'It's my role as wife' to stand by Ng

SINGAPORE - When Madam Yap Yen Yen was doing spring cleaning just before Chinese New Year, she inadvertently left her husband's old police uniform hanging on the wall.

Former top cop Ng Boon Gay, walking past the still freshly pressed shirt, ran his fingers over the garments he had put on almost daily for 19 years and recalled the many raids and operations he had overseen.