Singapore Ex-Minister Says Will Not Appeal Court Sentence
Singapore ex-minister S. Iswaran will not be appealing the 12-month prison sentence handed to him for obtaining valuable items as a public servant and obstruction of justice.
Former Singapore Cabinet minister starts 1-year sentence for receiving illegal gifts
A former Singaporean Cabinet minister has begun a one-year prison term for receiving illegal gifts. Former Transport Minister S.
Singapore Ex-Minister Is Jailed, Won’t Appeal in Landmark Case
S. Iswaran will today hand himself into a Singapore court to become the first ex-cabinet minister to be jailed in almost half a century, in a scandal that has riveted a city that prides itself on good governance.
Former Singapore Minister Gets Year in Prison in Rare Graft Case
The sentence for S. Iswaran, the former transportation minister who pleaded guilty last week, was longer than what prosecutors had sought.
Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison for receiving illegal gifts
A former Singaporean Cabinet minister has been sentenced to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in a rare criminal case involving a minister in the Asian financial hub.
Singapore's disgraced former minister S. Iswaran jailed in landmark case
A Singapore court was due on Thursday to sentence a former transport minister convicted last week of receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in what could be the first jailing of an ex-cabinet member in a city-state known for clean governance.
Singapore Ex-Minister Iswaran Faces Sentencing Over Bribery
A Singapore court will sentence S. Iswaran on Thursday after the former transport minister pleaded guilty to bribery and obstruction of justice, marking a quick end to one of the biggest political scandals in decades.
Disgraced ex-minister gets jail time in rare corruption case for squeaky clean Singapore
A Singapore court sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison on Thursday for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing of an ex-cabinet member in a city-state known for clean governance.
Singapore's disgraced former transport minister awaits sentencing
A Singapore court was due on Thursday to sentence a former transport minister convicted last week of receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in what could be the first jailing of an ex-cabinet member in a city-state known for clean governance.
Businessman Linked to Singapore's Disgraced Former Minister Scheduled for Criminal Mention
Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng, who was named in several charges to which Singapore's former transport minister was found guilty, is scheduled for a criminal mention on Oct. 4, Singapore Courts' hearing list showed on Thursday.
Singapore charges billionaire in gifts scandal involving ex-transport minister
Singapore has charged billionaire property tycoon Ong Beng Seng with abetting a minister as part of a corruption scandal that has tainted the city-state’s reputation for clean governance. Ong, 78, was charged with two offences of abetting former transport minister S Iswaran to obtain gifts and obstruct justice,
From Parliament to Changi Prison: Singapore ex-minister Iswaran’s fall from grace
The fall from grace of S. Iswaran was spectacular – from a private plane ride and plush hotel room at the Four Seasons to a ...
Singapore Ex-Minister Gets Jail for Bribery in Historic Case
A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced a former minister to prison for the first time in half a century, as the city-state ...
Malaysian billionaire hotelier charged in Singapore in relation to ex-minister's wrongdoings
A Malaysian billionaire hotelier who brought Formula One to Singapore has been charged for allegedly obstructing justice and ...
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Singapore’s Indian-origin ex-Minister Iswaran begins 1-yr jail term for corruption; apologises to nation
Singapore’s Indian-origin former transport minister S Iswaran on Monday began his one-year jail term in a corruption case, ...