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First former Singapore minister on trial for graft pleads guilty

Singapore's former Transport Minister S. Iswaran has pleaded guilty to receiving gifts while in office, as proceedings began on Tuesday in the first graft trial involving a minister in this Asian financial hub.

The New York Times · 21h

In Rare Graft Case in Singapore, Former Minister Pleads Guilty

S. Iswaran, the former transport minister, had maintained his innocence on the corruption charge for months but on Tuesday pleaded guilty to five lesser offenses.

Newsweek · 21h

Singapore Opens First Ministerial Corruption Trial in Nearly 50 Years

This is the first time a Singaporean cabinet minister has been prosecuted for corruption since Wee Toon Boon, who was convicted in 1975 for accepting gifts in exchange for favors to a businessperson. Another minister was investigated in 1986 but passed away before charges were filed.

Singapore, population

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

Singapore’s Population Tops 6 Million as Non-Residents Swell

Singapore’s population crossed six million for the first time, as the percentage of non-residents increased more than that of residents, a government report showed.

Hosted on MSN · 9h

5% increase in non-residents propels Singapore’s population to hit record 6 mil in June 2024

Deccan Herald · 4h

Singapore's population crosses 6 million mark

Singapore's population has reached a record high of 6.04 million, rising two per cent from last year, as the manpower-constrained city-state took in more foreign workers, according to an official report.

Australia, Singapore

scmp.com · 4h

Armoured vehicle crash in Australia injures 12 Singapore troops

Singapore’s military is conducting its largest overseas exercise on an stretch of Australian coastline four times larger than the city state.

Barron's · 9h

Australian Training Mishap Puts 12 Singapore Troops In Hospital

A training mishap during military drills in Australia ended with 12 Singaporean soldiers in hospital, according to Singapore's defence ministry, which blamed the incident on an armoured vehicle that "rear-ended" another.

The Washington Post · 5h

12 Singaporean military personnel injured when 2 armored vehicles collide in Australia

Twelve Singaporean military personnel have been injured in a collision between two armored vehicles during training in Australia

4hOpinion

The Court Case That’s Gripping Singapore

The conviction of a former government minister has voters questioning the ruling party’s squeaky clean reputation.

PlanetF1.com on MSN11m

Christian Horner’s Lando Norris ‘lucky bastard’ quip after Singapore GP incidents

Christian Horner joked Lando Norris was pretty fortunate to get away with two wall scrapes in Singapore on Sunday.

Business Times40m

Singapore dollar trades at a fresh 10-year high of S$1.28 against the greenback

RECENT weakness in the US dollar has spurred strength in the Singapore currency, a development that spells good news for ...

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Singapore commissions two new submarines as Asia's undersea rivalry grows

Singapore commissioned two new advanced submarines on Tuesday, vessels its navy says are meant to protect sea lines of ...

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Singapore places fourth in world financial centres ranking, ahead of San Francisco, Shanghai

New York and London took the top two spots respectively in the latest Global Financial Centres Index released Sept 23. Hong ...

Business Times1h

Singapore businesses, consumers at risk of delays, supply shortfalls with looming US dockworker strike

The year-end festive cheer could be under threat as a major dockworker strike looms in the US, putting the global supply ...

IShowSpeed meets Marvel star Simu Liu in Singapore during his IRL Southeast Asia tour

Popular YouTuber, IShowSpeed was in Singapore where he met Simu Liu, the actor who played the character of Shang Chi Marvel ...

Singapore’s Climate Envoy Sees Green Stimulus Stoking Inflation

Global incentives to galvanize demand for green assets are contributing to inflation in the short term, as supply for ...

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