Daily Singapore News

Singapore Customs‘ (SC) annual enforcement results for 2009 have seen constant improvement in the contraband cigarette situation. This is the result of Customs’ increasing enforcement action against smuggling, peddling and buying of duty-unpaid cigarettes over the past few years.

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Singapore Police caught a 39-year-old Indian man on 31 August 2009 who is suspected to be involved in over 20 cases of theft from vehicle, including the latest incident involving 7 cars at Telok Blangah Crescent. Read more on Telok Blangah Carpark Thief Caught.

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Singapore Police have caught two Chinese men linked to the case of a 40-year-old Chinese man who was slashed at a coffeeshop in Geylang Lorong 40 on 11 July 2009. Read more on Man Attacked at Coffeeshop in Geylang – 2 Men Caught.

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Singapore Police have caught 9 men and 1 woman, aged between 26 to 45 years old, for suspected involvement in a loansharking syndicate. The 10 were caught in an island-wide operation carried out in the early morning of 9 July 2009, resulting in the second Singapore loansharking syndicate to be destroyed within a week.

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On 6 July 2009, Tay Kien Chuan, a 33-year-old Singaporean was found guilty by the Court and fined S$10.816 million or in default, 354 weeks in jail for fraudulent evasion of duty and GST on cars imported from Japan. He is also sentenced to spend 42 months in jail for

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The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is seeking public opinion on the recommended amendments to Singapore’s patent system. This belongs to a routine review to ensure the Patents legislation is aligned with trends in patent protection and Singapore’s economic growth.

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Singapore Police caught 7 male Singaporean Chinese aged between 23 to 38 years old on 1 July 09 for under suspicion of involving in a loanshark syndicate. Initial investigations point out that the syndicate is related to about 350 loanshark harassment reports in Singapore.

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Singapore Police have caught two Chinese men aged 48 and 45 years old on 1st and 2nd July 2009 respectively for breaking into Jurong East Cash Converter outlet and stole S$25,000 worth of goods on 24 June 09.

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Mr Seah Boon Huat, 56 years old, director of Project Building Construction (Pte) Ltd was charged under Section 96A of the Income Tax Act and found guilty for helping his construction company to get away from paying S$265,483.48 worth of tax for Years of Assessment 2004 and 2005.

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