SINGAPORE: The head of Mediacorp’s Chinese news team and a former news veteran at Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) daily Lianhe Zaobao are being sued by a businessman, who wants a purported loan of S$990,000 (US$740,500) to be returned to him. Mr Ren Xin Wu had given the sum to Mediacorp’s Chua Chim Kang and Ms … Read more
The Singapore High Court on Monday also allowed another creditor, 21st Century Healthcare, to replace KCP as the claimant. According to court documents, 21st Century Healthcare is owed about S$954,000 by Qoo10. Other creditors include SCI Ecommerce, Shenzhen Lanmey Industries and Intrepid E-commerce services. “There is an urgent need to empower a liquidator to conduct … Read more
CJI D Y Chandrachud. (Photo/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, who will retire on November 10, marked his final working day at the Supreme Court on Friday, ending a tenure that began with his elevation to the top court in 2016 and his appointment as CJI in November 2022. A ceremonial … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: A lorry driver was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (Nov 6) after pleading guilty to physically sexually assaulting his 15-year-old daughter. Judge Tasnim Abu Bakar ordered the man, aged 41, to serve the sentence from the … Read more
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The senior counsel then directed Singh to a WhatsApp exchange between himself and Ms Khan, showing that Ms Khan had informed Singh of the proposed edit in a message. “So you approved what she was going to say in parliament as a matter of clarification. You approved it and she went ahead to deliver that … Read more
SINGAPORE: Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh took the stand on Tuesday morning (Nov 5) and testified about how he had difficulty understanding why Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament Raeesah Khan was crying after being asked to clarify her rape anecdote, and how he did not find it difficult for her to provide those … Read more
SINGAPORE: A police officer who shot a knife-wielding man at a Bendemeer housing block in 2022 had not been errant in his use of the gun, a Coroner found on Monday (Nov 4) during an inquiry into the death of the man, Ng Eng Kui. Mr Ng, 64, died from a gunshot wound to his … Read more
The Ministry of Women’s Affairs has announced that, as stipulated by law, the court cases of the 52 children being prosecuted for participating in the #EndBadGovernance protest, will be transferred to juvenile court. The ministry said plans to have their cases transferred are underway and will soon be concluded alongside the provision of social and … Read more
A seventh person who is accused of acting as “middle management” in the criminal syndicate will also be handed more charges. The man, who was earlier charged on Jun 15, 2023, faces additional offences including abetment of cheating, abetting unauthorised access to computer material, assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct, transferring the benefits … Read more
SINGAPORE: While serving his jail term for robbing a moneylending shop in Jurong East, a young man slashed a fellow inmate with an improvised blade. Karrtik Stalniraj, a 25-year-old Singaporean, received another three years and two months’ jail and four strokes of the cane on Friday (Nov 1). The jail term will begin after he … Read more
