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Man jailed for giving $800 bribe to technical officer

Published on Apr 9, 2012
By Elena Chong

A site supervisor who conspired with another man to give a $800 bribe to a SPPowerGrid technical officer, was on Monday, jailed for three weeks.

Ng Ah Tai, 55, a Malaysian employed by Ley Choon Construction and Engineering, pleaded guilty to abetting freelance jointer Chua Kar Leng to corruptly give the bribe to then-technical officer Ahmad Aman, 54, so that he would not report truthfully to SPPowerGrid that the cable damage at Marina Place was caused by Ley Choon in March 10 2011.

He had transferred the amount to Chua, 45, who withdrew the money and handed it to Ahmad as gratification. Ahmad has since completed his four-week jail term while Chua was jailed four weeks in March.

The court heard that Ahmad attended to a power failure at Marina Street on March 5, 2011. After identifying the source of the outage, Ng was called to the site. Ahmad also contacted Chua, who came down and assessed that the damage was not serious and carried out remedial works.

Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

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Maid jailed 3 months for ill-treating toddler

Published on Apr 10, 2012
By Khushwant Singh

The video footage was of a maid feeding a child but it had flashes of sudden violence that startled a district court on Tuesday. There was the scene of Myanmar maid Su Su Hlaing, 31, flinging a knife onto a sofa that was next to the four-year-old girl. She later pointed its 20cm blade at the frightened toddler.

Hlaing was jailed three months. She had pleaded guilty to committing criminal intimidation by alarming the child with the knife.

Another charge of slapping and pulling the hair of the toddler was taken into consideration by District Judge Siva Shanmugam when sentencing her.

Assistant Public Prosecutor Jason Chua told the court that the mother became suspicious when her four-year-old daughter would cry when she left for work in the morning, saying that she did not want the maid to feed her. She and her husband then bought a spy camera and installed it in the living room of their Punggol flat on Feb 9.

Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

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Nigerian allegedly involved in online love scams nabbed in KL
By Hetty Musfirah | Posted: 12 April 2012 1753 hrs

SINGAPORE: A Nigerian man has been arrested for a spate of Internet love scams last year.

The 32-year-old was nabbed in Kuala Lumpur on Monday and extradited to Singapore on Wednesday.

In the cases reported to police, the culprits will first befriend their female victims through online dating and social networking sites.

Over time, the culprits will develop a "love relationship" with their victims and make promises to visit Singapore.

On their supposed date of arrival, the victims are informed that they'd been detained at the checkpoint.

The victims will then be asked to remit money to specified bank accounts to secure their release.

The Nigerian suspect will be charged in court on Friday for cheating.

A court order will also be sought to remand him for further investigations.

Singapore has also expressed its gratitude to the Royal Malaysian Police for its cooperation in the arrest.

Police also remind the public to remain vigilant against such scams.

- CNA/cc

 

[Alto Saotome]

Woman jailed three months for cheating

Published on Apr 20, 2012
By Elena Chong

A Malaysian woman was jailed for three months on Friday for two counts of cheating.

Janaki Krishnan, 46, had pleaded guilty to deceiving Mr Mageswaranrao Ramaloo, 24, by making him believe that a sum of $1,000 was requested by lawyer Ignatius Joseph at Ann Siang Road on Nov 9, 2010.

She also admitted to a second charge of cheating the Malaysian of $1,500 on Nov 11 that year.

The court heard that Mr Mageswaranrao needed a lawyer to represent his brother in a criminal case.

Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

[Orochi]

Vietnamese jailed two years for selling fake iPhones

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Friday, Apr 20, 2012

Nguyen Van Huu, 33, admitted to three counts of cheating by inducing the victims at the mobile phone shops to hand over between $800 and $1,250 to him on the pretext that he wanted to sell each of them an original black and an original white Apple iPhone in October 2011. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

SINGAPORE - A Vietnamese national was jailed for two years for cheating on Friday, after he was found guilty of selling fake iPhones to victims.

