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A Singapore court has sentenced a 37-year-old man to nine months in jail after an elderly assailant died from injuries sustained when pushed to the ground during a confrontation at a pedestrian crossing.
A 65-year-old Singapore man has been sentenced to one year and six weeks in jail for violently attacking a 59-year-old coffeeshop employee, leaving her with a spinal fracture and scalp laceration during an early morning altercation.
A British man, 25, is being charged following a disturbance at Changi Airport's Terminal 1 on July 20 that delayed a Kuala Lumpur flight by 45 minutes. He allegedly pushed past staff while intoxicated and entered a protected area.
Singapore opposition figure and lawyer Lim Tean was arrested in Johor Baru and deported to Singapore after failing to report for a jail sentence imposed for practising law without valid credentials.
Singapore's highest court has rejected a cybercrime suspect's appeal against police seizure of his belongings, finding his legal challenge fundamentally flawed and procedurally improper.
A 27-year-old Singaporean will be charged on Friday for uploading insulting videos targeting the Muslim community. He fled to Malaysia but was deported and arrested upon return. The charges carry penalties up to five years imprisonment.
A former Singapore television journalist has been released on a S$5,000 personal bond after spending more than five months in remand. Haseenah Koyakutty faces six charges including criminal trespass and allegations of causing alarm through insulting remarks.
A warrant of arrest review is scheduled for August 17 for Singaporean lawyer Lim Tean, who did not surrender on July 20 to begin serving a three-month jail term for illegal legal practice and financial misconduct.
Singapore authorities have charged eight men aged 23 to 41 and a 20-year-old woman in connection with the sexual exploitation of a 16-year-old girl. The woman faces trafficking charges for facilitating the abuse.
A 31-year-old Singapore woman was sentenced to two weeks' jail and fined S$2,400 after leaving her crashed car on Middle Road to have supper with friends instead of remaining at the accident scene.
A 40-year-old Singaporean man has been fined S$5,000 and disqualified from driving for six months after placing his two young sons on the boot of his Porsche while moving it along a residential road.
A 58-year-old Singapore man has been jailed for five weeks and banned from driving for two-and-a-half years after his car plunged into the Fountain of Wealth at Suntec City following a heavy drinking session in July 2024.