SINGAPORE: A 20-year-old man who allegedly molested a stewardess on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight and shoved her into a restroom with him was handed a molestation charge on April 22. Indian national Rajat, who goes by only one name, is accused of committing the offence at around 11.20am on Feb 28. Court documents did not...
SINGAPORE: When Jane’s (not her real name) former husband picked up her six-year-old son at her home in May 2024, she had little reason to believe the weekend visit would be any different from the past. Although the divorce was acrimonious, they stayed civil for their son’s sake. They have only one child. Jane, 35, was awarded...
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attend the state funeral of former Malaysian prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on April 15 in Kuala Lumpur, said the Singapore Prime Minister’s Office. SM Lee will be accompanied by his wife Ho Ching and officials from Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tun Abdullah died on April 14, aged...
SINGAPORE: An 86-year-old woman with dementia drew up a lasting power of attorney (LPA), choosing her 90-year-old brother as the person she would like to make decisions on her behalf when she loses the ability to do so. After her only child learnt about this, he filed an application asking the court to revoke the LPA...
SINGAPORE: After washing and grooming a corgi, the owner of a pet grooming salon left the dog on a table to go for lunch. But she failed to secure the corgi, named Fendi, with a double arm lock, using only a leash for the purpose. Fendi subsequently fell off the table and struggled for close to a...
SINGAPORE: Credit markets turned shaky in Asia on Monday, with the cost of insuring against corporate and sovereign default higher as recession fears rippled across financial markets. The five-year credit default swap spread on the Markit Itraxx Asia ex-Japan index, comprising sovereign and company debt, rose about 26 basis points to its highest since August last...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A woman was handed an assault charge on March 21 over her alleged role in an attack in Chinatown earlier this week. Chinese national He Longfeng, 36, is accused of using a chopper to attack another person at the ground floor of People’s Park Complex at around 8.45pm on March 19. In earlier...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A Singaporean man suspected of drug trafficking has been charged in a court in Johor Bahru, reported China Press. The 33-year-old, who was charged on Jan 31, faces the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted, according to the Malaysian media outlet. He is among four people – three Singaporeans and one Thai...
SINGAPORE: A man who cheated his then employer of more than S$170,000 and gave a bribe of nearly S$40,500 to a co-director of another firm was sentenced to a year and seven weeks’ jail on Thursday (Jan 23). On Jan 20, Alvin Yap Chin Chye, 50, pleaded guilty to a graft charge and three counts of...
SINGAPORE: A trip to Norway this month to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights turned awry for Ng and his wife, after their tour bus veered off the road and ended up partially submerged in a lake on Jan 12. Carrying 24 Singaporeans, the bus had been en route to Lofoten, a popular winter destination,...
