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Six months' jail for blind man who molested teen By Claire Huang | Posted: 07 January 2013 1510 hrs Ramli Salleh (picture) has been sentenced to six months' jail for molesting a teenager who offered to help him cross the road. Photo: Singapore Police Force SINGAPORE: A blind man has been...

Appeal for information on snatch theft AsiaOne Thursday, Jan 03, 2013 Police are appealing for information on the man (pictured) to assist with investigation into a case of snatch theft at Blk 163 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh, on December 4, 2012 at about 1 pm. The man was last seen wearing a grey...

Transsexual jailed 15 months for oral sex with boy Published on Jan 02, 2013 A transsexual who performed oral sex on a 15-year-old boy was jailed for 15 months on Wednesday. -- ST PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN By Elena Chong A transsexual who performed oral sex on a 15-year-old boy was jailed...

Police nabs 52-year-old man for acts of vandalism AsiaOne Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 52-year-old man believed to be responsible for a series of vandalism acts in two neighbourhood estates The police received several reports of vandalism acts between Dec 14...

Ex-insurance agent jailed 11 months for cheating, forgery, misappropriation Published on Dec 21, 2012 A former insurance agent was on Friday, jailed 11 months for cheating, forgery and misappropriation offences involving about $105,000. Lim Boon Wah, 38, was with AIA from 1998 to 2010...

Girl's scream leads to arrest of peeping tom AsiaOne Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 SINGAPORE - An alleged peeping tom, who is believed to have peeped at a 19-year-old girl while she was using the toilet, is facing charges for outraging her modesty and criminal trespassing. The man, 25, is believed...

Members of public help to apprehend alleged robber AsiaOne Monday, Dec 17, 2012 SINGAPORE - Three members of the public helped to apprehend a 22-year-old male robber when they came forward to assist a 37-year-old man whose mobile phone had been robbed by the suspect. The victim was at the...

Man fined for molesting woman at bus stop By Claire Huang | Posted: 28 November 2012 1645 hrs Subordinate Courts (file photo) SINGAPORE: A 62-year-old gardener was fined $3,000 on Wednesday for molesting a woman at a bus stop outside Peace Centre in Sophia Road. Low Hock Leng...

Man charged with causing death and drink driving along Hill Street Published on Nov 26, 2012 By Elena Chong A man was charged in court on Monday with causing the death of a motorcyclist and injuring the pillion rider. Gary Chan Chee Meng, 41, also faces a charge of drink driving along...

A Gangnam Style surprise November 16, 2012 - 10:07pm By: Foo Jie Ying PHOTO: FACEBOOK <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qtLeROdakmU?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe> Member of Parliament –- Gangnam Style. That’s what you can call Dr Teo Ho...

Stricter laws against errant foreign worker employers AsiaOne Thursday, Nov 08, 2012 SINGAPORE - Stricter rules for employers of foreign workers will take effect from tomorrow onwards. There will be a new administrative penalty regime which allows for swifter punishment for those who bend...

Sundaresh Menon sworn in as new Chief Justice By S Ramesh | Posted: 07 November 2012 1313 hrs Sundaresh Menon was sworn in as Singapore's fourth Chief Justice on November 7 at the Istana. (Photo: Supreme Court of Singapore) SINGAPORE: Mr Sundaresh Menon was sworn in as Singapore's...

'Ah Long' hotline asks no names By Ng Kai Ling The Straits Times Tuesday, Nov 06, 2012 SINGAPORE - The National Crime Prevention Council has emphasised that callers to a hotline on illegal moneylending can choose not to reveal personal details. It said this in a reply to media queries...

Station inspector fined, banned from driving over fatal accident Published on Nov 02, 2012 By Elena Chong A station inspector was fined $5,000 and banned from driving for two years today for causing an elderly pedestrian's death. Senior Station Inspector Goh Siew Hiang, 49, admitted failing...

The FC-1 Xiaolong takes to the skies The FC-1 Xiaolong (Fighter China-1 Fierce Dragon), or JF-17 Thunder (Joint Fighter-17 Thunder) give its first aerial display in the Middle East on November 13, 2011, during the 12th Dubai International Airshow in the United Arab Emirates. The FC-1/JF-17 was...

Unfamiliar foreign outlets flop in China Staff Reporter 2012-10-30 16:49 An outlet in Beijing. (File photo/Xinhua) Switzerland-based retailer FoxTown Factory Store is planning to sell its investments in China. The store is just one of many foreign outlet operators who have failed to...

Bo Xilai to be punished more severely than Wang Lijun: scholar Staff Reporter 2012-10-30 16:22 Wang Lijun was sentenced to 15 years last month. (Photo/CNS) Bo Xilai, the disgraced former party secretary of Chongqing, may be punished more severely than his police chief Wang Lijun, said a...

Taiwan issues 'orange' travel alert for western Myanmar state CNA 2012-10-30 17:24 A soldier patrols an area of Rakhine in the western Myanmar, Oct. 27. (Photo/Xinhua) Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an "orange" travel alert for the western Myanmar state of Rakhine, advising...

South Korean noodles recalled in China over carcinogen Xinhua and Staff Reporter 2012-10-30 17:31 Instant noodles on sale at a supermarket. (File photo/Teng Po-jen) China's consumer quality watchdog said Tuesday that some instant noodles imported from the Republic of Korea will be recalled...

Author of Wen Jiabao article received death threats: Boxun Staff Reporter 2012-10-30 17:23 Wen Jiabao raises a glass to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the PRC last month. (Photo/CNS) The author of the New York Times article that exposed the wealth of the family of China's...