SINGAPORE, June 13 -- A foreign national accused of stealing more than S$500,000 (RM1.65 million) worth of jewellery in a high-profile housebreaking case has jumped bail, prompting the court to issue a warrant for his arrest.

According to The Straits Times, Long Zhihua, 39, who faces charges of housebreaking and possession of stolen property, first failed to appear in court on April 25.

The session was adjourned to give his lawyer and the investigating officer time to contact him.

But when he failed to turn up again on May 23, his bail was revoked and an arrest warrant was issued.

Court documents reveal that Long and a co-accused, Luo Changchang, 44, both Chinese nationals, allegedly broke into a house along Windsor Park Road on June ...