Straits Times / 26 Jan 2026 Ex-employee who sued software firm SAP for $5m over termination gets $1,000 in Pyrrhic victory The court said the firm could have invoked the termination clause but imposed a "farcical" decision that prejudged the claimant.
Straits Times / 26 Jan 2026 Patients must be notified, give consent for their health information to be shared with insurers The Health Information Act, which is expected to take effect in early 2027, will require all healthcare providers to contribute patients’ key health information to the national repository, the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) system.
Straits Times / 26 Jan 2026 MSF alerted by adoption agent in 2024 about suspicious baby ‘supply’ from Indonesia to S’pore Three Singaporean adoption agents were allegedly involved in the ring. Updated laws in Singapore aim to curb abuses, but challenges remain in verifying foreign-born children's backgrounds.
Straits Times / 24 Jan 2026 Jail terms upheld for 2 lawyers who tried to obstruct justice with message to cigarette syndicate The High Court upheld jail terms for lawyers Ong Peng Boon and Wee Hong Shern for attempting to obstruct justice by alerting a cigarette syndicate.
Straits Times / 24 Jan 2026 Law Society asks for Lim Tean to be struck off over handling of $30,000 meant for client Lawyer and politician Lim Tean argued before the Court of Three Judges that “a very small fine and nothing more” should be imposed.