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The Straits Times25 March 2025

Jail, caning for ex-NTU student who took photos of girls in lingerie, molested one of them

The Straits Times18 February 2025

Ex-employee of SIA Engineering Company gets 9 months’ jail for cheating

The Straits Times11 December 2024

Former NUS assistant professor jailed after pleading guilty to drug offences

The Straits Times25 September 2023

Male cop who molested policewoman fined $10k

The Straits Times26 September 2025

Pair accused of working together to cheat victims of nearly $263k walk free after stern warnings

CNA (Channel NewsAsia)26 January 2021

IMDA principal consultant among 2 who allegedly conspired to cheat statutory boards

TODAY8 December 2020

NUS student charged with masturbating in school library flees S’pore, tells lawyer he will not return

The Straits Times1 December 2020

2 months’ jail for trainer who asked for pictures of underage student in underwear

TODAY20 November 2020

Jail for man who tried to bribe police, thinking he was in trouble with the law

TODAY31 October 2020

Man jailed over revenge attack on footballers who roughed up his nephew during match

The Online Citizen14 September 2020

Judge rejects fresh alibi evidence adduced by death-row convict accused of masterminding drug operation

CNA (Channel NewsAsia)13 September 2020

ChannelNewsAsia – Interview with Gino – Criminal Lawyer

TODAY27 July 2020

Man jailed 16 weeks for burning Singapore flag at Woodlands block; 7 other flags caught fire

The Straits Times5 July 2020

Over 6,600 fines issued for flouting Covid-19 rules

Yahoo News5 May 2020

Man who admits to sexually abusing 2 underaged girls seeks probation

TODAY27 April 2020

Online shaming of those flouting Covid-19 circuit breaker rules could amount to doxxing, say lawyers

CNA (Channel NewsAsia)30 December 2019

Moviegoer punched man who asked him to stop shaking his leg in cinema, gets jail and fine

The Straits Times2 October 2019

Jail, fine and caning for man who molested maid while family away on holiday

CNA (Channel NewsAsia)1 October 2019

Jail for math tutor who abused 12-year-old pupil, leaving him with bruises

The Online Citizen5 August 2019

Death-row convict’s appeal reopened for new evidence to be received

The Straits Times26 July 2019

Decision to set aside doc’s conviction, fine cheered

TODAY22 April 2019

NUS voyeur leaves Great Eastern, after firm suspends him for ‘misconduct’

CNA (Channel NewsAsia)11 April 2019

Religious teacher gets jail for molesting woman in mosque on guise of curing her infertility

CNA (Channel NewsAsia)29 January 2019

Insurance agent who posed as ‘Lord Voldermort’ jailed after demanding Bitcoin from clients

TODAY13 January 2019

Victims of voyeur sites can file criminal charges and seek compensation, say lawyers

CNA (Channel NewsAsia)27 November 2018

First member of 5-person syndicate jailed over S$40m SkillsFuture claims scam

CNA (Channel NewsAsia)21 September 2018

Married man jailed for sexting unknown victim believed to be a minor

Yahoo News11 July 2018

Man who attacked victims with knife and knuckle duster jailed, caned

CNA (Channel NewsAsia)9 July 2018

Man who had sex with 15-year-old girl sentenced to 5 years’ jail

Yahoo News2 July 2018

Decorated Traffic Police inspector who molested 4 NSFs jailed: reports

Yahoo News21 June 2018

Traffic police inspector who molested 4 NSFs was a decorated officer of 31 years

The Straits Times21 June 2018

Prosecution calls for cop who molested four male subordinates to be jailed 32 months”

The Straits Times27 February 2018

Taxi driver sentenced to 11 months’ jail for repeatedly molesting stepdaughter

CNA (Channel NewsAsia)22 February 2018

‘Which is better – let him go scot-free, or get him back to face trial?’: Shanmugam on StanChart suspect

The Straits Times1 February 2018

Iron ore broker jailed for assaulting taxi drivers while drunk

The Straits Times17 January 2018

Stalker who caused woman to quit her job is jailed for a year

The Straits Times23 December 2017

Man on his way to lunch molested woman

The New Paper3 November 2017

Man jailed for cheating via dark web

Lianhe Zaobao28 September 2017

曾捅外遇夫又偷乌鸡‘问题女’开车撞挡路车监四周

The Straits Times27 September 2017

Private-hire driver jailed four weeks for inching car forward against a man

The Straits Times22 September 2017

Cleaner jailed nine weeks for hugging 13-year-old girl

The Straits Times30 August 2017

Reformative training for abetting rape

The Straits Times24 August 2017

New Zealander jailed for grabbing police officer’s collar at Changi Airport

The Straits Times5 July 2017

Robber jailed for two years and three months, gets six strokes of the cane

The Straits Times15 May 2017

Man jailed 17 months after attacking four people in separate incidents

The Straits Times24 March 2017

Jail for woman who got ex-hubby and boyfriend to beat up former lover

The Straits Times22 February 2017

Singaporean brothers held hostage in Penang case: Woman jailed 7 years, 6 weeks for extortion

Lianhe Zaobao (Chinese)16 January 2017

18 months’ jail, 3 strokes for father who molests daughter after sniffing glue

CNA (Channel NewsAsia)19 December 2016

Jail, caning for man who pushed girlfriend’s son off bed, cracking his skull

The Straits Times13 December 2016

Man jailed for assaulting policewoman, causing her to lose consciousness

The Straits Times19 September 2016

Man gets 6 1/2 years’ jail, 6 strokes for pushing baby off bed, breaking his skull

The New Paper27 August 2016

Wedding dreams turn into nightmares

The Straits Times24 August 2016

Man gets 14 months for molesting domestic worker and punching wife

The New Paper26 July 2016

Man gets 12-and-a-half-years’ jail for sex attacks on own daughter

Yahoo News25 July 2016

Man jailed 12 and a half years for rape and molest of his daughter

The Straits Times18 July 2016

Taxi driver jailed 6 weeks for slapping, punching and kicking another motorist”

The Straits Times20 May 2016

Convicted killer gets last-minute stay of execution

TODAY19 May 2016

Jabing Kho, due for execution tomorrow, launches appeal again

CNA (Channel NewsAsia)19 May 2016

Last-minute stay of execution granted for Kho Jabing

The Straits Times10 May 2016

Ex-Cheers franchisee jailed 2 years for misappropriating $319,000

The New Paper25 March 2016

Unable to pay loans, Cheers franchisee steals $300,000 from own store

The Straits Times23 March 2016

Court clears man of robbing cabby

The Straits Times17 March 2016

Cabby acquitted of acting rashly and endangering policeman

The Straits Times19 November 2015

Man, 32, faces trial for raping his 56-year-old mother

AsiaOne12 June 2015

Welder jailed for molesting woman on train

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