Singaporean fined US$3,920 for dumping urine, faeces outside neighbour’s flat

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Martin Chua Kim Soon, a 67-year-old Singaporean private-hire driver, was fined S$5,000 (US$3,920) by a court for dumping urine and faeces outside his neighbor's flat in Bukit Batok Central. Chua pleaded guilty to two counts of insulting behavior under the Protection from Harassment Act after he suspected that someone had punctured his car tires.

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Martin Chua Kim Soon, a 67-year-old Singaporean, was fined S$5,000 (US$3,920) by a court on Tuesday for dumping urine and feces outside his neighbor's flat in Bukit Batok Central. Chua pleaded guilty to two counts of insulting behavior under the Protection from Harassment Act. At the time of the offenses, he was employed as a private-hire driver with Tada and suspected that his neighbor had punctured his tires.

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Bukit Batok Central Singaporean Tada the Protection from Harassment Act

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Singaporean NORP · 2× Bukit Batok Central GPE · 1× Chua PERSON · 1× Martin Chua PERSON · 1× Martin Chua Kim Soon PERSON · 1× Tada ORG · 1×

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Singaporean fined US$3,920 for dumping urine, faeces outside neighbour’s flat Martin Chua, who pleaded guilty to two counts of insulting behaviour, suspected that the victim had punctured his tyres

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2026-09-22 · South China Morning Post

Singaporean fined US$3,920 for dumping urine, faeces outside neighbour’s flat · assertive framing

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Singaporean fined US$3,920 for dumping urine, faeces outside neighbour’s flat Martin Chua, who pleaded guilty to two counts of insulting behaviour, suspected that the victim had punctured his tyres asserted

victim → fin → tyres

Martin Chua Kim Soon, a 67-year-old Singaporean, was fined S$5,000 (US$3,920) by a court on Tuesday. asserted

Soon → fin → Tuesday

He paid the fine in full after pleading guilty to two counts of insulting behaviour under the Protection from Harassment Act. asserted

He → pay → Act

The court heard that Chua was a private-hire driver with Tada at the time of the offences and lived in Bukit Batok Central. asserted

Chua → hear → Central