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Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said his government will continue to uphold the highest standards of integrity and propriety following the sentencing

A former Singaporean Cabinet minister has been sentenced to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in a rare criminal case involving a minister in the Asian financial hub.

And vacancy rates increased to 5.5% during the same period. According to Cushman and Wakefield, Singapore CBD Grade A office rents continued to edge higher, albeit at a moderate pace. CBD Grade A office rents reached $10.87 psf pm, up 0.3% qoq in Q3 2024 ...

A former Singapore government minister was sentenced to 12 months in prison Thursday for corruption after admitting to receiving more than $300,000 worth of tickets to top sports events and travel and hotel hospitality.

Jafar Panahi will receive an honorary award at the Singapore International Film Festival. The fest will open with 'Stranger Eyes' by Yeo Siew Hua.

The World Bank on Thursday launched its revamped business and investment climate survey of 50 economies, with Hungary, Estonia and Singapore taking the top spots in three categories designed to avoid the problems that prompted it to scrap the scandal-plagued "Doing Business" rankings in 2021.

A Singapore court sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300 000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing of an ex-cabinet member.

Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng, who was named in several charges to which Singapore's former transport minister was found guilty, is scheduled for a criminal mention on Oct. 4, Singapore Courts' hearing list showed on Thursday.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing of ...

SINGAPORE shares were in the red on Thursday (Oct 3) as regional exchanges ended mixed. Read more at The Business Times.

A Singapore court was due on Thursday to sentence a former transport minister convicted last week of receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in what could be the first jailing of an ex-cabinet member in a city-state known for clean governance.

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi receives an honorary award at the Singapore Film Festival, while 'Stranger Eyes' opens the event's 35th edition.

Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran, who pleaded guilty to bribery and obstruction of justice, is the first ex-minister in Singapore to receive a prison term since 1975.

Subramanian Iswaran, a former cabinet minister, had pleaded guilty to accepting gifts while in public service.

On social media, the summit was being touted as "a gathering for people who want to live healthier (and maybe even forever)."

A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced a former transport minister to 12 months in jail for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing of an ex-cabinet member in a city-state known for clean governance.