SocietyEssex human trafficking case: UK man pleads guilty to immigration and property offences The 25-year-old Northern Irish man was not asked to enter a plea to 41 other charges, including 39 counts of manslaughter Nov 26, 2019By IBTimes SG Desk
SocietySmugglers will defeat Donald Trump; by cutting holes in $10 billion Mexico border wall The breaches happened at sections of the wall rebuilt under Trump's renewed push to block the illegal immigrants. Nov 3, 2019By Jacob J
Human RightsI'm dying mom, I cannot breath: Heart-rending details of final moments of UK truck death victims emerge Victim's brother told BBC that the first attempt she made to cross the border to the UK was on October 19 but she got caught and turned back. Oct 26, 2019By Jacob J
Crime39 corpses, found in refrigerated truck, identified as Chinese Officials confirmed the truck was registered under a company owned by an Irish citizen but the Bulgarian foreign ministry said it was "highly unlikely" the victims were Bulgarians Oct 24, 2019By Pritha Mallick
CelebrityMac Miller's death: Third man arrested in connection with Ariana Grande's ex-boyfriend's demise A third man has been arrested by the FBI for supplying drugs to rapper Mac Miller, who died of overdose in 2018. Sep 27, 2019By Vinod DSouza
Crime12 sedated animals rescued at Woodlands Checkpoint, 2 women arrested Singapore ICA officers found 10 dogs and 2 cats hidden inside a modified speaker box compartment of a car. Sep 8, 2019By Bhaswati Guha Majumder
BusinessFake-branded bars slip dirty gold into world markets The fakes are hard to detect, making them an ideal fund-runner for narcotics dealers or warlords. Aug 28, 2019By Reuters
SocietyIran says it seized British tanker, denies U.S. brought down drone The tanker's operator, Stena Bulk, said in a statement the ship was no longer under the crew's control and could not be contacted. Jul 20, 2019By Reuters
CrimeGun parts smuggling: ICA officer detects suspicious parcel at Airmail Transit Centre ICA officer noticed anomalies in scanned images of the parcel, which was declared as "merchandise." Jul 6, 2019By Bhaswati Guha MajumderSingapore crime
BusinessIn blow to Singapore's expansion, Malaysia bans sea sand exports The ban was never made public because of the potential diplomatic fallout, the sources said. Singapore has not made any public comment on the ban. Jul 3, 2019By Reuters
SocietySP Measure: Singapore to implement standard packaging for all cigarettes from July 1 From next year, Singapore cigarettes will have to display standard health warning on 75% of cigarette pack branding Jul 2, 2019By Soorya Kiran NN
Crime2 Malaysians caught at Woodlands Checkpoint for smuggling e-cigarettes strapped to legs Malaysian men, who were importing illegal products into Singapore caught by ICA officers at Woodlands Checkpoint. Jun 21, 2019By Bhaswati Guha Majumder
CrimeBid to smuggle cigarettes foiled, Malaysian arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint ICA officers at Woodlands Checkpoint detected Malaysia-registered bus from where they found a huge amount of duty-unpaid cigarettes. Jun 4, 2019By Bhaswati Guha MajumderSingapore crime
Human RightsBangladesh police 'rescue' dozens of Rohingya being trafficked to Malaysia Scores of Rohingya Muslims have boarded boats in recent months to try to reach Malaysia, estimated 25,000 Rohingya crossed the Andaman Sea in 2015 May 15, 2019By Reuters
CrimeSingapore: CNB seizes drugs worth S$183,000, arrests 4 offenders including 1 Malaysian Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) conducted an operation on Tuesday to arrest drug offenders on April 30. May 2, 2019By Bhaswati Guha MajumderSingapore crime
CrimeCNB arrests 104 suspect drug offenders in 4-day operation Singapore Police Force has provided their assistance to Central Narcotics Bureau who conducted the four-day long anti-drug enforcement operation. Apr 28, 2019By Bhaswati Guha MajumderSingapore crime
CrimeICA arrests woman for smuggling cigarettes hidden inside sanitary pads The ICA officers at Singapore Cruise Centre found packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden in a packet of sanitary pad. Apr 18, 2019By Bhaswati Guha MajumderSingapore crime
CrimeSingapore couple arrested at Woodlands checkpoints for carrying 55g of cannabis ICA officers conducted a search on the Singaporean couple and found a package containing 55g of cannabis. Apr 13, 2019By Bhaswati Guha Majumder
CrimeDrugs worth S$17000 seized, 139 suspected offenders arrested during CNB operation Singapore Police Force and Central Narcotics Bureau joined hands to conduct a nation-wide drug enforcement operation. Apr 13, 2019By Bhaswati Guha Majumder
SocietyKomodo Island to ban tourists for conservation efforts Komodo Island is part of the Komodo national park, which also includes two other large land masses, and many smaller islands. Apr 4, 2019By IANS