Singapore: A British woman from Netflix documentary “Con Mum” allegedly scam her famous pastry chef son, told a Singapore court on Thursday that she had no one to bail her. According to documents filed with a district court in the city-state, 84-year-old Donon Mary Hannah was included in this month to include three people. Prosecutors … Read more
Singapore: For decades, Singapore’s Kwek family, owners of one of the city’s biggest developers, looked to be the model of a successful family-run business. But that image was shattered when the family patriarch filed a lawsuit against his son. On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K Oanh Ha sits down with Bloomberg’s Sheryl Lee … Read more
Singapore: The people of Singapore vote in an election on 3 May, which will test the leadership of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, as rich city-states face a turbulent global economy by American tariffs. This will be the first electoral battle for the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) under Wong as it was made successful by … Read more
Singapore, Mar 4 (PTI) Singapore will consider caning financial scammers in certain cases, in recognition of the serious harm they cause, Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family Development Sun Xueling said in Parliament on Tuesday. The Minister was responding to a suggestion from MP Tan Wu Meng in her speech laying … Read more
Singapore: A high-stakes father-and-son feud has plunged Singapore property giant City Developments Ltd (CDL) into turmoil, with the private boardroom dispute of one of the city-state’s wealthiest families erupting into public view this week. The battle of words between CDL’s executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng and his son Sherman Kwek has exposed deep rifts within … Read more
Singapore: Singapore will pour an additional $3.7 billion into upgrades at Changi airport, including a long-awaited fifth terminal, as the nation seeks to maintain its position as a top global aviation hub, its leader said Tuesday. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced the fresh infusion while presenting the city-state’s 2025 budget, which also included a wide … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Singapore plans to invest about S$1 billion ($744.8 million) for a new R&D semiconductor facility that will provide “great tools for researchers and industry partners” to boost innovation, according to Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. The world’s top tech companies want to do more out of Singapore, Wong said in his first budget speech … Read more
Singapore: Singapore’s opposition leader was convicted Monday of lying to parliament while helping a fellow party member to cover up a false witness account, in a case that could disqualify him from running in upcoming national elections. Pritam Singh, 48, secretary-general of the Workers’ Party, was found guilty on two counts of lying to a … Read more
Singapore: An Indian-origin Singaporean was sentenced to 10 months and 12 weeks’ jail after he pleaded guilty to three harassment charges such as an Instagram post on then President Halimah Yacob “deserves to be dragged out” and killed. Vickreman Harvey Chettiar, 34, pleaded guilty to three harassment charges on February 12. He also admitted to … Read more
Singapore: Singapore’s Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Tuesday warned people to psychologically prepare themselves for a potential terror incident as authorities have caught more radicalised individuals in the city-state. The minister issued the warning while highlighting recent cases involving a teenager, a housewife, and a cleaner who were dealt with under the … Read more
SINGAPORE — An 18-year-old Singapore student who was radicalized by violent far-right extremism online and who idolized the gunman behind deadly attacks on two mosques in New Zealand has been detained under the Internal Security Act, the government said. Nick Lee Xing Qiu, identified as an “East Asian supremacist,” envisioned starting a “race war” between … Read more
Singapore: Singapore’s former transport minister of Indian origin, S Iswaran, who was jailed last October for 12 months on corruption charges, was placed in “home detention” on Friday, a news report said. “Like all inmates placed on the Home Detention Scheme, S Iswaran will serve his remaining sentence at his residence under specified conditions, including … Read more