Iswaran makes second bid to get prosecution to disclose witness statements
Former Transport Minister S Iswaran, facing criminal charges for alleged acceptance of gifts, appeared at the High Court on Friday to seek the prosecution's disclosure of all witness statements...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal acquits man on death row, orders release after eight years
Mohamed Mubin Abdul Rahman, 63, sentenced to death in 2020 for heroin trafficking, was acquitted by the Court of Appeal on 16 July due to inconsistent prosecution evidence. Instead, he pleaded guilty...
View ArticleHigh Court dismisses S Iswaran’s bid for witness statements disclosure
A High Court judge dismissed former transport minister S Iswaran's bid to compel the prosecution to hand over witness statements. Iswaran faces 35 charges, including obtaining valuables as a public...
View ArticleWorkers’ Party town councillors settle long-running lawsuits with AHTC and SKTC
In a significant development, the Workers’ Party town councillors have announced the conclusion of their long-standing legal battles with Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) and Sengkang Town Council...
View ArticleM Ravi jailed for 14 weeks for harassment and causing hurt, issues sincere...
SINGAPORE: Singaporean anti-death penalty activist and former lawyer M Ravi has been sentenced to 14 weeks in jail after pleading guilty to charges of voluntarily causing hurt, harassment, and causing...
View ArticleFirst Singaporean charged in S$3B money laundering case for aiding fugitive
SINGAPORE: Liew Yik Kit, 41, has become the first Singaporean charged in court for his alleged connection to a fugitive involved in a S$3 billion money laundering case. Liew served as the personal...
View ArticleSingaporean driver charged for unauthorised photos & videos at Woodlands...
SINGAPORE: A 37-year-old Singaporean driver was charged on Saturday (17 August) under the Infrastructure Protection Act (IPA) for taking unauthorized photos and videos of an immigration officer at...
View ArticleWP Leader Pritam Singh seeks transfer of alleged perjury charges to High...
SINGAPORE: Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh has filed a criminal motion to request his upcoming trial be moved to the High Court, following the precedent set by the recent transfer of former...
View ArticleSwiss court convicts 2 executives for embezzling S$1.8 billion from 1MDB
SWITZERLAND: On Wednesday (28 August), the Swiss Federal Criminal Court convicted two top executives involved in one of the world’s largest financial scandals, linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd...
View ArticleChina’s ex-convict jailed six years in Singapore for S$6.7M crypto scam
SINGAPORE: Yang Bin (杨斌), a Jiangsu-born Dutch national and once China’s second-richest man, was sentenced to six years in prison and fined S$16,000 (US$12,284) on Monday (26 August) for orchestrating...
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