Straits Times /
04 Mar 2021
Mr Ravi was charged on Dec 16 last year with criminal defamation, an offence that carries a jail term of up to two years or a fine, or both.
Straits Times /
04 Mar 2021
Singapore's working model, both in theory and practice, must remain the application of laws and policies that are for the benefit of the people and in the interest of the country.
Straits Times /
04 Mar 2021
Going ahead with raising the ages as planned will provide older workers with the choice to work longer and help them build up more savings for their retirement: Manpower Minister Josephine Teo
Business Times /
04 Mar 2021
The four individuals were among eight charged for offences related to a scheme to commit false trading in the shares of Catalist-listed Koyo International.
Straits Times /
04 Mar 2021
This means their employers will need to apply for an Employment Pass, S Pass or work permit for them, and the relevant qualifying salary, dependency ratio ceiling and levy will apply.
Business Times /
04 Mar 2021
Expanding the scope of FEDA would empower MOM to directly and quickly impose safe- living and infection-control requirements, says Minister Tan See Leng.
Straits Times /
04 Mar 2021
The Progressive Wage Model is currently mandatory in the outsourced sectors of cleaning, security and landscape maintenance.
Straits Times /
04 Mar 2021
Laws under the Public Order Act regulate assemblies and processions in public spaces, in order to preserve public order and the safety of people at special events.
Business Times /
04 Mar 2021
The subsidiary, SMC Industrial, owes DBS around S$5.9 million and has about US$9 million outstanding, plus all accrued interest and legal costs on an indemnity basis.
Business Times /
04 Mar 2021
Donations which will go towards the Singapore Academy of Women Lawyers Scholarship Fund will be used to aid in the education for students with physical or mental disabilities from various educational levels.
Straits Times /
03 Mar 2021
The new court which will start operations this year, will be staffed by judges specifically trained to deal with harassment matters and volunteers will be present to help victims through the court process.
Straits Times /
03 Mar 2021
The move is part of an overall strategy to strengthen Singapore as a leading international legal and dispute resolution hub; More details on the strategy will be announced on World IP Day in April.
Straits Times /
03 Mar 2021
Mr Beh Chew Boo, 38, was released after the same panel of judges, in a 2-1 decision, dismissed a bid by prosecutors to proceed with the trial of four other non-capital charges against him.
Straits Times /
03 Mar 2021
She and her husband were charged in September 2019 for killing their daughter in a Chin Swee Road flat in March 2014.
Straits Times /
03 Mar 2021
The changes will not affect the overall number of households here that are eligible for criminal legal aid.
Straits Times /
03 Mar 2021
Under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act businesses and individuals are able to get legal reprieve from their contracts for six months.
Straits Times /
03 Mar 2021
She also asked whether the Legal Aid Bureau's (LAB) information chatbot iLAB, launched in February last year, can handle queries from the public in other languages such as Chinese, Malay and Tamil.
Straits Times /
03 Mar 2021
The programme will recommend processes and sound practices for all stakeholders.
Straits Times /
22 Feb 2021
Peter Low & Choo marked its 10th anniversary last month, with 12 lawyers in its stable.
Straits Times /
02 Mar 2021
The Misuse of Drugs Act will be amended to regulate new psychoactive substances based on their potential to produce a psychoactive effect.
Straits Times /
02 Mar 2021
More robust preventive measures against foreign intervention are needed given concerning developments in other countries: Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo.
Straits Times /
02 Mar 2021
Secularity and neutrality in policymaking a key reason S'pore is where it is now, he says.
Straits Times /
02 Mar 2021
Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo noted that the Internet has made widespread dissemination of harmful content swift and easy, in ways not possible before.
Straits Times /
02 Mar 2021
Penalties for offences committed in school zones will also be raised to protect students.
Business Times /
24 Feb 2021
The Belt and Road Initiative offers the promise of a new development paradigm, but one that must be seized with nuance and sophistication.
Straits Times /
01 Mar 2021
The new initiative, currently being explored by FJC, may also cover maintenance applications and applications for the enforcement of maintenance orders.
Straits Times /
01 Mar 2021
Plans to boost enforcement regime include easing the process of serving summonses.
Business Times /
01 Mar 2021
Besides property, other options include reintroducing estate duty and following a model of taxation used in the cantons of Switzerland.
Straits Times /
01 Mar 2021
Burden of such fees leaves migrant workers vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.
Singapore Law Watch /
01 Mar 2021
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Business Times /
27 Feb 2021
DPM shares sentiment that those who did well can do more for the community; there's also a role for property-related taxes.
TODAY /
26 Feb 2021
The case centres around the improper appointment of a managing agent for Aljunied-Hougang Town Council without a tender.
TODAY /
26 Feb 2021
Prosecutors reduced her murder charge on account of her mental condition and have sought the maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Straits Times /
26 Feb 2021
Society has two pillars - education and rule of law - to ensure this, says Law Minister.
Business Times /
26 Feb 2021
Angliss claimed that Mr Yee who was its former business development manager breached his confidentiality obligation under his employment contract, as well as the non-compete and solicitation clause, and his fiduciary duties.
