A Singapore court charged a property billionaire on Friday with obstructing justice and abetting offenses by a disgraced ex-transport minister jailed a day earlier in the city-state’s high-profile government graft case.
Singapore tightens anti-money laundering measures
Singapore authorities on Friday announced new measures to tackle money laundering, including inter-agency data-sharing, striking off of inactive companies and channels and programmes to get businesses to report suspicious activities.
Singapore court charges property billionaire Ong Beng Seng over scandal involving former minister
Ong was credited with bringing Formula One to Singapore in 2008. In 2022, his privately owned firm Singapore GP and the Singapore Tourism Board secured the rights to host the Sing
Singapore doctors aim to develop screening tool to identify women at risk of premature births
SINGAPORE: Her son weighed just 700g when he was born at 24 weeks after she spent the two weeks prior in hospital due to vaginal bleeding and cervix dilation.
Singaporeans often gripe about the city’s metro. Now one of its operators says the ‘Singapore experience’ helps it succeed globally
Rail operator ComfortDelGro will replace HK's MTR as the operator of Stockholm's metro next year, as CEO Cheng Siak Kian pushes a global expansion.
Singapore retail sales up 0.6% in August, driven by vehicle sales
SINGAPORE’S retail sales grew 0.6 per cent on year in August, slightly less than the 1 per cent growth recorded in July, based on Department of Statistics (Singstat) data released on Friday (Oct 4). Read more at The Business Times.
Tycoon Ong Beng Seng to be charged over Singapore’s ex-minister Iswaran case
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.
Commentary: Iswaran’s jail sentence could help affirm Singapore’s clean reputation
Former minister S Iswaran has been sentenced to 12 months’ jail in a landmark case. No public servant can stay ignorant of the expectation not to accept valuable gifts from people with whom they have official dealings,
Singapore to Charge Billionaire Ong for Scandal Over Ex-Minister
Singapore is set to charge property billionaire Ong Beng Seng over the case of an ex-government minister who was sentenced to 12 months in prison for obtaining gifts from the businessman.
Singapore’s consumer protection body is taking bolder steps against deceitful sellers, says CEO
Greenwashing and "dark patterns" on e-commerce sites are among future targets of the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore.
Iswaran prison sentence: How international media reported landmark Singapore case
SINGAPORE: The sentencing of former Singapore transport minister S Iswaran has garnered international attention, in a case that runs counter to the city-state's rep
Singapore PM vows ‘unflinching’ action on corruption after ‘friend and colleague’ Iswaran jailed for graft
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said his government will continue to uphold the highest standards of integrity and propriety following the sentencing
Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison for receiving illegal gifts
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.
Singapore CBD Grade A office rents inch up 0.3% in Q3
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 ...
Ex-Singapore minister Subramaniam Iswaran receives 1-year prison sentence for graft
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.
Singapore Film Fest To Honor Jafar Panahi, ‘Stranger Eyes’ Selected As Opening Film
Jafar Panahi will receive an honorary award at the Singapore International Film Festival. The fest will open with 'Stranger Eyes' by Yeo Siew Hua.