a vehicle at an open-air carpark at Blk 188, Boon Lay Drive and was thwarted by the vehicle's owner. The owner spotted the man entering his vehicle and called the police. The police...

Paedophile jailed 19 years for sexually assaulting five kids Published on Oct 31, 2012 By Selina Lum A 23-year-old paedophile who sexually assaulted five victims - boys and girls - under the age of 10 was on Wednesday jailed for 19 years and ordered to be caned 24 strokes. The storeman, who...

Debtor-turned runner arrested for suspected loansharking activities AsiaOne Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 SINGAPORE - A 32-year-old man for suspected involvement in loansharking activities on Oct 29. Police officers from the Clementi Police Division were patrolling the vicinity of Clementi Avenue 3...

Shell fined $80,000 for Bukom fire AsiaOne Monday, Oct 29, 2012 SINGAPORE - Shell was fined $80,000 for its role in a fire that broke out at its Pulau Bukom Refinery on Sep 28, 2011. The company had earlier pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonably practicable measures to ensure...

2 S'poreans wanted in the Philippines for scrap metal scam Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 MANILA, Philippines - The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in coordination with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), announced Tuesday that it...

Four arrested in raid on illegal gambling den Posted: 23 October 2012 2005 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested four men in a raid on an illegal gambling den in Geylang. The suspects are aged between 29 and 57. The four-hour police operation started at about 12.45 am on Tuesday. One of the...

Police Coast Guard intercepts speedboat carrying duty unpaid cigarettes Posted: 22 October 2012 1803 hrs SINGAPORE: Officers from the Police Coast Guard mounted an operation early Monday morning and intercepted an illegal intrusion by a speedboat conveying duty unpaid cigarettes into...

Man sentenced to 12 months' jail for sex with minor Published on Oct 19, 2012 Muhammad Rashid Rosli, 30, was on Friday sentenced to 12 months' jail for having sex with a minor at the carpark of Republic Polytechnic in March 2010. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW By Elena Chong A man ceased...

Six suspects arrested for loansharking involvement Posted: 17 October 2012 1635 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested five men and a woman, aged between 24 and 40, on suspicion of involvement in loansharking. They were arrested separately in Yishun, Sengkang and Ang Mo Kio over the last two...

Man, accompanied by 2 kids, stole nearly $500 Published on Oct 15, 2012 By Elena Chong An odd-job worker took along his two young boys to steal from self-fix stores, a district court heard on Monday. Rosezeli Omar, 44, had entered the Self Fix Store at White Sands shopping mall in Pasir Ris...

Can convicts vote? By Kumaresan Sukumar my paper Friday, Oct 12, 2012 According to Singapore law, convicts do not have the right to vote during elections. The Parliamentary Elections Act states that no person shall be entitled to have his name entered or retained in any register of...

Motorcyclist dies in accident involving lorry Posted: 11 October 2012 1210 hrs SINGAPORE: A motorcyclist died in an accident involving his vehicle and a lorry at the junction of Woodlands Avenue 7 and Admiralty Road West on Thursday. Police, who were alerted about the accident at about...

Two senior JI members detained under ISA Posted: 11 October 2012 1810 hrs SINGAPORE: Two senior members of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist organisation have been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for involvement in terrorism-related activities. The Ministry of Home...

Police arrest 22 people in gambling raid Posted: 10 October 2012 1823 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested 22 people at an illegal gambling den operating out of a private apartment unit. In a five-hour operation which started at about 11am on October 9, police officers from Bedok Police...

Police raid shophouse used as gambling den, 9 arrested Posted: 05 October 2012 1730 hrs SINGAPORE : Police arrested nine people during a raid on Thursday night on a shophouse in Joo Chiat Road that was used as a gambling den. Eight of the suspects are men and one is a woman and they are aged...

TV stars go on Geylang vice raid October 1, 2012 - 1:17am By: Shaffiq Alkhatib PHOTO: Shin Min Daily News Local artistes Joanne Peh (above, right) and Qi Yuwu were present during a police raid at Geylang on Saturday morning. They were there to observe the police officers as part of their...