Nguyen Van Huu, 33, pleaded guilty to three counts of cheating.

He conned customers at mobile phone shops across Singapore into handing over between $800 to $1,250 for what they believed to be genuine black and white Apple iPhones last October.

He netted $7,680 in eight cases of cheating, between Oct 20 to 25 last year.

His alleged accomplice, Tong Thi Ngoc Minh, 27, has been charged but her case is pending.

Tong's lover, Vo Minh Duc, 25, and Nguyen's good friend, was given six months' jail by the same court on Friday for dishonestly receiving a stolen sum of $3,352 at Hotel 81 in Geylang last Oct 23.

The court heard that while in Vietnam, Nguyen had persuaded the two of them to travel to Singapore to sell made-in-China imitation iPhones.

Nguyen had an original black iPhone and Tong, a white one, which they brought to Singapore on Oct 18.

He could have been jailed for up to 10 years and fined on each charge.

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[Shermie]

Road rage driver jailed 12 days for assaulting cabby

Published on Apr 19, 2012
By Elena Chong

A businessman was jailed for 12 days on Thursday for kicking and punching a taxi driver in the eye.

Hyril Annuar Borhan, 41, was also ordered to pay $300 compensation to Mr Gan Kok Beng, 53, whom he had attacked at a taxi stand along Changi Road on Dec 11, 2010.

The court heard that the victim was ferrying a fare along Changi Road when Hyril, who was driving a van, suddenly cut into his lane, causing the victim to take evasive action.

The victim overtook Hyril's vehicle and signalled at him.

Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

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[TD="class: bodytext_10pt, colspan: 3"]SINGAPORE - A Malaysian man was Monday charged in court for causing the death of a pedestrian on October 28, 2011.

Phang Yiap Choy, 28, allegedly did not give way to Madam Ng Sew Hong (pictured above), 67, at a pedestrian crossing in Yishun. The driver of an SMRT bus hit Madam Ng as he was making a right turn from Yishun Central 1 into Yishun Avenue 2.

Phang, who faces three charges in total, is also accused of not stopping after the incident to help, reported The Straits Times.

The hit-and-run driver instead fled to Malaysia. Seven hours after the incident happened, Phang turned himself in at the Woodlands checkpoint where he was arrested.The case continues next Friday.

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[Krizalid]

Police arrest 2 for theft on board SIA flights

Published on Apr 22, 2012
By Carolyn Khew

Police have arrested two men for theft-related offences on board separate Singapore Airlines flights on Saturday.

In the first case which took place on board a Singapore Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Singapore, a 38-year-old man was spotted by a cabin crew to have removed a laptop bag from an overhead compartment located several seats in front of him.

The suspect then went back to his seat and began searching through the bag before returning it to where it was stored originally. A check later revealed that apart from some documents, there were no valuables kept inside the bag.

The second suspect, a 49-year-old man, was on board a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to Vietnam when he was spotted by the cabin crew to have removed a laptop bag from an overhead compartment near his allotted seat.

The culprit was seen taking the bag and moving to the rear of the aircraft during the boarding process. He later rummaged through the bag and removed cash from it. The laptop bag was then returned back to the original overhead compartment. The male suspect was later detained and currencies amounting to $630 belonging to owner of the bag was recovered.

Both suspects are Chinese nationals.

Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

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Man jailed for molest
By Alvina Soh | Posted: 25 April 2012 2048 hrs

Rag-and-bone man, Woo Fok Meng, 54, was jailed six weeks on Wednesday for outraging the modesty of a 39-year-old woman during the Hari Raya Open House at the Istana on Aug 30 last year. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

SINGAPORE: A rag-and-bone man was sentenced on Wednesday to six weeks' jail for molesting a woman last year at the Istana Open House over the Hari Raya public holiday.