Straits Times /
26 Feb 2021
It came after public disquiet arose over the sentence meted to a dentistry student who tried to strangle his former girlfriend and put his thumb into her eye after she rejected him; Ministerial statement at a later date.
Straits Times /
26 Feb 2021
Laws requiring building owners to provide proper rest areas for outsourced workers should be implemented sooner to force service buyers to do their part to address "longstanding issues" that have plagued these outsourced...
Straits Times /
25 Feb 2021
They debate expanding wage ladder to more sectors and having anti-discrimination laws.
TODAY /
25 Feb 2021
Such a specialised office would add to public accountability and transparency, and accompany existing steps to ensure the fiscal prudence of government Budgets: Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh.
Business Times /
25 Feb 2021
They called for more measures to protect vulnerable workers to narrow the widening income inequality in Singapore.
Straits Times /
25 Feb 2021
NCMP Hazel Poa urged the government to do more to help SME grow and compete globally, citing Israel as an example which could be looked at.
Straits Times /
25 Feb 2021
Legislation could give Tafep wider powers, act as deterrent, says labour MP Patrick Tay.
Straits Times /
25 Feb 2021
Labour MP Desmond Choo urged the Government to consider allowing NTUC to represent these workers, or provide them with "some level of statutory protection" under the Employment Act.
Straits Times /
25 Feb 2021
Labour MP Heng Chee How who is also the NTUC deputy secretary-general and Senior Minister of State for Defence says these and a higher re-employment age can help build retirement adequacy.
Straits Times /
24 Feb 2021
24-year-old maid's ordeal in final month captured on CCTV; defence seeks 14 years' prison term.
Straits Times /
24 Feb 2021
He confronted and attacked his girlfriend after finding out she had lied about her age and refused to withdraw the police report made against him.
Straits Times /
24 Feb 2021
Juandi Pungot and Muzaffar Ali Khan Muhamad Akram face 13 charges each while Richard Goh Chee Keong faces four charges, all for offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Business Times /
24 Feb 2021
It is well due for labour laws in Singapore to be updated to reflect an evolving job landscape brought about by the digital economy.
TODAY /
24 Feb 2021
Countries such as Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have already introduced similar measures to tax low-value goods in recent years.
Straits Times /
24 Feb 2021
Would section 3 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act apply to insurance contracts as it does with business contracts?
Straits Times /
23 Feb 2021
The father of four started sexually abusing the victim, his only daughter, when she was nine years old.
TODAY /
23 Feb 2021
He followed his ex-fiancee home and raped her in her bedroom after she refused to get back together with him.
Singapore Law Watch /
23 Feb 2021
Join us at this virtual mock arbitration demostration to get a first-hand experience of hybrid arbitral proceedings! Profits go to SG-STAR Fund.
Straits Times /
22 Feb 2021
The Court of Three Judges clarified this novel issue when it remitted the case of a lawyer to the disciplinary tribunal.
Straits Times /
22 Feb 2021
The issue of disclosure is an increasingly important feature of criminal trials as there is an “inherent disparity in the balance of power between the prosecution and the defence”.
Straits Times /
22 Feb 2021
Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam was conferred the Pro Bono Ambassador Award 2020 last month by Law Society president Gregory Vijayendran on behalf of the society and the Law Society Pro Bono Services Office.
Business Times /
22 Feb 2021
Difficulties continue to mount amid the pandemic and the worst of the impact may not yet be reflected.
Straits Times /
21 Feb 2021
Such issues came up amid ongoing public interest in the sports car crash at Tanjong Pagar Road on Feb 13.
Business Times /
19 Feb 2021
High Court Judge rejected the plaintiff's allegations of fraud and misrepresentation and ruled that the investments were legitimate.
Straits Times /
19 Feb 2021
Kenneth Kam Boon Hee, a former director of several firms, is facing 344 charges in all, the bulk of them for cheating.
Business Times /
19 Feb 2021
Analysts expect this as the new Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Act bonds will mirror their Singapore Government Securities peers in yield, tenor and structure.
Straits Times /
19 Feb 2021
Existing labour laws under the Industrial Relations Act - which regulates trade union functions in the employee-employer relationship - and the Trade Unions Act do not cover freelancers as they are not considered employees.
Straits Times /
19 Feb 2021
The progressive wage model, first set out by NTUC in 2012, is mandatory in the cleaning, landscaping and security sectors, covering some 80,000 workers. It will become mandatory for the lift and escalator maintenance sector in 2022.
Straits Times /
19 Feb 2021
It is not known who was behind the attacks.
Straits Times /
18 Feb 2021
The tax changes mean overseas suppliers and electronic marketplace operators will have to register for GST if they supply significant amounts of low-value goods to local consumers.
Business Times /
18 Feb 2021
This is crucial as businesses here face various structural challenges and the Re-Align Framework, which gives small enterprises a chance to renegotiate business contracts that they have difficulties fulfilling, will end on Feb 26.
