Singapore said the amount of assets seized in relation to a major money-laundering case rose to more than S$3 billion (US$2.2 billion), as the police froze more properties, luxury bags and cars.
‘I am alive’: Singapore PR’s text to wife after getting shot in the leg in Prague
SINGAPORE - Lying in an ambulance after he was caught in a shooting spree in Prague, the first thing Mr Peter Vendel did was to text his wife: "I am alive." The 48-year-old Dutchman, a Singapore ...
Singapore’s corruption case against ex-minister S. Iswaran draws ‘chump change’ jokes, praises for tough stance
Some compare the case with the 1MDB scandal with one saying “a corruption case gets you promoted” in Malaysia.
Singapore minister resigns following corruption allegations
Singapore’s transport minister S. Iswaran resigned after being charged with 27 offenses in a graft investigation, its anti-corruption agency said Thursday, a rare political scandal in a city-state ...
Singapore Government Minister Resigns Amid Corruption Charges, Appoints Top Litigator
Singapore’s Transport Minister Subramaniam Iswaran has been charged with 27 counts of bribery and corruption in court on January 18. The prosecution team, led by Chief Prosecutor Tan Kiat Pheng, and includes two Deputy Public Prosecutors, Ke Yue Jiang ...
Chinese man jailed for trying to swap US$237,000 diamond ring with replica at Singapore shop
A fellow Chinese national lured Wu Youquan with the promise of ‘fast cash jobs’ and hatched a plan to rob the ring from a jewellery store at Marina Bay Sands.
Singapore sentences Indian man to four years in jail, six strokes of cane for molesting woman
A 25-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to four years in jail and six strokes of the cane for molesting a British woman at a night.
Why foreigners are leaving China, Singapore’s S. Iswaran resigns, Cathay Pacific’s new hires: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week
From an angry plane passenger in China demanding 'free' seats to Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific hiring 100 mainland Chinese cabin crew, here are a few highlights from SCMP's recent reporting We have selected seven stories from this week's news across Hong Kong,
GuocoLand Submits Sole Bid For Marina South Plot Amid Singapore’s Softening Housing Demand
A consortium led by GuocoLand submitted the only bid for a prime plot of land in the Marina South precinct, adding to signs demand for housing in Singapore is softening amid rising interest rates and government’s property curbs.
Singapore Minister’s Legal Woes Sink Storied Political Career
S. Iswaran, the Singapore transport minister who resigned after facing graft charges, was in public service for more than a quarter of a century. It took just months for his storied career to unravel.
Singapore jails ex-NUS student who used spy camera to film women showering in hostel
Ng Yong Kuan, who suffered from schizophrenia, installed the device in the toilet of female-only floors while staying with his sister at a dormitory.
Singapore draws bold line under corruption saga
Singapore has sent a strong message to defend its clean image. Six months after authorities revealed a graft investigation involving the city-state’s transport minister, S. Iswaran, the Corruption ...
A rare Singapore corruption scandal has ensnared Formula 1’s Grand Prix
The Republic of Singapore has long prided itself on being one of the world’s rare anti-corruption havens — but things are changing now in a wild saga that involves Formula 1's Grand Prix in the ...
Singapore Minister Quits After Biggest Graft Case Since 1986
Singapore’s Transport Minister S. Iswaran resigned after being charged with corruption in the biggest political scandal in almost four decades, which has cast a pall on the city-state known for clean governance.
Singapore transport minister S. Iswaran resigns after being charged with taking bribes, including football and Formula One tickets, worth nearly US$297,000
The charges against Iswaran, widely credited for bringing Formula One racing to the city state, conclude months of speculation surrounding the high-profile case He and tycoon Ong Beng Seng were arrested last year as the ruling People's Action Party faced a major internal crisis not seen in decades Singapore's transport minister S.
Singapore minister charged with corruption resigns
Singapore's Transport Minister S. Iswaran was charged with 27 offences in a graft investigation, in one of the highest-profile cases involving a minister in the Asian financial hub in decades.