Fifty-four-year-old Woo Fok Meng pleaded guilty to squeezing the woman's buttocks while watching a band performance there on August 30 last year.

The mother of three confronted Woo and then alerted the police.

Woo's lawyer, Josephus Tan, asked for leniency as the offence was committed on the spur of the moment and the offending act was brief.

Court documents revealed that Woo, a Malaysian, was jailed six months in 1999 for a similar offence.

He was then deported to Malaysia after serving his sentence, and returned to Singapore July last year for job opportunities.

The court heard that Woo would most likely be deported again.

For outrage of modesty, Woo could have been jailed up to two years, fined and caned.

- CNA/wk

 

[Shermie]

Man jailed for showing nude woman's picture on blog

Published on Apr 25, 2012
By Elena Chong

A Malaysian man was jailed for one week on Wednesday for posting a nude picture of a woman on his blog.

Yii Yong Sii, 31, who is a Singapore permanent resident, had admitted to insulting the modesty of the 26-year-old woman by showing the latter's nude photograph online with orange blocks placed across her private parts last October.

He then later contacted the woman to tell her to view the photograph.

The court heard that Yii had taken the woman showering in the toilet in 2005 while they were studying in the same university in Malaysia.

Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

[Orochi]

Chilean couple jailed for stealing $27,118 from 3 people

Published on Apr 25, 2012

A Chilean couple were jailed for two years each on Wednesday for stealing a total of $27,118 from three people. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

By Elena Chong

A Chilean couple were jailed for two years each on Wednesday for stealing a total of $27,118 from three people.

Octavio Guillermo Silva Arancibia, 63, and Marisol Del Carmen Godoy Vivanco, 51, admitted to three charges of theft.

They stole $10,000 from Mrs Neithalath Prasanna Menon, 58, a life planner, on Mach 14; $12,619 from despatch rider Kosari Hassan, 64, on Nov 8 last year; and $4,500 from Ms Fumi Ushimaru, a project coordinator, on March 20 this year.

The court heard that the couple, who are in a relationship, would visit banks and moneychanger to look for a target, particularly someone who had withdrawn or exchanged a large sum of money.

Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

[Shermie]

Man jailed 2 weeks for theft at Marina Bay Sands casino

Published on Apr 30, 2012
By Khushwant Singh

A Malaysian odd-job worker would place bets with other punters and where possible would claim all the winnings for himself.

Lee Ting Hin pleaded guilty on Monday to theft and was sentenced to two weeks in jail.

A district court heard that on April 4, the 31-year-old entered the Marina Bay Sands casino through the foreigner entrance at about 5pm. He placed a $25 chip onto a $50 chip wagered on the Sic-Bo table. This is a game of three dice, also known as Tai Sai.

When the bet won, Lee claimed to be its sole winner and collected the $75 winnings as well as the $75 in chips. He then left the casino.

Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

[Maxima]

Ugandan hooker jailed 7 weeks for bribing cop

Khushwant Singh, Asia News Network (The Straits Times) | Mon, 04/30/2012 2:44 PM A | A | A |

An Ugandan prostitute arrested for offering sexual services to two undercover police officers in the Desker Road area tried to get them to release her by pushing a stack of notes into an officer's hand.

Joyce Nakaseeta, 27, was on Monday jailed seven weeks by a district court for bribing the police sergeant with US$300 (S$371) and $190.

She committed the offences in the early hours of March 20. The soliciting charge was taken into consideration by the judge in the sentencing

She had told the cops in English that she was willing to 'give anything' despite warnings that it was an offence to offer a bribe to police officers.

 

[Maxima]

Illegal barbers raided by MOM officers

NABBED: One of the four foreign workers who was allowed to collect his belongings before being led away.

By Fabian Koh
The New Paper

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Hair one minute, gone the next.

Foreign workers who had set up their own makeshift barber stalls under the Bartley Road East viaduct scrambled for cover when the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) raided the area on Sunday.

