Former actor Ian Fang, 35, was sentenced to 40 months’ jail in Singapore on Monday after pleading guilty to sexual offences with a minor. His identity was made public after reporting restrictions were lifted. Fang, whose registered name is Fang […]
A 25-year-old tourist was jailed for three months on Friday for molesting a 12-year-old girl in Singapore, asking her to follow him into toilets and sending her 13 messages on Instagram. Indian national Pramender, who goes by one name, pleaded
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Singapore may be able to escape tariffs on pharmaceutical exports to the United States even if Washington goes ahead with plans to introduce this sectoral tariff, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Friday. The US has offered to
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Health Minister Ong Ye Kung and Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat have issued lawyers’ letters to a man known as “Rich Sng” on Facebook, alleging defamation over posts accusing them of corruption. According to a joint statement released by their
An Indonesian man will be charged in court for allegedly exposing himself to a female cabin crew member while on board a flight to Singapore. Police said in a news release on Saturday that they were alerted to the incident
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A man who attempted to rape a Thai disco singer in Singapore was sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison and six strokes of the cane on Friday. Yeo Zhuo Ping, 28, was convicted after an earlier trial on two charges
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People’s Action Party (PAP) secretary general Lee Hsien Loong is set to step down as its leader, as tributes poured in on Saturday as part of the ruling party’s 70th anniversary celebrations. Senior Minister Lee handed over the prime minister
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A woman from China was jailed for six months and fined S$4,000 (US$3,125) on Friday for overstaying in Singapore for more than 18 years. Chen Yueying, 54, pleaded guilty to one count under the Immigration Act for remaining in Singapore
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A Singaporean living in the United States was among two people charged with conspiring to steal and launder US$230 million in cryptocurrency on Thursday. The pair are accused of fraudulently obtaining over 4,100 bitcoin, which was worth over US$230 million
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Malaysia’s Penang state, once known as the Silicon Valley of the East, is seeking to reclaim its title. In line with the country’s national semiconductor strategy, Penang wants to tap into the front-end chip manufacturing supply chain – which involves
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