Man arrested for indecent bikini exposure

A man who exposed himself by wearing a pink bikini was jailed a day and fined a total of $11,000 for insulting modesty and other offences. Tan Wen Zhong, 21, admitted to five charges, ranging from theft to outrage of modesty, between 2005 and this year.

The court heard that a 20-year-old woman was taking a lift home at about 3.15am on April 13 when Tan entered the lift on the fifth floor, clad in a woman’s bikini.

The victim’s mother later reported to the police. On May 4, police went to Tan’s flat at Bukit Batok and found 46 items of assorted women’s wear including panties, skirts, shorts and bras.

He could not explain how he came to have those items. Police also found five video CDs containing four obscene films. (story)

Student receives maximum fine for accident

A motorist was taking his passengers home late one evening when it skidded, went up a centre road divider and overturned on the opposite side of the road. A rear right passenger died about two months after the June 15, 2006 accident.

On Monday, second-year polytechnic student Shawn Goh Jin Fa, 24, was given the maximum fine of $10,000 and banned from driving for five years for causing the death of Mr Taqdir Buang, 23, through his negligence.

One of the two other passengers was treated as an outpatient while the other was given two weeks’ medical leave. (story)

“Sorry for punching you, I’m an American sailor”

The United States Navy has apologized verbally to the motorist who was punched in the face and thrown against two cars in the Orchard Road shopping belt last Friday by an American sailor. The American Embassy has also pledged that the US Navy sailor will have to face the music from his ship’s commanding officer. If he is found “guilty”, the sailor could have his pay, rank and other privileges docked.

‘Under US military law, the Commanding Officer of the ship can impose any combination of any of the following: confinement, hard labour, restriction, loss of wages, loss of rank, and discharge - punitive or administrative. The disposition depends on the investigation,” the spokesman told The Straits Times on Monday.

‘Generally, these types of incidents result in punitive action with the member’s career, liberty, and pay affected.’

Mr K.M. Ho, the motorist who was assaulted, said his lawyers are taking up his case with investigators from the US Navy’s Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

If the matter goes to court, it will be at Mr Ho’s expense and could amount to several thousand dollars. (story)