Singaporeans Arrested

An Indian-origin Singaporean woman on Friday pleaded guilty to the charges of repeatedly hitting her father with a hammer on his head for ignoring her repeated warnings to stop consuming alcohol at home.

An Indian-origin former chief financial officer of Singaporean technology company TREK 2000 International was given an 11-month jail term and fined SGD 20,000 for falsifying accounts, forgery and not disclosing interested party transactions.

Indian-origin Singaporean Sanjeevan Maha Lingam was jailed for 21 months and 4 weeks by a court today for several offences committed last year, including assault, harassment and hurling racist comments. He pleaded guilty to a total of five charges.

A Singaporean couple have been arrested over the death of a newborn baby found dumped in the trash in Taiwan two years ago, police in the city-state said.

An Indian-origin Singaporean has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for fixing a football league match by bribing referee and a national-level player of Indian-descent here, a media report said on Saturday.

Two Singaporeans arrested after a deadly encounter with police outside a hotel where Pentagon Chief Ashton Carter was staying were alleged heroin traffickers, officials said today.

A Singaporean teenager arrested for posting an expletive-laden YouTube video attacking the country's late founding leader Lee Kuan Yew and Christianity was charged today with jailable offences including hurting religious feelings.

Three Indian-origin Singaporean men have been arrested for disorderly behaviour during the celebration of Thaipusama, a colourful annual Hindu festival in which many believers pierce their bodies with hooks to honour Lord Murugan's victory over demon hordes.

The arrests of two Singaporean men over a scandal in Britain has again thrown a spotlight on the Southeast Asian city-state, known for its cleanliness, strict law and order and high number of millionaires.

A Singaporean Indian was on Friday sentenced to 24 months jail for molesting a 13-year-old boy at his home.

Tan Seet Eng, an ethnic Chinese man in his forties, first reached public attention in 2011, when his alleged partner and fellow Singaporean Wilson Raj Perumal was arrested in Finland, convicted of match-fixing and jailed.

An Indian-origin Singaporean woman on Friday pleaded guilty to the charges of repeatedly hitting her father with a hammer on his head for ignoring her repeated warnings to stop consuming alcohol at home.

An Indian-origin former chief financial officer of Singaporean technology company TREK 2000 International was given an 11-month jail term and fined SGD 20,000 for falsifying accounts, forgery and not disclosing interested party transactions.

Indian-origin Singaporean Sanjeevan Maha Lingam was jailed for 21 months and 4 weeks by a court today for several offences committed last year, including assault, harassment and hurling racist comments. He pleaded guilty to a total of five charges.

A Singaporean couple have been arrested over the death of a newborn baby found dumped in the trash in Taiwan two years ago, police in the city-state said.

An Indian-origin Singaporean has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for fixing a football league match by bribing referee and a national-level player of Indian-descent here, a media report said on Saturday.

Two Singaporeans arrested after a deadly encounter with police outside a hotel where Pentagon Chief Ashton Carter was staying were alleged heroin traffickers, officials said today.

A Singaporean teenager arrested for posting an expletive-laden YouTube video attacking the country's late founding leader Lee Kuan Yew and Christianity was charged today with jailable offences including hurting religious feelings.

Three Indian-origin Singaporean men have been arrested for disorderly behaviour during the celebration of Thaipusama, a colourful annual Hindu festival in which many believers pierce their bodies with hooks to honour Lord Murugan's victory over demon hordes.

The arrests of two Singaporean men over a scandal in Britain has again thrown a spotlight on the Southeast Asian city-state, known for its cleanliness, strict law and order and high number of millionaires.

A Singaporean Indian was on Friday sentenced to 24 months jail for molesting a 13-year-old boy at his home.

Tan Seet Eng, an ethnic Chinese man in his forties, first reached public attention in 2011, when his alleged partner and fellow Singaporean Wilson Raj Perumal was arrested in Finland, convicted of match-fixing and jailed.