An MOM spokesman said two Bangladeshi and two Indian nationals were arrested for breaching Work Permit conditions.

The New Paper visited the area after receiving complaints from shops at the nearby Kaki Bukit Avenue 3 industrial area.

One reader who called the TNP hotline said the makeshift stalls were stealing business from legitimate barbers nearby and were also leaving a mess.

National Environment Agency (NEA) officers were on the scene at 11.40am conducting enforcement checks.

The NEA team spotted six foreign workers conducting their business, and rounded them up. Two escaped.

The four caught were issued summons for offences under the Environmental Public Health (Public Cleansing) Regulations.

Offenders can be fined up to $1,000.

The same foreign workers then had a double whammy when MOM officers arrived in a convoy of two vans and a car.

The workers were lined up along the pavement - they were issued summons by the NEA, then handcuffed and arrested by MOM.

The MOM spokesman said that foreign workers should only work for the employer specified in their work permit.

They should not be self-employed or moonlight.

Those caught doing so will face a fine not exceeding $15,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.

The makeshift stalls were located under a viaduct, on the road divider along Kaki Bukit Avenue 3.

Each of the illegal barber stalls was a simple set-up consisting of just a stool on a canvas mat, weighed down by stones at the four corners.

They were all well-equipped with battery-operated shavers, mirrors, spray bottles, bottles of shaving foam and hair gel.

The haircuts are said to have cost $4 per worker.

TNP understands the arrested men were from the foreign workers dormitory across the road.

The four men were handcuffed, and taken away to collect their belongings from their stalls, before being put in a van and driven off.

 

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Unlicensed remittance agent fined $10,000

Published on May 2, 2012
By Elena Chong

A customer service officer was fined $10,000 on Wedesday for carrying on a remittance business without a valid licence.

China national Liu Yueyi, 31, a Singapore permanent resident, admitted to running the remittance business from her Tampines home between November 2010 and June 12 last year.

A court heard that Liu and her husband operate a freight forwarding business from her flat by helping customers to order goods from China, pay and receive the goods.

That was how her remittance business began.

Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

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2 S. Koreans jailed for Geylang United-Harimau Muda match-fixing attempt

Published on May 4, 2012

Jeon Byungeuk, (left), 24, pleaded guilty to conspiring with Kim Jae Hong (right), 27, to bribe a player not to score in the match against the Malaysian team and was sentenced to five months in prison. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

By Khushwant Singh

Two former Geylang United players were jailed on Friday for trying to fix the football club's game against Harimau Muda on Thursday.

Jeon Byungeuk, 24, pleaded guilty to conspiring with Kim Jae Hong to bribe a player not to score in the match against the Malaysian team and was sentenced to five months in prison.

Kim, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiring with Jeon as well as to another charge of giving a $4,000 bribe to Geylang United's goalkeeper Yazid Yasin to lose the game.

He was jailed 10 months. Both are South Koreans.

Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

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Tuesday, May 08, 2012
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Former SBS driver jailed a week over fatal crash

SINGAPORE - An SBS bus driver was Monday sentenced to a week in jail and disqualified from driving for a year for her role in an accident which left a 19-year-old motorcyclist dead.

On Nov 9 last year, 36-year-old Chen Hongyan was driving bus service 209 when she hit Temasek Polytechnic student Toh Jia Wei.

Turning right at the junction of Tampines Avenue 8 and Tampines Street 84, she did not see Mr Toh riding his motorcycle in the opposite direction.

Chen, who had been an SBS Transit bus driver for just a month, cut into his path and he crashed into the bus. Mr Toh died six hours later at Changi General Hospital.

The Straits Times reported that video footage from a camera on board the bus confirmed that the teenager had the right of way and that Chen had a clear view of the rider and motorcycle.

The prosecution pushed for a jail term of two weeks while Chen, who did not have a lawyer, pleaded for a fine.

She said she had a debt of $6,000 which she had not yet cleared.

