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Storeman jailed 3 months for hitting foreign student's head with beer bottle Published on Apr 19, 2013 By Khushwant Singh Three Myanmar students were having supper at a coffeeshop in Jalan Membina off Tiong Bahru Road at 3am on Nov 22 last year, when storeman Kok Seng Kee came up behind...

Posted on 17 Apr 2013 Man arrested after woman was slashed near Bukit Batok Blk 230 STOMPer Steven's mother was slashed on the leg while she was walking back to her house in Bukit Batok, near Block 230. The Police have confirmed that a man has been arrested in connection with the incident...

Runaway maid jailed 4 years for carrying heroin for boyfriend Published on Apr 08, 2013 By Khushwant Singh A maid helped her boyfriend to bring drugs into the country, was jailed on Monday for four years. Listiyanti Ayu Astuti, 26, was carrying 3.88g of heroin in a slingbag when the...

Man arrested for loanshark harrassment after Facebook appeal AsiaOne Thursday, Apr 04, 2013 SINGAPORE - A call for action on Facebook by the police led to a tip-off and the arrest of a 35-year-old man for alleged loanshark harassment. A member of the public who noticed the appeal for...

24-year-old man arrested for theft AsiaOne Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 24-year-old man for theft near Jurong Port Road. On April 1 at about 8.35pm, police were notified of the theft which occurred near Jurong Port Road. A mechanic at a workshop reported the...

SMRT bus driver jailed 12 months for hit-and-run accident A SMRT bus driver has been jailed for 12 months and banned from driving for 10 years after causing the death of an elderly woman in a hit-and-run accident. SINGAPORE: A SMRT bus driver has been sentenced to 12 months' jail and banned...

Russian tourist's body found in Swissotel on Wednesday Published on Mar 28, 2013 The body of a 33-year-old Russian tourist was found in Swissotel The Stamford (pictured) in the morning of Wednesday, March 27, 2013. -- ST FILE PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA By Jalelah Abu Baker The body of a...

SIA steward arrested in Sydney for alleged drug offence By Ng Jing Yng | Posted: 23 March 2013 0645 hrs SINGAPORE: A Singapore Airlines (SIA) cabin crew member was arrested last Sunday at Sydney International Airport after he allegedly tried to bring in 1.6kg of heroin. Nicholas Tan Ngat...

Local DJ loses $5,000 to bogus rep March 23, 2013 - 1:34am By: Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman In an unusual move, music company Universal Music placed a full-page advertisement in The New Paper and a quarter-page ad in The Straits Times yesterday warning people that it is not linked to Universal...

Indian national convicted for using unlicensed employment agent Posted: 22 March 2013 1326 hrs SINGAPORE: A 23-year-old Indian national has become the first employer to be convicted for using an unlicensed employment agent to hire a foreigner. In February 2011, Sadh Aakash Raman engaged...

Soldier jailed for sex with two minors; Told one minor he was a "Satanist" Published on Mar 12, 2013 A 21-year-old army regular was jailed for 20 months on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, for having sex with two minors. Neither the accused nor the two girls, then aged 15 and 11, can be named...

Tipper driver jailed 7 weeks for causing cyclist's death Published on Jan 21, 2013 By Elena Chong A tipper truck driver was sentenced to seven weeks' jail and banned from driving for five years on Monday over a hit-and-run accident last November. Sun Xiangjian, 37, was driving along...

2 nabbed by off-duty officer for attempted break-in AsiaOne Friday, Jan 18, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested 2 suspects, aged 17 and 29, for attempting to commit a break-in at a commercial premises located along Hougang Street 21. A vigilant off-duty police officer spotted the suspects...

Ex-casino staff used disguise to trespass into MBS and steal betting chips Published on Jan 15, 2013 A former casino employee wore make-up and disguised himself as an elderly man to get into his former workplace with the intention of stealing chips. -- ST PHOTO: BRYAN VAN DER BEEK...

Ex-HP vice president fined $80,000, jailed 2 weeks for graft Published on Jan 11, 2013 Susilo Gani Tandjung was sentenced on Friday to two weeks' jail, fined $80,000 and ordered to pay a penalty of $192,481, which is the total amount of bribes he accepted from Hengky Oeni in May 2004...

Cleaner jailed for pocketing Rolex watches worth $12,000 Published on Jan 09, 2013 Cleaner Selvapackiam S. Anthonysamy, 32, who pocketed two Rolex watches she found in a handicapped toilet was sentenced to one week's jail on Wednesday. -- ST PHOTO : WONG KWAI CHOW By Elena Chong A...

Woman charged with multiple counts of maid abuse Published on Dec 13, 2012 By Elena Chong A woman claimed trial on Thursday to multiple charges of abusing her maid over a three-month period. Part-time tutor Low Gek Hong, 35, faces a total of 18 charges - 15 for maid abuse and one each of...

Man nabbed for armed robbery of two women Published on Dec 12, 2012 By Lim Yi Han Police have arrested a 36-year-old man for suspected involvement in two cases of armed robbery involving lone female victims. Last Saturday night, the man confronted his first victim, a 26-year-old woman...

Van driver jailed 5 months for running over fallen motorcyclist Published on Dec 07, 2012 By Khushwant Singh THE driver of a van took his foot off the brake pedal, hoping that the space under the van would be enough for it to pass safely over an injured motorcyclist lying on the road...

IDA fines M1, SingTel & StarHub for poor 3G mobile coverage Posted: 06 December 2012 1613 hrs SingTel (TODAY file photo) SINGAPORE: The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has fined the three mobile operators S$10,000 each for not meeting Quality of Service (QoS) Standard. M1...