Man arrested for misappropriation of marine fuel oil
The Police have arrested a 25-year-old man, for his suspected involvement in the illegal sale of marine fuel oil on board a Singapore registered tanker at the sea off Tanah Merah on 19 January 2018. In February 2018, 22 men were arrested and charged in Court for their involvement in this illegal sale of marine […]
Four men aged between 19 and 20 arrested for a series of mobile phone contract scam
A man went to sign up for a new mobile phone with a contract and sell the new contracted phone together with the sim card for $300. The buyer assured to the man that the mobile phone contract would be terminated with no charges to be incurred by him and handed him the phone. The […]
10 women were arrested for providing sexual services in massage establishments
Ever since the new Massage Establishments Act (MEA) and related changes to regulatory requirements for massage establishments (MEs) came into force on 1 March 2018. The Police have stepped up enforcement efforts and conducted an intensive two-week islandwide operation between 1 and 14 March 2018 targeting unlicensed MEs and errant licensed MEs suspected of operating vice […]
Two men arrested for voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon in two separate incident
The police have arrested a 47-year-old man and an 18-year-old man for their suspected involvement in two separate cases of Voluntarily Causing Hurt by Dangerous Weapon. In the first case, the police were alerted to a case of a 62-year-old woman being hit by an unknown man at Blk 861 Woodlands Street 83 on 7 March […]
Full-time private-hire driver earning $38,000 for 6 mths has to pay around $3,800 tax
A Grab driver by the name of “Jeff ML Chan” published a Facebook post stating that he will be taxed by the Government without receiving any tax deductions on car-related expenses. According to him, Grab reported his gross income of $38,000 for 6 months to inland revenue and he still needs to pay tax, contribute to […]
22-year-old si gina arrested by the Police for kuniang catfight outside Geylang coffee shop
A 22-year-old man was arrested for causing a public nuisance in Geylang on Thursday, March 15, 2018. A Facebook user Banny Fei happened to have his car parked by the side of the coffee shop and the video of the kuniang catfight was captured in his dashboard camera. The video shows a man shouting and […]
A letter to my future kids about “Social-Economic Status” and why it shouldn’t bother him/her
This is a reader-contributed article. “My dear future children, You may learn in school about socio-economic status and how it may shape your life experience as well as your identity. Your teachers may teach you that how well your parents are earning affects where you live, what you eat, what kind of entertainment and activities […]
Singapore retains its spot as the most expensive city in the world in 2018
In 2018 Singapore retains its title as the world’s most expensive city for the fifth consecutive year in a top ten that is largely split between Asia and Europe. Seoul is the only other city in the top ten that has maintained its ranking from the previous year. In the rest of Asia, Hong Kong […]
OCBC Bank employee save victim from Love Scam
A 43-year-old woman, Madam Ng, went to OCBC Bank, Serangoon Garden Branch on 12 March 2018, to make a transfer of $2,500 to another OCBC bank account. The branch teller, Ms. Yao Liang Bing, sensed that Madam Ng was confused and asked for more facts pertaining to the purpose of the transfer. Madam Ng, a […]
Three men arrested for abetment of the offence of theft as a servant
Three men aged between 25 and 36, was arrested for their suspected involvement in a case of abetment of an offense of theft as a servant. The Police received a report by a staff of the company located along Sin Ming Road that they had detected illegal online sales of their sample products on March […]