Jail for Singaporean who overstayed in JB

PEKAN NENAS: A 28-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to eight months in prison for allegedly overstaying in Johor Baru for the past four years.

The accused, Wong Pei Qin, whose passport expired in November 2011, alleged that his passport was lost during a fight with his Thai girlfriend and he has since been living on the streets in Johor Baru before he was arrested by security personnel at the Ban­gunan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex at 6.15pm on Aug 22.