Man picks up set of keys to Punggol flat, makes off with close to $10,000 in cash and valuables, Singapore News,Finders keepers? Not quite. And it turns out that attaching your address to your house keys isn't such a good idea, especially if it lands in the wrong hands. That was how one man bro
Jail and fine for man who posed as HDB-approved contractor to cheat residents, Singapore News,A man, who ran a renovation firm and posed as an HDB-approved contractor before misleading residents into engaging his services, has been jailed and fined. Gary Lau targeted 15 people, including seven senio
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
Jaime Teo admits she failed to prevent Twelve Cupcakes from underpaying foreign staff, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Entertainment artiste Jaime Teo Chai-lin, 43, pleaded guilty in a district court on Thursday (Feb 4) to offences involving underpaid foreign staff of Twelve Cupcakes, a homegrown confect
New Zealand mosque shooter files appeal against life sentence, World News,A white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at mosques in Christchurch in March 2019, the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history, has filed an appeal against his life sentence, a court spokesperson said on
Danish submarine killer recaptured after prison escape, World News,COPENHAGEN – Peter Madsen, who was convicted of killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall in a self-built submarine in 2017, was caught by Danish authorities on Tuesday after he briefly escaped from prison. Madsen forced his way out of the
The hunt for Asia's El Chapo, Asia News,BANGKOK – He is Asia's most-wanted man. He is protected by a guard of Thai kickboxers. He flies by private jet. And, police say, he once lost $66 million (S$90 million) in a single night at a Macau casino. Tse Chi Lop, a Canadian national born in Chi
Apex court rejects longer jail term in City Harvest Church fraud case, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A Singapore court rejected on Thursday a prosecution appeal to reinstate a longer jail sentence for the co-founder of a popular church who was convicted of misusing millions of dollars to support his wi
Australia 'complicit' in Malaysia corruption: Anwar, Malaysia News,SYDNEY – Leading Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim claimed Friday (Jun 1) that Australia was complicit in alleged corruption by the former government as he called on Canberra to send home a policeman implicated in a murder
Private tutor guilty of sophisticated O-Level exam cheating plot, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A Singaporean private tutor has been convicted over an elaborate scheme to help Chinese secondary school students cheat in an exam using mobile phones and wireless devices, prosecutors said Tuesday. Tan Jia
