The owner of a car dealership was fined S$1.5 million (US$1.1 million) on Monday (Dec 2) for evading duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) on 427 vehicles that were imported into Singapore. Jason Liang Huan Shuo, the owner of JDM Automobile and a partner at Autogallery@JDM, pleaded guilty to two charges under the Customs […]
Read MoreSome 1.2 million National Servicemen will receive $200 in LifeSG credits in November. The credits, which will be disbursed by Nov 30, aim to recognise the contributions of past and present NSmen to Singapore’s defence and security, said the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Home Affairs in a joint statement on Wednesday (Oct 30). […]
Read MoreSingapore will launch a new leadership training programme for senior Laos government officials next year, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Friday (Oct 11). It aims to share Singapore’s development experience and provide a platform for exchanging best practices. The initiative comes under the Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP), Singapore’s flagship platform for technical cooperation with […]
Read MoreSingapore’s former transport minister S. due to corruption. Iswaran was sentenced to 12 months in prison. A court of the country gave this sentence on Thursday local time. He is accused of illegally accepting gifts worth thousands of dollars and obstructing legal proceedings. This information was informed by a report of the news agency Reuters. […]
Read MoreSoutheast Asian city-state Singapore has topped the list of 60 cities in the world as the safest city. No city in the United States or the United Kingdom made it to the top three. Other cities are Tokyo, Japan and Toronto, Canada. Forbes, the world’s most influential magazine, has published a ranking of 60 cities […]
Read MoreAfter years of acrimony, thousands of man-hours and millions of dollars spent, a long, complex legal battle brought by two town councils against Singapore’s largest opposition party ended in a settlement this week, leaving several questions unanswered but few voters seem to care, say observers. The legal suit that had its early antecedents after the […]
Read MoreBy Jean Iau Singapore has approved 16 species of insects for human consumption, but experts and industry players say it may be difficult to persuade people to add creepy crawlies to their meal plan. On Monday, the Singapore Food Agency announced that it allowed the import of insects and insect products, which pose “low regulatory […]
Read MoreFor a nation that trumpets an open and free economy, the idea that it’s restricting jobs for foreigners could do more harm than good. It is employment pass renewal season in Singapore, and the new regime is dominating the conversation at after-work cocktails on Fridays. From September, overseas employees on a work visa will need […]
Read MoreA Singaporean court has sentenced a Japanese man to imprisonment and caning for the ‘cruel and brutal’ rape of a university student. In a report, BBC reported that 38-year-old Eiko Kita was the first Japanese citizen to be sentenced in a Singapore court. The court sentenced this handsome Japanese man to be guilty of raping […]
Read MoreThe new Anti-Money Laundering and Other Matters Bill introduced to parliament on Tuesday will remove the need for the prosecution to show a direct link between the criminal conduct and the laundered funds, the home affairs ministry said in a press release Singapore is seeking to make it easier for law enforcement to prosecute money […]
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