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‘Do it now’: Scammers impersonate firm’s chairman on Microsoft Teams chat; company almost lost $120k

According to the police’s mid-year scam statistics, the number of business e-mail compromise scam cases rose from 156 in the first half of 2025, to 262 in the first half of 2026.

Death of teen after basketball court structure fell on him ruled a misadventure: Coroner

Mohd Ridwan, who was 17, had been playing basketball with his friends on a public court near Block 18 Bedok South Road on July 26, 2021, when the structure collapsed on him.

Trio jailed for crimes linked to scam syndicate; 6 victims cheated of cash, valuables worth over $1m

Each of the three men had pleaded guilty to dealing with the benefits of criminal conduct and being a member of a crime group.

Jail for ex-executive director of madrasah who misappropriated over $68k of its money

Razak Mohamed Lazim pleaded guilty to one count of misappropriating $68,629, and he committed the offence from February 2020.

Lim Tean’s bailor, Leong Sze Hian, to forfeit entire $45,000 bail following lawyer’s abscondment

The prosecutor said that text messages showed Leong Sze Hian (left) failed to keep in contact with Lim Tean daily between July 1 and Aug 3.

6 admit being part of group that stored nearly 58,000 vape items in Lentor, Sembawang ‘warehouses’

(Clockwise from top left) Wong Ee Wei, Kenneth Tan Hong Chang, Ng Tai Lun, Tiffany Lim Hui Peng, Adrian Chia Hong Qing and Tan Yi Tan were convicted on Sept 17 for being part of a criminal group that stored vape products in two “warehouses”.

No foul play suspected by police in 2024 Lentor construction site accident that killed two

Indonesian national Heryanto Tan and Bangladeshi national Hossain Salim died after an 11-tonne winch drum toppled on them on Sept 17, 2024 at a Lentor construction site.

Man who allegedly shattered glass door at Police Cantonment Complex charged with vandalism

The man had thrown a rock weighing almost half a kilogram at the glass door of the complex’s main entrance and was immediately arrested.

Man who sexually abused 11 girls, including daughter, granddaughters and nieces, jailed for 21 years

The 11 victims were assaulted between 1990 and 2023 – some were as young as five or six.

16 years’ jail and caning for ex-PE teacher who sexually exploited student in hotels, school

The incidents started in 2022, when the victim was 14 years old and the man was her teacher.

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