Man arrested for allegedly deflating vehicle tyres in Woodlands carpark

Man arrested for allegedly deflating vehicle tyres in Woodlands carpark

SINGAPORE: A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly deflating the tyres of at least five vehicles in a carpark in Woodlands, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Wednesday (Nov 20). SPF said it was alerted to a case of mischief at a multi-storey carpark along Woodlands Drive 14 at about 12.50pm on Tuesday, after a … Read more

Six cyclists who rode in unsafe manner on Orchard Road plead guilty, may face probation

Six cyclists who rode in unsafe manner on Orchard Road plead guilty, may face probation

SINGAPORE: Six young men who filmed themselves weaving between vehicles and performing bicycle stunts on Orchard Road admitted to flouting cycling rules on Tuesday (Nov 19). The court called for probation suitability reports for all of them, given their youth. Two of the cyclists cannot be named under the Children and Young Persons Act as … Read more

SCDF officer accused of leaving NSF firefighter alone in fatal Henderson Road blaze to plead guilty

SCDF officer accused of leaving NSF firefighter alone in fatal Henderson Road blaze to plead guilty

SINGAPORE: A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officer is set to plead guilty to causing grievous hurt to a 19-year-old full-time national serviceman (NSF) by leaving him alone to fight a fire in a flat. Muhammad Kamil Mohamed Yasin, 39, will plead guilty on Jan 15, 2025 according to court records updated on Monday (Nov … Read more

Go to court, Tinubu tells PDP, others

Go to court, Tinubu tells PDP, others

President Bola Tinubu has advised the candidates defeated in the 2024 Ondo State governorship election to seek legal redress if dissatisfied with the outcome of the polls. Earlier, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), the winner of the election held across 3,933 polling units … Read more

Two Chinese news veterans sued over S$990,000 ‘loan’ for failed Mandarin language business

Two Chinese news veterans sued over S0,000 ‘loan’ for failed Mandarin language business

SINGAPORE: The head of Mediacorp’s Chinese news team and a former news veteran at Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) daily Lianhe Zaobao are being sued by a businessman, who wants a purported loan of S$990,000 (US$740,500) to be returned to him. Mr Ren Xin Wu had given the sum to Mediacorp’s Chua Chim Kang and Ms … Read more

E-commerce platform Qoo10 to be wound up; liquidators appointed

E-commerce platform Qoo10 to be wound up; liquidators appointed

The Singapore High Court on Monday also allowed another creditor, 21st Century Healthcare, to replace KCP as the claimant. According to court documents, 21st Century Healthcare is owed about S$954,000 by Qoo10. Other creditors include SCI Ecommerce, Shenzhen Lanmey Industries and Intrepid E-commerce services. “There is an urgent need to empower a liquidator to conduct … Read more

Verdicts that made headlines: As CJI D Y Chandrachud bids adieu to Supreme Court, a look at his top 10 judgements | India News

Verdicts that made headlines: As CJI D Y Chandrachud bids adieu to Supreme Court, a look at his top 10 judgements | India News

CJI D Y Chandrachud. (Photo/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, who will retire on November 10, marked his final working day at the Supreme Court on Friday, ending a tenure that began with his elevation to the top court in 2016 and his appointment as CJI in November 2022. A ceremonial … Read more

Man jailed for physically sexually assaulting daughter

Man jailed for physically sexually assaulting daughter

KUALA LUMPUR: A lorry driver was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (Nov 6) after pleading guilty to physically sexually assaulting his 15-year-old daughter. Judge Tasnim Abu Bakar ordered the man, aged 41, to serve the sentence from the … Read more

Pritam Singh cross-examined by prosecution, who accuses him of giving misleading impression to COP

Pritam Singh cross-examined by prosecution, who accuses him of giving misleading impression to COP

The senior counsel then directed Singh to a WhatsApp exchange between himself and Ms Khan, showing that Ms Khan had informed Singh of the proposed edit in a message.  “So you approved what she was going to say in parliament as a matter of clarification. You approved it and she went ahead to deliver that … Read more