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SINGAPORE: Local actor Shane Pow intends to plead guilty to his drink driving charge, a court heard on Thursday (Jun 3). Pow, named as Pow Xun ...

He will be back in court on July 14 to admit to the offence. This will be his second drink-driving conviction. In 2014, he was fined and disqualified from driving after he was convicted of a similar offence. Details on the fine amount and disqualification period were not revealed in court documents. Pow could end up behind bars this time as repeat drink drivers can be jailed for up two years and fined up to $20,000. First-time offenders can be jailed for up to a year and fined up to $10,000. Pow allegedly committed his latest drink-driving offence at around 11.20pm on Sept 17 last year.

June 03, 2021 Local actor Shane Pow appearing in a district court on April 22, 2021, to face one charge of drink driving. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG Local actor Shane Pow indicated in court today (June 3) that he will plead guilty to his drink driving charge. According to the charge sheet, the 29-year-old had at least 49 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of his breath — exceeding the 35 microgramme limit — when he was driving a "motorvan" along Java Road towards Nicoll Highway on Sep 17 last year at around 11.20pm. His lawyer S S Dhillon said Shane has an upcoming three-day course that he want...

April 26, 2021 Instagram/ shanepowxp While its artistes have run afoul of the law before, Mediacorp has stuck by them. But now, it seems its patience has run out. At 1pm today (Apr 26), local broadcaster Mediacorp — which owns the talent management agency The Celebrity Agency — released a statement announcing it has cut ties with its talent, actor Shane Pow. The 29-year-old was charged in court last Thursday on one count of drink driving. He was allegedly caught on Sep 17 last year at around 11.20pm driving a motorvan along Java Road with 49 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres ...

In a statement released on Monday, Mediacorp said Pow had kept the company in the dark: "Mediacorp would like to clarify that we were not aware of the drink-driving charge involving Shane Pow prior to it being reported in the media on April 22." It added: "We do not condone any behaviour that runs afoul of the law. We constantly remind our artistes that their fans and members of the public look to them as role models, and they are expected to behave as such." The Straits Times reported last week that Pow was stopped at around 11.20pm on Sept 17 last year while allegedly driving a van along Ja...