Davina Tham

The second tranche of Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh's trial concluded on Nov 8, after three days of cross-examination by the prosecution.

Notable examples of abuse of court process for ulterior purposes have been observed in Singapore and overseas, Minister of State for Law Murali Pillai said.

Muhammad Kamil Mohamed Yasin, who was charged with causing grievous hurt to NSF sergeant Edward H Go, will plead guilty in January.

SINGAPORE: Lim Oon Kuin, the elderly founder of collapsed oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading, was on Monday (Nov 18) sentenced to 17-and-a-half years in jail in a cheating case involving at least US$111.7 million (S$150 million).

Shivasuria Maniam Kesaval is accused of giving classified information about a traffic violation report to Brayden Ong Ying Shan.

The young men filmed themselves weaving between stationary vehicles and performing wheelies.

Yari Rawi told the judge he reoffended as he was heavily in debt but could not hold down a job due to his criminal record.

One of the victims still suffers flashbacks and nightmares when reminded of the man.

"I hope the court won't think that I was the murderer just because I was seen in the lift with the Yakult auntie," Lim Chuan Xun told the judge.

Huang Pin Wen committed his offences, which numbered more than 120, out of "foolishness" and to impress others, his lawyer said.