On Nov 19, 2021, the High Court ruled that PHCQ could be wound up after it was unable to pay its debts amounting to some S$6.3 million.

Noting that the current WSH regulatory regime has been in place for more than a decade, Dr Tan said it is timely to review the requirements.

Iris Koh has been granted permission to leave Singapore to seek treatment for thyroid cancer. 

To date, Singapore has granted licences and in-principle approvals to 11 DPT service providers, excluding the latest 3 issued.

Lawyers say that it is legal for private businesses such as hotels to decline service to LGBTQ individuals or couples, it's also not against the law for hotels to host same-sex weddings.

Willjude Vimalraj Raymond Suras' alleged forgeries concerned 38 documents across 21 investigation papers.

The way debt collection is carried out is extremely important. When it approaches harassment, it clearly needs to be stopped.

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The new rules aim to minimise users' risk of exposure to damaging online content.

Acra and SGX RegCo are developing a road map for wider implementation of sustainability reporting for Singapore companies.

When referring to "misrepresentations", it is important to understand how TerraUSD and Luna defined their products.

The High Court ruled that the firms, part of the General Hotel Management Group, had infringed on copyrights on photos in 12 issues of the group's magazine. 

If you own an interest in a property, it will be included in the count of real estate and will affect your next purchase.

Such schemes should never be used at the expense of long-term financial goals.

Changes to cancer treatment financing are slated to kick in from September.

The move comes after a five-room replacement flat - for a Redhill Close Sers project in 2011 - in Block 96A Henderson Road was sold for a record $1.4 million in May 2022.

A licensing and approval regime for debt collection firms and their workers was among new proposed rules.

The survey found that 44 per cent of respondents support Section 377A, down from 55 per cent who said so in 2018.

His sentencing marks the end to the high-profile case that was Singapore's first recorded death resulting from aesthetic treatment.

The EMA also reiterated its direction to gencos to maintain sufficient fuel for power generation.

There are no existing regulations or laws around debt collection activities, said MHA, which has started a public consultation on the proposed rules.

A new National Symbols Act and related regulations would increase the instances when people can use the National Flag.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Kannan, also a senior state counsel, was a senior director of the crime division at the Attorney-General's Chambers. 

The doctor certified the patient, a domestic worker, as fit after her X-ray showed possible infection in her lungs. She was later diagnosed with TB by another doctor.

Thomas Teh Kok Hiong gave false and inflated claims to NUS, as well as for expenses he did not incur.

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The upcoming GST increase will bring in about $3.5 billion of revenue annually when the full hike is in place in 2024.

Enhanced enforcement measures are being introduced in the wake of a spike in workplace fatalities such as the doubling of composition fines for offences observed during safety inspections, up to a maximum of $5,000.

A study of lower-paid workers finds they don’t know their rights, with some having contracts that fail to meet minimum standards under the Employment Act.

Corporate ESG disclosures have come a long way, but do they serve their intended purpose of informing the market of how well companies are managing such issues?

There was about $200,000 in the account but the money was all gone by the time the executor came into the picture.

The move comes as Singapore explores the use of green bonds for climate change adaptation including coastal protection.

Under Section 23(1) of the act, it is an offence for anyone with HIV not to inform his or her sexual partners of the risk of contracting HIV infection from him or her.

Soh, a two-time SEA Games gold medallist, had sued Malik Aljunied for damages of $80,000. Judge noted that while Malik's comments were defamatory, he had succeeded in his defence of justification and ruled in his favour.

Their group of friends had completed three racing rounds along Tanjong Pagar Road before crashing on the fourth. It was the highest number of people killed in a single traffic accident in the past decade.

Singapore-based Grab, which has been posting heavy losses from its ride-sharing and food delivery services, hopes to sell this intellectual property to companies such as telecommunication firms, logistic firms and government agencies.

Both men are charged with trying to obstruct the course of justice.

The reforms involve increasing the top marginal personal income tax rate from the year of assessment 2024.

Law reform is necessary to bring our legislation in concordance with current scientific evidence and biomedical advances, say the authors.

