Indonesian court sentences teacher to death for raping 13 students, Asia News,JAKARTA – An Indonesian court handed down a death sentence on Monday (April 4) to a teacher for raping 13 girls at an Islamic school, upholding an appeal by prosecutors for the death penalty after he had initially received
Spurned lover jailed 5 years for hiring hitman on Dark Web, Singapore News,The married man who hired a hitman on the Dark Web to kill his former lover's new boyfriend was jailed for five years yesterday. During sentencing, District Judge Shaiffudin Saruwan said the crime was committed in cold b
Woman splashes hot water on ex-boyfriend, causing first-degree burn, Singapore News,A call centre operator splashed hot water onto her diabetic former boyfriend's chest, causing him a first-degree burn after he told her she was unable to care for her child. The court heard that the 31-year-old
Man operating sex services website fined $300,000, Singapore News,A 43-year-old man has been ordered by the Court on Tuesday (Jan 30) to pay a fine of $305,748 for immoral earnings from a website advertising sexual services. He was also ordered to pay a penalty of $20,217 for evading income tax. Chu
Hong Kong democracy leader Joshua Wong jailed a second time for 2014 protest, Asia News,HONG KONG – Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, 21, was sentenced to a second jail term of three months on Wednesday (Jan 17) for his role in the 2014 pro-democracy \”Umbrella Movement\” street occupations. W
Swedish court finds man at centre of Nobel prize scandal guilty of rape, World News,STOCKHOLM – A Swedish court found Jean-Claude Arnault, at the centre of a scandal that has rocked the body that awards the Nobel literature prize, guilty of rape and sentenced him to two years' jail on Monday. A
Fugitive teacher jailed 10.5 years after being on the run for 17 years for abusing pupils, Singapore News,A primary school teacher sexually abused eight male pupils in 2001 and 2002 before absconding to Indonesia and remained on the run for 17 years. During that time, he assumed a new identity and o
Man, 32, admits to sexually abusing young godsons whom he sheltered at his flat, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A jobless man, who was the godfather of two young brothers, offered to house the boys and their mother in his one-room flat after learning that they were staying at a crisis shelter. But durin
Sweden reopens rape probe against Assange, World News,Swedish prosecutors said Monday they were reopening a 2010 rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, hoping to bring him to justice before the statute of limitations expires in August 2020. The 47-year-old has claimed the Swedi
Man jailed for grabbing young stepson, slamming him into clothes pile, Singapore News,He became irritated as he felt his eight-year-old stepson was staring at him while he was making a drink in the kitchen. Asking the boy what he was looking at, he walked over, grabbed him by the neck and lifted the
Taiwanese actor-director Doze Niu jailed 4 years for sexual assault, Entertainment News,He was accused of sexually assaulting a female co-worker in 2018. While he reportedly reached an agreement with the woman to settle the case with a seven-figure compensation sum, the courts in Taiwan came to a ve
Man jailed, caned after robbery involving sex ruse with wife, Singapore News,He was offered sex for cash while chatting with a woman on Facebook. But once the 42-year-old man got undressed in her flat, the woman's husband stormed into the bedroom with a kris, threatening to stab him and report
Boon Tat Street stabbing: 2 friends of the deceased sue his estate over property and BMW, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Two friends of businessman Spencer Tuppani, who was fatally stabbed by his father-in-law in 2017, have sued the three co-administrators of his estate – his widow, her sister and his f
Coronavirus: Indonesia seizes half a million masks amid panic buying, Asia News,JAKARTA – Indonesian police seized more than half a million face masks from a Jakarta-area warehouse after the country's first confirmed cases of coronavirus sparked panic buying and sent prices for prevention produ
Coronavirus: Singaporean to plead guilty to leaving home about 30 minutes before period of isolation ended, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A man appeared in a district court on Friday (April 24) after he allegedly left home about 30 minutes before his period of isolation ended during the coronavirus out
Cop gets jail, caning for sexually exploiting 2 women in custody, Singapore News,A senior police investigator with 17 years of experience preyed on two women suspected of being sex workers while they were in custody. In what a district judge called a serious abuse of trust, Lee Sze Chiat, 39, a Seni
