SINGAPORE: A man who used threatening behaviour toward an airport shuttle bus driver at Changi Airport in January was charged in court on Friday (Mar 14). Xu Yixuan was at the departure bus bay of Changi Airport Terminal 1 on Jan 31 when he allegedly blocked the shuttle bus andContinue Reading
JAKARTA: A remote island prison for those convicted of corruption charges. That was the threat volleyed by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Thursday (Mar 13) as he doubled down on his stance against those convicted of such crimes. Speaking during a visit to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education inContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Investigations have revealed that the total amount involved in the offences for three men accused of fraud over the movement of Nvidia chips is in the region of US$390 million (S$519 million). The prosecution on Thursday (Mar 13) revealed the sum related to the cases of Aaron Woon Guo Jie, 41,Continue Reading
Molas, of RAND Europe, says Martin’s alleged path from extortion to soliciting a homicide traces a familiar path of transgressive behavior often seen in Com/764’s online world. “They’ll start with little acts of sin—shoplifting, then robberies, abuse of minors, weapons violations, then all the way up to kidnapping and murder,”Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man who deceived the former SPRING Singapore into disbursing S$85,000 (S$63,700) through its Innovation and Capability Voucher (ICV) scheme was sentenced to 22 months’ jail on Wednesday (Mar 12). Donovan Goh Shen Shu, 36, pleaded guilty to five counts of cheating and five of falsifying accounts for offencesContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A doctor accused of giving fake COVID-19 jabs to patients claimed that the police asked him to name Healing the Divide founder Iris Koh as the “mastermind” of a scheme to secure a recommendation for bail. Dr Jipson Quah, 36, testified on Wednesday (Mar 12) to the events leadingContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: An Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer who was found not guilty on a few charges of graft – involving him receiving a massage and sexual services from a woman – had his acquittal overturned on Tuesday (Mar 11). On appeal at the High Court, Teo Hwee Peng wasContinue Reading
As Donald Trump’s administration continues its relentless reorganization of the United States federal government, documents obtained by WIRED showed this week that the Department of Defense is looking at cutting as much as three-quarters of its workforce that’s specifically focused on stopping proliferation of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. Meanwhile,Continue Reading
SPENDING SPREE The case has drawn interest in Singapore after news of Lam’s lavish spending from the alleged theft. He is said to have rented luxury homes, spent US$400,000 to US$500,000 per night at nightclubs in Los Angeles and Miami, as well as bought dozens of luxury cars that includedContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man due to attend a hearing at the State Courts decided to place a packet of drugs in the bushes outside the building before going in. Sajan Oberoi, 35, intended to pick up the packet of methamphetamine and other items after his court mention. He was nabbed byContinue Reading
