Truck driver arrested after motorcyclist killed in seven-vehicle accident in Sungei Kadut

SINGAPORE: A truck driver was arrested after a motorcyclist was killed on Saturday (Dec 16) in an accident involving four lorries, two trucks and a motorcycle. At about 12.05pm on Saturday, emergency services received reports of the accident at the junction of Woodlands Road and Mandai Estate in Sungei Kadut. Firefighters found a person trapped in … Read more

Woman assisting with police investigations after placing placards outside Israeli embassy in Singapore

SINGAPORE: A woman is assisting with police investigations after she was seen placing placards at the entrance of the Israeli embassy in Singapore. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) received a call for assistance at the embassy at about 10.10pm on Monday (Dec 11), SPF said on Wednesday in response to queries from CNA.  “A woman was … Read more

ICA officer at Woodlands Checkpoint dragged ‘several metres’ by car; driver arrested

SINGAPORE: An Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer at the Woodlands Checkpoint instructed the driver of a car departing Singapore to follow him, but the man accelerated his car instead, dragging the officer for several metres. The car nearly collided with a pedestrian and other nearby stationary vehicles, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and ICA said … Read more

Elderly woman avoids losing S$260,000 to scammers after StanChart employee intervenes

In November, following the instructions of the second scammer, the woman sold her unit trust investments that she held with Standard Chartered Bank, amounting to more than S$260,000. The money was to be transferred to a third-party bank account provided by the scammer, purportedly to assist in investigations.  “The transaction was detected by a Standard Chartered Bank relationship … Read more