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  Wu Tao, a 41-year-old Singapore permanent resident, was escorted by police officers to the scene where he allegedly committed a murder. Dressed in a red shirt, black shorts, and handcuffed, Wu showed no visible emotions as he arrived in an unmarked van at 9 am. He kept his head lowered while being led by the officers. The police brought Wu to Dao Xiang Ju, a stall at the Kadayanallur Street hawker centre, where the alleged crime took place. He was questioned by officers for approximately 10 minutes at the scene. Afterward, they seated him outside the stall to continue their investigation, where he remained still, staring at the ground with an emotionless expression. Wu was escorted back to the van just before 10 am. The incident he is accused of occurred on September 7, when Wu allegedly killed 48-year-old Tan Kamonwan inside the hawker stall. Wu was arrested shortly after 1:30 am that day at the Bukit Merah East Neighbourhood Police Centre. Wu had walked into the station and informe

  The trial of Pritam Singh, Singapore’s Leader of the Opposition and secretary-general of the Workers' Party (WP), began on October 14. Singh is facing two charges under the Parliament (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Act, making him the first to be prosecuted under this legislation. These charges stem from accusations that Singh lied during his testimony to a Committee of Privileges (COP) investigating former WP Member of Parliament (MP) Raeesah Khan. Khan, who resigned from WP in 2021, had made false claims in Parliament in August 2021. She stated that she had accompanied a rape survivor to a police station, where the police made inappropriate remarks about the survivor’s attire and alcohol consumption. However, Khan later admitted that her story was fabricated. Singh allegedly learned that Khan’s anecdote was false in a phone call on August 7, 2021. The next day, Singh, along with fellow WP leaders Sylvia Lim and Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap, met Khan. According to the prosecu

  A total of 26 men and nine women, aged between 17 and 47, have been arrested for their suspected involvement in a series of Government Official Impersonation Scam (GOIS) cases. The arrests were made during a week-long island-wide anti-scam operation conducted between 30 September and 8 October 2024. Another 12 men and 10 women, aged between 17 and 61, as well as a 16-year-old boy, are assisting in the ongoing investigations. The Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) carried out simultaneous operations across Singapore, apprehending 35 suspects. Preliminary investigations revealed that 25 men and nine women, aged between 17 and 46, had allegedly facilitated the scam by providing their bank accounts or Internet banking credentials for financial gains. A 47-year-old man is believed to have received illicit proceeds in his bank account. Since early September 2024, police have received several reports of GOIS cases, where scammers impersonated bank and government officials, including office

  The police have arrested 33 individuals, aged between 21 and 54, for suspected involvement in vice activities and illegal employment offences at a commercial premise near Geylang Lorong 29. The arrests took place during an enforcement operation on October 7, 2024, carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department, Bedok Police Division, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, and the Ministry of Manpower. The 33 individuals were apprehended for allegedly managing a place of assignation, an offence under Section 147 of the Women's Charter 1961, and for working without a valid work pass, which violates Section 5(2) of the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990. Additionally, three individuals, aged between 31 and 59, were discovered conducting illegal lotteries. Cash amounting to over $140 and lottery-related paraphernalia were seized, and investigations against them are ongoing. Furthermore, a 66-year-old liquor license holder was found to have supplied liquor outside of his

  The Singapore Police Force (SPF) clarified on Friday (Oct 11) that Mr. Lee Hsien Yang and his wife, Mrs. Lee Suet Fern, are free to return to Singapore without any legal barriers. The couple left Singapore in 2022 after opting not to attend a scheduled police interview, but the SPF confirmed that they have always been free to return. "The police confirm that there are no legal restraints preventing Mr. Lee Hsien Yang and Mrs. Lee Suet Fern from returning to Singapore. They have always been free to do so," the SPF said in a statement responding to media inquiries. In June 2022, the police had asked Mr. and Mrs. Lee to assist in investigations by attending an interview. Although they initially agreed, they did not appear and instead left Singapore on June 15, 2022, and have not returned since. The investigation relates to potential offences of providing false evidence in judicial proceedings regarding the late Mr. Lee Kuan Yew’s will. In March 2023, the police clarified that

  On the night of October 8, 12 media members joined Singapore Customs on an enforcement operation targeting the illegal distribution of duty-unpaid liquor. This was the first time the media was invited to witness such an operation. They arrived at a Housing Board block in Jurong West, where customs officers inspected a truck filled with contraband. Inside, they discovered 129 bottles of baijiu , a Chinese liquor with 56% alcohol, hidden in the back and under the front seat. This seizure was part of a broader operation across multiple locations, resulting in the confiscation of 257 bottles of duty-unpaid liquor, amounting to 668.5 liters. The estimated amount of duty and GST evaded was approximately S$35,932. Two Chinese nationals and a Malaysian woman, aged 42 to 63, were arrested for delivering the illegal goods, while a 45-year-old Singaporean man was arrested for storing contraband liquor at his residence. During the operation, one of the Chinese nationals, a work permit holder, ad