A popular Mediacorp radio DJ was charged with sexual offences at the State Courts today (March 21). The Straits Times reported that Gunalan Morgan, who was an actor and a producer-presenter at the Tamil-language Oli968 station at the time of his alleged offences, was charged with seven offences in total, including three counts of voyeurism and one count of sexual communication with a minor under 16. The 43-year-old Singaporean was also charged with performing an act that could obstruct, prevent, pervert or defeat the course of justice. In response to a query from AsiaOne, Mediacorp stated that Gunalan «was immediately suspended from work upon [their] knowledge of his arrest, and a termination notice has been served on him». According to his charge sheets obtained by AsiaOne, Gunalan is accused of having sexual communication with the minor on four separate instances between Aug 25 and Aug 31, 2024, and then deliberately deleting his Instagram conversations with her on Sept 16 after being informed that a police report had been lodged against him.

A woman was walking home along Kim Yam Road when she was allegedly punched in the arm by a man last Friday (March 14). The 28-year-old woman shared an Instagram post on the incident that took place at 4.20pm which caught her off guard.

A large cement silo blocked two traffic lanes along Balestier Road on Friday (March 21) after slipping off the trailer transporting it, causing a over two-hour traffic jam. Responding to AsiaOne's queries, the police said they were alerted to the accident at the junction of Balestier Road and Kim Keat Road at about 9am. The trailer is believed to have self-skidded. No injuries were reported. A 31-year-old male trailer driver is assisting with police investigations. Photos of the incident circulating online show the cement silo in a perpendicular position to the trailer. The cement silo also hit a traffic light. A cement silo is a large, cylindrical storage container, typically made of steel or reinforced concrete. It is used to store and dispense cement at construction sites. The obstruction meant that vehicles could only use the right-most lane. When AsiaOne arrived at the scene close to noon, traffic had built up, with tailback up to Moulmein Road. Marshalls were directing vehicle flow at the junction.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) are investigating 241 individuals for their involvement in scams. In a two-week operation between March 7 and March 20, officers from the Commercial Affairs Department and seven police land divisions placed 165 men and 76 women under investigation, the police said on Thursday (March 20). These individuals, aged between 16 and 75, are suspected to be involved in over 900 cases of scams either as scammers or as money mules, the police said. Their alleged offences include cheating, money laundering or providing payment services without a licence. The scams comprised mainly friend impersonation scams, investment scams and job scams among others, with victims reportedly losing over $8.2 million. If found guilty of cheating, a scammer could face jail of up to 10 years or a fine, or both. Money laundering under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992 comes with a jail term of up to 10 years, a fine of up to $500,000, or both.

Businessman David Yong has been denied his application to travel overseas to Seoul and Kuala Lumpur for the third time, after a judge found him to be a “serious flight risk”. On March 20, District Judge Brenda Tan said she had previously rejected his application on Feb 19, as the issue of his Cambodian passport remained unresolved. His first application was rejected in Aug 30, 2024. It was earlier revealed in court that Yong, 37, who is facing charges of falsifying accounts, possessed a Cambodian passport under the name “Duong Dara” that he claimed to have surrendered to the Cambodian authorities in June 2024. Judge Tan said she is again rejecting his application to leave jurisdiction, as there was still no official confirmation on the whereabouts of his Cambodian passport. Yong’s bail quantum, which had been set at $1 million, will also remain, as there have been no material changes that warrant a reduction, the judge added. Yong, the chief executive of Evergreen Group Holdings, had applied to visit Seoul and Malaysia from March 21 to April 2 for business. His lawyers also applied to reduce his bail amount.

While most teens his age spend their weekends playing video games, watching TV or playing games, this 13-year-old earns pocket money by cutting hair at the stairwell of a HDB block.  Speaking to AsiaOne, Keanu Akbar said that he was motivated to take up this job after he had a bad haircut when he was younger. «I thought to myself that I could do a way better job cutting my own hair,» said the New Town Secondary School student.  The Secondary 2 student then went online to learn how to cut hair and avoid another bad experience.  By December 2024, he had mastered various hair-cutting skills and techniques, which he practised on his 17-year-old brother and his friends.  'Earned over $800 since the first haircut' Due to space limitations, Keanu was only able to set up his make-shift shop on the HDB stairwell at his home in Clementi, where he charges just $8 per haircut.  He would frequently post videos of his work on Instagram or Tiktok, where his content would gain significant traction, amassing thousands of views and likes.

SINGAPORE — More than $198 million in claims have been submitted by creditors to the liquidator of beleaguered online marketplace Qoo10, but only $34,650 has been recovered, according to minutes of the latest creditors' meeting seen by The Straits Times. Of the sum recovered, $20,000 was from Qoo10's 11 bank accounts with DBS Bank, $14,150 was from rental deposits that were held by landlords of employees, and $500 came from the disposal of office furniture and IT equipment. According to information submitted by Qoo10 founder and chief executive Ku Young-bae to the liquidator, AAG Corporate Advisory, Qoo10's total assets are valued at $685.6 million. But the bulk of that comes from Qoo10's three e-commerce platforms — Tmon, WeMakePrice and Interpark Commerce — all of which are now under corporate restructuring in the Seoul Bankruptcy Court after failing to make payments to the platforms' merchants since 2024.

About 400 singles have taken up tenancy at a new public rental housing site, where low-income singles can live in their own rooms and have access to shared facilities such as toilets and kitchens. Announcing this on March 20, National Development Minister Desmond Lee said that the response to this new rental housing type has been encouraging so far. Located at the former Anderson Junior College hostel in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, the Single Room Shared Facilities (SRSF) comprises two 11-storey blocks that can accommodate a total of 480 tenants. Around 83 per cent of the single rooms have been rented out, just over a year after the Housing Board launched the pilot initiative. Rolled out at the end of 2023, the SRSF aims to give low-income tenants, who are single, greater privacy while providing a community-type living environment through the sharing of common facilities. Tenants have their own bedroom with basic furnishings such as a bed frame, wardrobe, table, wall shelves and a small fridge. They also have access to shared facilities including toilets, kitchens, laundry and activity rooms.  

A 37-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday (March 19) night after allegedly attacking three men at People's Park Complex in Chinatown. The incident occurred at a food stall located on the first floor of the complex, reported 8world. According to Lianhe Zaobao, the men were employees at Gulixiang Cooked Food. An 8world reporter who arrived at the scene following the incident observed bloodstains on the ground behind the counter with some areas covered with tissues. Plastic bags, lids and cardboard were also strewn around the stall. Police officers were later seen photographing a kitchen knife and vegetable knife as evidence. According to 8world, the attacker and victims are not known to each other. In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police said they received a call for assistance at 8.45pm on Wednesday. Two men, aged 41 and 30, were conscious when taken to Singapore General Hospital. Another man was assessed by the Singapore Civil Defence Force for minor injuries but declined conveyance to hospital.