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3 men arrested for loanshark activities AsiaOne Wednesday, Jul 17, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested three men, aged between 19 and 27, for their involvement in loanshark activities in two separate cases. In the first case, police arrested a 27-year-old man at Boon Lay Place on July...

Man arrested for housebreaking POSTED: 12 Jul 2013 10:07 PM SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 44-year-old man for breaking into a residential unit in Compassvale Walk. On June 26, the victim left home for work at about 11am. When she returned home at about 6pm, she discovered watches...

Air-con serviceman nabbed for housebreaking AsiaOne Friday, Jul 12, 2013 SINGAPORE - A 44-year-old man was arrested by the police today for committing a break-in at a residential unit in Compassvale Walk. On June 26, watches valued at about $13,000 were reported to be missing from the...

Drink driver jailed, banned for hit-and-run fatal accident along ECP Published on Jul 09, 2013 Chua Cheng Giak (above), a businessman who drank and drove and caused a fatal accident along an expressway was sentenced to 14 months' jail and banned from driving for eight years on Tuesday...

Updated: 07/09/2013 13:06 | By Channel NewsAsia Former executive fined for forging cheques SINGAPORE: A former executive has been fined S$10,000 for forging cheques amounting to more than S$75,000. Thirty-three-year-old Kenneth Anthony Chan had been tasked with preparing cheques for paying...

2 teenagers arrested for housebreaking and theft AsiaOne Monday, Jul 08, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police arrested two male teenagers aged 15 and 17 for their involvement in a case of housebreaking and theft at a Boon Lay public housing estate. On July 7, 2013, the victim reported to the police...

Chinese national charged with girlfriend's murder at Choa Chu Kang Published on Jul 08, 2013 By Elena Chong A Chinese national was charged in hospital on Monday with the murder of his girlfriend at a flat in Choa Chu Kang on Sunday. Xiao Guiliang, 30, a driver, allegedly caused the...

Updated: 07/08/2013 10:49 | By Channel NewsAsia Two cosmetic products found to contain mercury SINGAPORE: The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has advised the public to stop using two cosmetic products which have been found to contain mercury. The two products are Melati UV - Whitening Vit...

Two free legal talks to be held at Supreme Court instead of Subordinate Courts Published on Jul 08, 2013 People leaving and entering the Subordinate Courts Complex in Havelock Road. The talks on the other two days, July 23 and July 25 will still take place at the Subordinate Courts on...

An MOM officer interviewing a maid. In one of the bogus cases, officers discovered that the "maid" and her "employer" were sharing a room (above) and their undergarments were hung together to dry. -- PHOTO: MINISTRY OF MANPOWER

Holding maid's papers but really boss' girlfriend MOM officers uncover three cases of bogus maids in relationships with their 'employers' Published on Jul 07, 2013 An MOM officer interviewing a maid. In one of the bogus cases, officers discovered that the "maid" and her "employer" were...

Updated: 07/07/2013 19:06 | By Channel NewsAsia 29 arrested for unlawful employment, immigration offences SINGAPORE: Twenty-nine women were arrested in a 6-hour operation at Joo Chiat that ended on early Saturday morning. Police said enforcement checks were carried out at public...

108 arrested in anti-crime sweep POSTED: 06 Jul 2013 7:46 PM Suspects arrested in police anti-crime sweep (photo: Singapore Police Force) SINGAPORE: Police arrested 108 suspects in an island-wide operation which ended early Saturday morning. The suspects, comprising 21 men and 87 women...

Police seek man for information in misappropriation of property AsiaOne Friday, Jul 05, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police are looking for a man to assist with investigations into a case of dishonest misappropriation of property that took place in a shop at Bangkit Road on April 27, 2013 at about...

M'sian caught trying to smuggle contraband cigarettes into S'pore POSTED: 05 Jul 2013 5:52 PM Contraband cigarettes found in the rear speaker compartment for the sports car. (Photo: ICA) SINGAPORE: A Malaysian man who tried to smuggle contraband cigarettes into Singapore in a sports car was...

By Channel NewsAsia, Updated: 04/07/2013 AETOS police officer jailed for dishonestly taking traveller's pouch SINGAPORE: An AETOS auxiliary police officer has been sentenced to two weeks' jail for dishonestly taking a traveller's pouch. Mohamed Yassin Sampol, 57, was also found to possess...

Police arrest 2 for separate cases of serial housebreaking AsiaOne Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 SINGAPORE - Two men, aged 17 and 36, have been arrested in relation two separate series of housebreaking cases. In the first series, the 17-year-old is believed to have committed at least 4...

Updated: 07/03/2013 20:34 | By Channel NewsAsia Suspected drunk driver arrested after overturning truck at ECP SINGAPORE: A man was arrested after the tipper truck he was driving overturned on Wednesday. He was believed to have been drunk at the time of the incident. Police said they were...

Loanshark runner jailed, caned By Claire Huang POSTED: 02 Jul 2013 7:06 PM File picture of a loanshark harassment case. SINGAPORE: A loanshark runner has been sentenced to 52 months' jail and ordered to receive 24 strokes of the cane for harassing debtors and assisting in unlicensed...

Ex-Piaget boutique manager jailed for CBT of $776K Published on Jul 01, 2013 A former boutique manager of Piaget was jailed for 5 1/2 years on Monday, July 1, 2013, for pocketing $776,160 belonging to her employer. -- ST POSED PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN By Elena Chong A former boutique...