In-depth reporting on Malaysia and the region.
Eight men aged 23 to 41 and a 20-year-old woman have been charged in Singapore over the sexual exploitation of teenage girls. The men allegedly paid between S$30 and S$300 for sex acts. The woman faces trafficking charges.
A suspended Singapore police officer's jail sentence has been increased to 11½ years by the High Court for his involvement in the fatal abuse of a Myanmar domestic worker. The case remains one of Singapore's most serious domestic helper abuse scandals.
Singapore police are investigating 255 suspects allegedly involved in over 660 scams that defrauded victims of approximately $5.6 million, marking a major enforcement push by the newly established Cyber Command.
An Indonesian domestic worker has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Singapore for suffocating her 73-year-old employer's father with a pillow. The killing followed confrontation over stolen jewellery.
A 70-year-old Singapore man has admitted to systematically sexually abusing 11 children over three decades, including his daughter, granddaughters and nieces. He pleaded guilty to 10 charges on July 24, with sentencing set for September 7.
An Indian tourist has been imprisoned for more than two years after orchestrating the theft of a nearly S$200,000 diamond from a Singapore jewellery store using a counterfeit stone swap. The heist was foiled at Changi Airport.
Singapore authorities are investigating 550 suspects—including minors aged 16—over involvement in more than 1,800 scam and illegal lending cases. A 10-day operation netted 46 arrests, with victims losing over $17 million combined.
A Chinese visitor to Singapore orchestrated a calculated burglary campaign within days of arrival, targeting wealthy neighbourhoods and stealing S$105,000 in luxury goods before his swift arrest.
A 31-year-old Singaporean tutor has pleaded guilty to abusing primary school pupils entrusted to his care at an educational facility. The abuse included physical violence, starvation, and forcing a six-year-old to drink urine, resulting in serious injuries.
Singapore authorities have charged four nationals over a complex money-laundering operation that used gold-filled signal converters to defraud Chinese tax authorities of substantial VAT refunds.
A 55-year-old Singapore man has pleaded guilty to raping and sexually assaulting an elderly widow with severe dementia whom he encountered through his wife's act of kindness.
Police in Singapore arrested a 46-year-old woman following a knife attack on an acquaintance at a Bukit Merah housing block. The victim was conscious when transported to hospital.
Singapore police have arrested 230 people—including a teenager—in a fortnight-long operation targeting elaborate scam networks that defrauded victims of approximately S$9 million across multiple fraud schemes.
Police arrested two men following an alleged brawl outside a Singapore nightclub in the early hours of Thursday, with four others hospitalized for injuries sustained in the clash.
A 63-year-old Singapore man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his roommate with boiling oil and a knife in March 2023. The killing stemmed from mounting tensions in their shared rental flat.
A 65-year-old former bank manager in Singapore faces charges for allegedly stealing nearly S$1.8 million from a bank vault over 16 months, using falsified records to hide the theft and funding gambling activities.
A 36-year-old Singapore doctor has been convicted of consuming MDMA following a police raid on a Sentosa hotel villa in August 2023 where 49 men were arrested. The court rejected his defence that his drink was spiked.
A 28-year-old Singaporean who attempted to drive away from Health Sciences Authority officers during a Kpod raid has been sentenced to 16 months and five weeks' imprisonment, highlighting escalating enforcement against vaping.
A Singapore man has been sentenced to two years eight months' jail and two strokes of the cane for distributing intimate videos of his ex-girlfriend across social media platforms without consent, in a case highlighting the persistent harm of revenge porn.