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Singapore authorities have arrested an Australian and an American man for perfume thefts at Changi Airport. One suspect was caught eight months after the crime during a transit, while the other was apprehended before boarding his flight.
Singaporean opposition politician and lawyer Lim Tean has been deported after his arrest in Johor Baru. He failed to surrender for a three-month jail term for practising law without a valid certificate.
Singapore's highest court has rejected a Chinese cybercriminal's challenge to police seizure of his belongings, finding his legal approach fundamentally flawed and procedurally improper.
A Hong Kong mother, 65, and her adult son, 42, have been sentenced to jail time by a Singapore court following a violent altercation at Changi Airport in June 2024 that left a bystander injured and a police officer bitten.
A 27-year-old Singaporean has been arrested and will face charges for posting insulting remarks about Muslims on social media. He fled to Malaysia but was deported back to Singapore on August 6 and is being prosecuted under laws protecting religious harmony.
Singapore's High Court has reduced former actor Edmund Chen's jail sentence from five days to one day for causing grievous hurt in a March 2025 traffic accident. The High Court found the original custodial term manifestly excessive.
Haseenah Koyakutty, a former Singapore television journalist, has been released on a S$5,000 personal bond after spending over five months in remand. She faces six charges including criminal trespass and allegations of causing alarm through insulting words.
Singapore authorities have arrested nine people—eight men and a woman aged 20 to 41—over alleged sexual exploitation of two minors. The suspects face multiple charges including trafficking and obtaining commercial sexual services from children.
A Singapore teenager has been fined S$600 after pleading guilty to being a public nuisance following an incident where he licked a straw from an orange juice vending machine and shared the footage on social media.
Singapore's Law Society is moving to permanently remove Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh from the legal profession following his conviction for dishonesty before Parliament's privileges committee. The hearing is set for August 13.
Singapore's government has introduced tough new traffic laws targeting phone use while driving and reckless endangerment. Holding a phone while the vehicle moves will become illegal, with courts able to impose jail time and fines. The changes respond to a 24% spike in fatalities since 2021.