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SINGAPORE: Mohd Faizal Abdullah, 30, was sentenced to two months in jail for forging a recall order to falsely claim he was attending reservist training, impacting his employment with Goldtech and NEC Asia Pacific. Between March 2021 and March 2022, Faizal manipulated documents to postpone his job start date, ultimately resigning from NEC before being caught. His forgery was discovered when the Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed the recall order was fake after submission, leading...

SINGAPORE: Koh Kian Tiong, a former Assistant Superintendent with the Singapore Police Force, pleaded guilty to multiple charges of corruption, including providing illegal gambling operator Chua Chin Hoe with police operation tip-offs in exchange for money and entertainment. Koh, who incurred debts due to personal issues, was cultivated by Chua, receiving S$47,700 in gratification over time. He fled to China for over 16 years after learning about investigations into his crimes, returning only after committing...

Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FASTSINGAPORE: A man agreed to help his friend blindfold and restrain another woman who owed her money. Wu Zhibing, 36, helped to prepare a warehouse for this purpose by covering its closed-circuit television cameras (CCTVs) with cloth. He later aided in trussing up the 49-year-old...

SINGAPORE: Police officer S Vikneshvaran Subramaniam, 35, was charged with nine counts of forgery related to police statements and documents for cases investigated between 2021 and 2023. The Singapore Police Force discovered the forgeries during a supervisory check after placing him under "enhanced supervision" due to performance issues. Following remedial actions, including reassignment of investigation officers, it was found that no miscarriage of justice occurred, and Vikneshvaran, who has been suspended, indicated he would plead...

SINGAPORE: At 37, Alvin Mercado experienced his first heart attack while at a clinic with his daughter, leading to an emergency stent procedure. Despite healthier lifestyle changes, he suffered a second heart attack nine months later, reflecting a growing trend of younger Singaporeans facing heart issues; the National Heart Centre now sees over 120,000 consultations annually. Major risk factors include hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and family history, with cardiovascular disease being the leading cause...

Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FASTSINGAPORE: An executive chairman and managing director of an investment holding firm managed to misappropriate S$7 million (US$5.4 million) from his company under the guise of property development projects in China.Lee Boon Teck, 58, used the sum stolen from Catalist-listed KLW Holdings to buy himself...