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  • 1 week ago | channelnewsasia.com | Koh Wan Ting

    SINGAPORE: A 16-year-old boy who repeatedly trespassed into a female toilet at a junior college to peep at women was given 18 months' probation at the State Courts on Tuesday (May 27). The teen, who cannot be named due to a court gag order, said he had been curious about the female anatomy. Apart from the probation, he was ordered to perform 60 hours of community service and attend psychological or psychiatric treatment if necessary.

  • 1 week ago | channelnewsasia.com | Koh Wan Ting

    SINGAPORE: An Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer who was convicted of receiving bribes in the form of money and sex had his jail term increased on Tuesday (May 27) after appeals from both sides at the High Court. Teo Hwee Peng was initially handed a jail term of two years and nine months in the lower court in August 2023, and a penalty of S$2,634 (US$2,000).

  • 1 week ago | channelnewsasia.com | Koh Wan Ting

    SINGAPORE: Two people were charged on Tuesday (May 27) in relation to illegal public assemblies involving foreign workers in October last year. Rebecca Rubini Ravinthiran, 33, and Vee Derrick Mahendran, 36, both Singaporeans, were also charged for abetting foreign workers to commit offences under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (EFMA).

  • 1 week ago | channelnewsasia.com | Koh Wan Ting

    Singapore Helen Chia Chwee Imm collected nearly S$40,000 in legal fees from clients while she was not authorised to practise law. New: You can now listen to articles. SINGAPORE: Despite not having a practising certificate, a former lawyer pretended that she could still represent clients in legal proceedings and give legal advice.

  • 1 week ago | channelnewsasia.com | Koh Wan Ting

    Singapore Soo Ah Seng was on his personal mobility aid when the victim's taxi collided with him. New: You can now listen to articles. SINGAPORE: Furious after a taxi collided into his personal mobility aid, a man charged at the driver with a knife at an open-air car park in Hougang. Even after he was disarmed, an undeterred Soo Ah Seng walked to the back of a coffee shop and picked up a mop to use it to attack the taxi driver.

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