SERVICE PARTIALLY RESTORED In a separate news release, ICA said it has resumed the electronic change of address (eCOA) service for the “Myself” module, with additional security measures in place. The “Myself and my family members” and “Others” modules remain suspended. Those accessing the “Myself” module will now be required to additionally perform face verification … Read more
PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ICA’s commissioner Marvin Sim said the authority started investigations from September last year after receiving reports from members of the public who encountered unauthorised changes to their residential addresses. “Initially, there were only a few cases that appeared unconnected, but more cases surfaced recently,” the authority said, adding that the number of cases … Read more
SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old woman was charged on Thursday (Aug 29) with attempting to grab the service revolver of an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer at Woodlands Checkpoint. Xu Ting was handed one count of attempting to be in unlawful possession of an arm under the Arms Offences Act. She was charged in the Court … Read more
SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old woman was arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint on Tuesday (Aug 27) for trying to take the revolver of an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer. The police received a call for assistance at the checkpoint at about 3.40pm on Tuesday, said the Singapore Police Force in a news release on Wednesday. Preliminary investigations … Read more
SINGAPORE: Travellers can expect very heavy traffic at Singapore’s land checkpoints for the upcoming National Day long weekend, said the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Friday (Aug 2). Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints are set to see continuous heavy traffic in the lead-up to and during the period from Aug 8 to Aug 13. Travellers should … Read more
Su had pleaded guilty to one charge each of possessing S$550,903 in criminal benefits and fraudulently using a property sale contract to explain the source of about S$2 million deposited into his Maybank account. Another 12 charges were taken into consideration for sentencing. About S$187 million worth of assets linked to Su or held under … Read more
Wang, facing six charges, was last month handed a jail term of 16 months. Two charges were related to money laundering and the rest involved employment offences under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act. For the money laundering charge that was proceeded on, Wang could have been jailed up to three years, or fined up … Read more
UNDECLARED CASH On Jun 20, two Singaporean men and a woman of foreign nationality, aged between 31 and 50, were separately detected bringing cash of various currencies amounting to between S$30,000 and S$35,000 into Singapore without declaration. Four men of foreign nationalities, aged between 37 and 61, were also detected moving cash of various currencies on … Read more
In their statement on Thursday night, MOM and ICA reiterated the reasons previously given by the police and MOM as to why Mr Sharif’s Special Pass was not extended. They said he had been given sufficient time since the termination of his work permit on Apr 11 to look for a new job under the … Read more
SINGAPORE: There will likely be very heavy traffic at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints in the coming weeks, as more travellers are expected to cross the Singapore-Malaysia land border during the Vesak Day public holiday and June school holidays. In addition, heightened security measures are in place in the wake of the attack at a Johor … Read more