The Chinese national added that she is a single parent and is supporting a daughter and her aged mother in China. Asking for forgiveness, she said that not a day passes without her regretting what had happened.

Noting that Mr Toh was not negligent, District Judge Low Wee Ping ruled that a fine would not be appropriate.

She could have been jailed for up to two years, or fined up to $10,000, or sentenced to both.

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2 Indonesian maids jailed for stealing from their employers

Published on May 14, 2012
By Elena Chong

Two Indonesian maids were jailed on Monday for separate cases of stealing from their employers.

Fitri Lestari, 18, was given four months' jail for stealing four diamond-studded gold rings worth $12,090 from Ms Amy Lee, 40, at her Sengkang home in the middle of April 2012.

The court heard that the maid was alone at home that day when she found a key on the shelf in the master bedroom. She used it to open a locked drawer in the cupboard and stole the rings worth between $90 and $9,000 each.

In the same court, Septiana, 27, was jailed for five weeks after she admitted to three counts of theft totalling $2,144 from her employer and her daughter at Tai Keng Lane..

Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

[Terry Bogard]

Man jailed 4 weeks for punching cabby after refusing to pay fare

Published on May 15, 2012
By Elena Chong

A manager was jailed for four weeks on Tuesday for punching a cabby on the cheek after refusing to pay his taxi fare.

Jeevan Ashok, 24, admitted to causing hurt to Mr Lip Tuck Seng, 46, along Tampines Street 23 on Aug 30, 2011.

A court heard that Jeevan took Mr Lip's cab near Orchard Towers at about 4.30am on Aug 30 and directed the driver to proceed to Tampines Street 23.

On arrival, he refused to pay the fare of about $27 and walked off. Mr Lip followed him and demanded payment

Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

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[TD] SINGAPORE: Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin intends to stay in Singapore but has no plans to take up citizenship after giving up his US passport, a move that could save him millions in taxes, his spokesman said.

The Brazilian moved in 2009 to Singapore, a low-tax Asian technology and finance hub where he mingles with entrepreneurs and is regularly seen in exclusive clubs with a young circle of expatriate and Singaporean friends.

"Eduardo is a permanent resident of Singapore. I am not aware of any plans for him to take up Singapore citizenship," his New York-based press agent Tom Goodman told AFP in an email late Tuesday.

"He is a citizen of Brazil, his native country," Goodman added.

The media-shy Saverin, 30, was born to a wealthy family in Brazil, moved to the United States in 1992 and became an American citizen in 1998.

His recently disclosed decision to give up his US citizenship last year ahead of Facebook's hotly anticipated share offering this week was seen as an attempt to reduce his exposure to US capital gains tax.

But Goodman said Saverin "has found it more practical to become a resident of Singapore since he plans to live there for an indefinite period of time."

Goodman declined to state Saverin's existing stake in Facebook but the website "Who Owns Facebook?" estimated his share at 4.0 per cent worth around $3.4 billion.

"Eduardo is focused on helping push forward the next wave of innovation on the web, much of which has been propelled and made possible by the growing ubiquity of social platforms such as Facebook," Goodman said.

Saverin has already invested in a number of firms including Anideo, a Singapore-based tech firm that specialises in developing mobile applications for Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating platforms, he added.

Saverin was an economics major in Harvard University when he co-founded Facebook in 2004 with three fellow students including the social networking site's current chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.

Saverin's role in the early years of Facebook was famously portrayed in the 2010 film "The Social Network" in which he started out as a close friend of Zuckerberg and provided the initial funds for the site.

He left Facebook after an acrimonious spat with Zuckerberg but is believed to still retain a small but lucrative stake in the firm.

Facebook on Tuesday raised its initial public offering price to between $34 and $38 per share, up from a range of $28 to $35, giving the California-based company a valuation of $93-104 billion.

It could raise nearly $15 billion through the stock sale at the higher end of the price range.

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