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'Noticed Singapore Was Nice and Rich': Foreigner Gets Jail for Burgling Homes, Hotel Suite

He targeted apparently empty homes and stole more than S$100,000 in jewellery and valuables before police traced him to a hotel, prosecutors said.

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A Chinese national was sentenced to three years and eight months' jail on Friday (Aug 14) after burgling homes on his first visit to Singapore last year. Huang Xiaozong, 41, broke into two houses in Serangoon and a suite at Capella Singapore, stealing an estimated $105,750 worth of valuables, CNA reported.He pleaded guilty to two counts of housebreaking, and an...

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Channel News Asia broke the news in Singapore, Singapore on Friday, August 14, 2026.
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