A 34-year-old Malaysian woman will be charged in court on Thursday (May 21) over her alleged role in a scam involving impersonation of police officers.Following her arrest on Tuesday, the number of Malaysians caught in Singapore for allegedly helping scam syndicates to collect cash and valuables since March this year now stands at 26.On May 9, a 26-year-old Malaysian woman was charged for assisting a crime syndicate to collect jewellery from another victim.Modus operandi: You are under investigationPolice said they received a report on May 19 from a female victim who had received a call from an unknown person claiming to be a police officer.The victim was told that her identity had been misused in money laundering activities, and she was instructed to provide her banking and personal information and warned not to divulge details of the investigations to anyone, including her family members. 

Stamford Catering was fined $8,000 on Wednesday (May 20) for food safety offences that lead to more than 180 people suffering gastroenteritis on two occasions, after consuming food catered by the firm.The first occasion was in October 2024 when 160 people were affected after eating food catered by the company.After a joint investigation by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and the Ministry of Health, the company was found to have several food safety lapses.These include stagnant water within the premises, dirty ceiling of a walk-in chiller, and electrical sockets found without covers which had food stains and could potentially harbour pests.The inspection at Stamford Catering's premises at 24A Senoko South Road was conducted following reports of the gastroenteritis outbreak.Following the inspection, SFA suspended Stamford Catering's food business operations between Oct 14 and 29, 2024. The suspension was lifted on Oct 30 the same year, after the caterer had implemented the required measures as stipulated by SFA.

A 23-year-old man has been apprehended following a five-hour standoff with police for throwing bottles of liquor from his home in Woodlands.The incident occurred at an HDB unit located at 687A Woodlands Drive 75 on Wednesday (May 20) evening.Videos from an eyewitness show a man standing at the window of his second floor unit with what appears to be wine bottles in his hand.In the footage, he is seen throwing them to the ground from the window, one at a time. Shards of glass and debris were scattered across the void deck below the unit.PHOTO: AsiaOne/Rauf Khan A second video also shows him throwing bottles towards the wall next to his window, causing them to shatter and wine to spill over the ledge.The floor of the void deck below his unit also appeared to be covered with wine and shards of glass.

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