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A 22-year-old man in Singapore has received a 17-month jail sentence for striking a knife attack victim with a chair during a fatal September 2024 brawl. Three other accused remain before the courts.
Singapore police have launched investigations into 255 suspects linked to more than 660 scam cases resulting in approximately $5.6 million in victim losses, marking an aggressive enforcement push by the newly established Cyber Command unit.
A 53-year-old Indonesian domestic helper has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Singapore for murdering her employer's elderly father by suffocating him with a pillow in 2022, after being confronted about stolen jewellery.
A 41-year-old former design and technology teacher in Singapore has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for sexually grooming and committing indecent acts against an underage female student. The case highlights serious institutional failures in protecting minors.
A 59-year-old man has been charged with murdering his neighbour at a Housing and Development Board block in Singapore's Redhill area following an altercation on July 20.
A 29-year-old Indonesian woman has been charged in Singapore with eight offences including child abuse, voyeurism, and transmitting obscene images involving three young children, with a pre-trial conference scheduled for August.
A Singapore corporate services operator has been sentenced to 32 weeks' jail for fabricating financial statements and forging documents on behalf of shell companies linked to the city-state's largest money laundering case involving S$3 billion.
A Chinese visitor to Singapore admitted breaking into luxury homes in Sentosa and Serangoon Gardens within days of arriving, stealing jewellery and designer watches totalling S$105,000 before his arrest.
A 47-year-old Singapore businessman already convicted of bribery now faces more than 100 additional charges related to fraudulent investment schemes involving over S$50 million, raising fresh concerns about corporate governance lapses in the region.
Singapore authorities have charged four people in connection with a complex gold smuggling scheme that exploited VAT refund systems. The operation involved concealing gold inside signal converters imported from China.
A Singapore man has admitted to repeatedly raping a 71-year-old widow suffering severe dementia over seven months. He was discovered after her son reviewed CCTV footage showing an assault in her home.
Singapore police arrested a 46-year-old woman for allegedly attacking a 43-year-old acquaintance with a knife at a Bukit Merah Housing Board block. The victim was taken to hospital; investigations continue.
Singapore authorities have arrested 230 people, including a teenager, in connection with more than 713 scams that resulted in approximately S$9 million in losses. The two-week operation targeted both scammers and money mules across multiple fraud categories.
Two men were arrested after an alleged brawl erupted outside a Singapore nightclub early Thursday, leaving four others injured. Police seized a knife at the scene near Orchard Road.
A 63-year-old Singapore man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his flatmate in a Redhill rental unit. Ng Boon Hong poured boiling oil on 61-year-old Ang Cheng Kek before stabbing him 24 times, killing him in a premeditated attack.
A 36-year-old man was arrested in Singapore's Toa Payoh district after assaulting a police officer and committing an obscene act at a coffee shop on Sunday morning. The 19-year-old officer suffered minor injuries.