Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered a special statement in Parliament today where the resignation of two former ruling party MPs, as well as the corruption probe involving Indian-origin Transport Minister S Iswaran, dominated discussions for more than two hours.
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Singapore man pleads guilty in SGD383,000 rental scam that cheated victims from 12 countries
Deputy Public Prosecutor Wong Shiau Yin said that Zeng made illegal use of photographs that he took during his stint at the Singapore Housing Company, an organisation specialising in rental accommodation.
Singapore jails Indonesian man for encashing Marina Bay Sands casino tickets worth SGD17,900
The man, named Silitonga Andri Parulian, 27, had not robbed anyone, but he also did not return the tickets lying on the casino floor. The tickets had fallen out of a folder carried by a casino staff member.
NRI woman in Singapore gets 16 weeks in jail for hitting Indian maid, throwing vomit at her
The woman, 37-year-old Monica Sharma, pleaded guilty to the assault charge and is expected to present herself in court on May 23 to start serving her sentence. She is currently on bail on a bond of SGD10,000.
Indian-origin Singaporean T Raja Kumar appointed FATF president
Global monetary watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has appointed Indian-origin T Raja Kumar, who has over 35 years of leadership and operational experience in Singapore’s home ministry and police force, as president.
Indian-origin woman in Singapore jailed in fake marriage profile case
Singapore News: Indian-origin women Maliha Ramu, 51, had posted a fake marriage profile case for a 25-year-old single woman named Keerthana on the Tamil Matrimony website
Singapore police on their toes as more cyclists caught flouting rules this year
Land Transport Authority (LTA) said Singapore police continued their crackdown on cyclists riding illegally on the expressways, as this year 44 cyclists have been caught violating the rules in the first four months.
Singapore police to get tech boost; cameras, drones, training bots for crime busting
Singapore police will strengthen their crime-fighting ability with cameras, drones and training bots. The adoption of latest intelligence tools and techniques will help the police extend their ability to unravel crimes.
Singapore should not allow racism, xenophobia to become prevalent: Law Minister Shanmugam
Singapore will fail if it allows racism and xenophobia to become prevalent, Minister for Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam said in response to an apparent hate crime incident involving a 55-year-old Indian-origin woman who was kicked and subjected to racial slurs allegedly by a Chinese man.
Singapore narcotics regulator claims biggest cannabis seizure in 25 years
Singapore’s anti-narcotics agency announced today it had made its biggest seizure of cannabis in 25 years in a bust in the city-state, which has some of the world’s toughest narcotics laws including capital punishment.
