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SINGAPORE: A police officer who was entrusted to collect lost-and-found wallets at a police station filched the cash inside and used it for his own expenses instead. For one count of criminal breach of trust by a servant, 24-year-old Isaac Lim Jun Cheng was jailed for three months on Wednesday (Mar 25). The court heard that Lim was employed by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and attached to the Pasir Ris Neighbourhood Police Centre as a ground response force officer. He took a total of S$207 in cash from wallets that had been found and handed to him on three occasions between June 2018 and November 2018. Two of those incidents took place in June 2018 and August 2018, when he took at least S$27 in total and used it for his own expenses, the court heard. He lodged reports to document receiving these two wallets, but deliberately omitted mentioning the cash when describing the wallets' contents, in order to avoid detection. HAWKER GIVEN WALLET, TRIED TO RETURN IT On … [Read more...] about Police officer gets jail for taking cash from wallets that were returned at police station

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health announced 12 new COVID-19 cases - with nine imported ones - on Saturday (Mar 14), bringing the country's total to 212. The new cases in Singapore also include one case linked to the SAFRA Jurong cluster, one linked to a previous case and one patient with no links. A total of eight people have recovered and been discharged from hospital. In all, 105 have fully recovered from the infection, MOH said. Among those discharged on Saturday include case 53, the last patient linked to the Grace Assembly of God cluster to recover, and case 160, a five-year-old boy linked to the SAFRA Jurong cluster. Cases 95, 102, 103, 135, 146, and 150 were also discharged, MOH said. Of the 107 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, most are stable or improving, MOH said, adding that 14 are in critical condition in the intensive care unit. NEW CASES CASE 201 Case 201 is a 52-year-old female Singapore citizen, linked to the largest cluster in … [Read more...] about 12 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, 8 discharged: MOH

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's new Cabinet ministers were sworn in before king Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin at Istana Melawati on Tuesday (Mar 10). Queen Azizah Aminah Maimunah was also present to witness the 31 ministers taking their oaths of office, loyalty and secrecy. READ: Muhyiddin’s Cabinet a safe lineup accommodating coalition partners, people’s expectations - Analysts READ: Malaysia's new Cabinet 'oversized', lacks diversity - Pakatan Harapan MPs The swearing-in ceremony was held following the unveiling of the Cabinet line-up by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday. The ministers took their oaths in groups, with the first group of seven comprising the four senior ministers, namely International Trade and Industry Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali, Defence Minister Ismail Sabri, Works Minister Fadillah Yusof and Education Minister Mohd Radzi Md Jidin. The other three in the group were Finance Minister Zafrul Tengku Aziz, Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong and Minister in the … [Read more...] about Malaysia’s new Cabinet ministers sworn in

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian King has confirmed that there will be no special parliamentary sitting next Monday (Mar 2), adding that party leaders would be asked to present their candidates for the next prime minister. In a statement on Friday, Comptroller of the Royal Family and Household Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said King Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah agreed with the decision of Parliament Speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof on rejecting Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s call for a special parliamentary session. “The palace will be in touch with leaders of all political parties that have representatives in the parliament in order to grant them an opportunity to present a candidate to be nominated as the next prime minister,” he said. READ: Despite political turbulence, Malaysia’s economic fundamentals remain sound, say analysts The palace’s statement came following the conclusion of a two-day consultation with all members of parliament in the country, after Dr Mahathir … [Read more...] about Malaysian king confirms no special parliament sitting, will ask party leaders to present PM candidates

PETALING JAYA, Selangor: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leader Anwar Ibrahim confirmed on Wednesday (Feb 26) that he has been nominated by Pakatan Harapan (PH) for the prime minister position. PH's decision came about after Dr Mahathir Mohamad declined to attend its presidential council meeting, said Mr Anwar. Senior PH leaders, including Mr Anwar, Demoractic Action Party's (DAP) Lim Guan Eng and Parti Amanah Negara's (Amanah) Mohamad Sabu, were present when Mr Anwar made the announcement during a joint press conference at PKR's headquarters in Petaling Jaya. "The Pakatan Harapan presidential council invited Tun Dr Mahathir to chair the meeting to revive the Pakatan Harapan coalition, but Tun did not agree to attend the meeting on Tuesday evening, Feb 25," said a PH statement read out by Mr Anwar. "Hence, yesterday the presidential council decided to confirm that the Prime Minister nominee for Pakatan Harapan will be Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim." READ: Pakatan Harapan … [Read more...] about Anwar confirms he is Pakatan Harapan’s choice for PM post