Taufik is accused of using criminal force by spitting twice at a sergeant’s face and uniform at about 12.50pm at Block 446, Clementi Avenue 3. He allegedly punched another sergeant’s cheek and kicked his chest, causing bruises on his face and chest as well as neck strain. Taufuk is also accused of attacking a special … Read more
CHOSE A HOUSE TO BREAK INTO Long arrived in Singapore on Jun 19 this year while Luo came two days later. Both had return tickets to China on Jun 29, and shared a room at Four Chains Hotel while here. On the evening of Jun 21, the duo left their hotel room and went to … Read more
“REFERRALS” FROM KOH The prosecutors said that Dr Quah became acquainted with Koh sometime in 2021. The court heard more details of how they met and how Dr Quah allegedly started giving patients saline. Assistant Superintendent of Police Karl Elliott Lim Peng, who was the prosecution’s first witness, took the court through a statement he … Read more
SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old man was on Friday (Dec 13) charged with setting fire to curtain blinds in a room for holding inadmissible passengers at Changi Airport. Korkmaz Hasan, an Australian, faces one charge of committing mischief by fire in the room at Changi Airport Terminal 2 at about 2.20am on Thursday. His actions allegedly caused … Read more
A Texas bankruptcy judge blocked The Onion’s bid to purchase Infowars Tuesday, leaving the future of the infamous conspiracy site uncertain—and reigniting the national debate around founder Alex Jones’s accountability. In his ruling against The Onion, the satirical news site that had planned to turn Infowars into a parody after winning the site at auction … Read more
CBZ Management, the owner of several dilapidated apartment buildings in Denver and Aurora, has filed a lawsuit against the Colorado Attorney General’s Office aiming to quash investigative subpoenas that had sought records related to its ownership practices. The suit was filed Friday in Denver District Court by CBZ and several constituent companies that formally own … Read more
SINGAPORE: Former Singapore Idol judge Ken Lim Chih Chiang has been acquitted of making sexual comments to an aspiring singer-songwriter 12 years ago. The verdict was delivered by District Judge Wong Peck at the State Courts on Wednesday (Dec 11), in the first of five trials that Lim is fighting. Lim was accused of asking … Read more
Since his public corruption trial’s first hearing in May 2020, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shown up a couple dozen times, mostly remaining quiet, voicing an occasional satirical remark, or evincing a condescending smirk here or there toward his opponents. But Tuesday was the first day that he got to speak directly to the … Read more
SINGAPORE: Singapore lawyer Charles Yeo, who faces an extradition hearing in the UK, remains in custody despite being granted bail. Yeo, 34, appeared at Westminster Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (Dec 10), as his lawyers attempted to secure his release on bail. Last month, he was granted conditional bail by the court, with one of the key … Read more
SINGAPORE: A passenger who threatened to crash a Jetstar flight while boarding the plane at Changi Airport was charged with using threatening words on Monday (Dec 9). Moncrieff Marli Curtis Philip, a 36-year-old Australian, told the court that he will plead guilty to his two charges. An urgent hearing for him to do so was … Read more