Due diligence requirements, customer knowledge assessments among possibilities, say exchange operators, traders polled by BT.

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Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon said admissions to the Bar are matters of public interest, given the role of the legal profession in upholding the justice system.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore on June 5 said that it had requested the AGC partially lift the gag order.

The end-to-end dependencies of these critical services will also need to be laid out to plug gaps that may hinder speedy recovery in a disruption. 

The unusually big gift turned out to be one of the focal points of the couple's bitter court brawl.

The longer the marriage, the greater the value of assets that would be up for grabs if the relationship turns sour.

Justice Chao Hick Tin, 80, stepped down from his role as senior judge of the Supreme Court on June 1 after 55 years in the public service.

Ng Yu Zhi is facing 105 criminal charges to date for his alleged involvement in the US$1.1 billion nickel trading scam.

Mohammad Farid Batra, 49, was given the death penalty in 2016 but was eventually sentenced to life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane in 2020.

The same tax provisions which apply to other asset classes also apply to transactions involving cryptocurrencies.

Justice Chao Hick Tin is the only judge to have served under all four chief justices since Singapore's independence.

Professor Tommy Koh will be stepping down from his post at the end of June.

The AGC said it understood "singled out" to mean that Datchinamurthy alone would be affected by the decision.

The slew of measures to stop digital banking scams will be implemented by Oct 31, 2022.

The panel’s guidelines can be cited by the prosecution or the defence in their arguments in court but will not be legally binding, and the court can choose how and whether it should adopt the guidelines.

YTL Power's wholly owned subsidiary, YTL PowerSeraya, had completed the purchase at $270 million in cash.

A workgroup led by Member of Parliament Seah Kian Peng is reviewing the Maintenance of Parents Act and it is expected to table changes end of 2022.

There have been many instances in the corporate world where a badly managed situation turned worse and eventually led to the collapse of companies.

However, the court added that this did not mean that a prisoner awaiting capital punishment would automatically be granted a stay of execution on the basis of unequal treatment.

Mr Koh Chong Chiah has sued his building’s management corporation for sending a letter last year which claimed that he “bullied and threatened” those in Oxley Bizhub, among other allegations.

Thomas Ng Eng How would alter patients' bills by downgrading their hospital bed category after the patient had paid the original bill and was discharged. He then kept the difference and used it for his personal expenses.

The initiative, called Project Guardian, will test the feasibility of applications in asset tokenisation and DeFi while managing risks.

To know, acknowledge and connect with one's birth parents and to embrace one's own family heritage are basic human rights. It is crucial to the development of one's own personal identity and place in the world, says the author.

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Simon Chan Chai Wan was fined a record amount and he had illegally provided short-term rents in 14 private residential properties to local and foreign guests through platforms like Airbnb and HomeAway.

He also announced the launch of Project Guardian, a collaborative effort by MAS to partner the industry to explore the tokenisation of financial assets and develop the future of finance infrastructure.

This case breaks new ground in the development of litigation funding in Singapore in relation to cases of corporate insolvency.

In this rare case, her medical condition left her warded for some seven months and caused her to then be placed on prolonged illness leave by her employer for almost a year.

The owner of the penthouse unit at Skies Miltonia had erected works and structures at the lower roof terrace and the open terrace outside her study/family room in 2018. 

An adoption register is helpful to enable adopted children to locate their birth families with the appropriate guidance.

The pair were charged over a bag of drugs containing not less than 1.875kg of cannabis.

PM Lee said Singapore's system is one that elects a government with legitimacy, that has a mandate of the people.

The unusually big gift turned out to be one of the focal points of the couple's bitter court brawl.

The owner of the penthouse unit at Skies Miltonia had erected works and structures at the lower roof terrace and the open terrace outside her study/family room in 2018. 

Deputy Public Prosecutor Kannan, also a senior state counsel, was a senior director of the crime division at the Attorney-General's Chambers. 

The court has the power to order personal costs against a lawyer who causes the incurring of unnecessary costs. 

In this rare case, her medical condition left her warded for some seven months and caused her to then be placed on prolonged illness leave by her employer for almost a year.