Straits Times /
18 Feb 2021
These measures are to provide market transparency, curb any sharp price movements and take enforcement action against market misconduct: Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung
Straits Times /
18 Feb 2021
Incident linked to recent hack of telco's third-party vendor; 11GB of data leaked online this week.
Straits Times /
17 Feb 2021
High Court Judge rejected defence arguments and said a retrial would be "the most just outcome in the circumstances" and in line with past Court of Appeal decisions.
Straits Times /
17 Feb 2021
The accused, Mohammad Rosli Abdul Rahim, had suspected that his co-tenant was overcharging him for his share of the rent.
Business Times /
17 Feb 2021
S$24b earmarked for economic transformation over next three years: to boost business, catalyse capital and redesign and create jobs.
Straits Times /
17 Feb 2021
Kandasamy Senapathi, 37, former chief priest of Sri Mariamman Temple in South Bridge Road, was charged with five counts each of criminal breach of trust and dealing with the benefits of his alleged criminal activities.
Straits Times /
16 Feb 2021
PM Lee's lawyers asked the High Court to award PM Lee the damages, including aggravated damages, legal costs, as well as an injunction restraining Mr Xu from further publishing or disseminating the allegations.
Straits Times /
16 Feb 2021
Ng Chiang Huat, 54, is the first person to be convicted of of using his car as a public service vehicle without a proper licence to do so after he was caught picking up two "passengers" who turned out to be LTA officers.
Business Times /
16 Feb 2021
Wong Leon Keat rigged the market for Gaylin Holdings (now Amos Group) on 17 occasions between November 2015 and October 2016 for fear of having his reputation sullied by the falling price of the mainboard-listed oil and gas player.
Straits Times /
15 Feb 2021
The Government's review of women's issues is a further step in Singapore's journey towards gender equality. It requires not just changes in laws but also for men to free themselves from the trap of outdated social norms.
Straits Times /
12 Feb 2021
However, family lawyers interviewed said the statistics may not adequately reflect the realities on the ground.
Business Times /
12 Feb 2021
Introducing R&D tax credits as an alternative can be of benefit since these tax credits can supplement R&D budgets, regardless of the companies' tax-paying status.
Straits Times /
12 Feb 2021
The initative seeks to address the gap in technological and business knowledge which is becoming increasingly relevant in the legal profession.
Straits Times /
12 Feb 2021
Singtel said an impact assessment on the extent of the data breach on Jan 20 is being carried out. The identity of the hackers and their motives are not yet known.
Singapore Law Watch /
15 Feb 2021
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Business Times /
11 Feb 2021
The review conducted by Foo Kon Tan Advisory Services concluded that the breaches arose as a result of the chairman's non-disclosures, which went undetected by Sen Yue's existing internal controls.
TODAY /
11 Feb 2021
The various ruses involved convincing his victims to hand him money for non-existent investment schemes, promising them extraordinarily high returns such as 100 per cent within a month.
Business Times /
11 Feb 2021
Retail investors need to exercise discretion, participate responsibly in online discussions without infringing the SFA, and not fall prey to dishonest traders.
Business Times /
11 Feb 2021
Singtel on Thursday said unidentified hackers illegally attacked a third-party standalone system it uses to share information internally and with external stakeholders.
Straits Times /
10 Feb 2021
Her successor Mr Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, 57, was the former managing partner of law firm WongPartnership before he was talent-scouted by Temasek some 10 years ago.
Straits Times /
10 Feb 2021
Mr Colin Chew, 44, and Mr Marcus Lim, 43, have sued former lawyer Then Feng, 39, who had approached them with the proposal, for misrepresentation and breach of contract.
Straits Times /
10 Feb 2021
Lim's case brings the number of NS defaulters to 17 since the High Court set out the sentencing framework for such defaulters in 2017.
Singapore Law Watch /
10 Feb 2021
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Straits Times /
09 Feb 2021
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee warned that IT-related risks will remain a key concern.
Straits Times /
09 Feb 2021
Syed Suhail Syed Zin was given the mandatory death penalty on Dec 2, 2015, for trafficking 38.84g of heroin.
Straits Times /
09 Feb 2021
A review of the existing legislation is urgently required to increase its scope of protection against discrimination.
Straits Times /
08 Feb 2021
The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration registered 43 case references involving a total claim sum of US$49.37 million (S$65.84 million), with over half the disputants coming from Asia, including Singapore in the past year.
TODAY /
08 Feb 2021
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Feb 4, 2021 rejected a suggestion by Member of Parliament Jamus Lim that the criminal records of ex-offenders convicted of non-violent crimes could be removed 'for employment purposes'.
Business Times /
08 Feb 2021
MAS, SGX RegCo should go after bad actors spreading misinformation, not retail investors talking up their own stocks.
Straits Times /
07 Feb 2021
Typically, the court recognises that in a case involving two joint holders, the one who contributes the most money, if not all of it, is deemed the owner of the funds.
Straits Times /
07 Feb 2021
It is prudent to know how the law governs real estate ownership, especially in cases involving legacy and property transfers to prevent problems further down the line.
TODAY /
06 Feb 2021
The parents of a toddler, whose remains were found in a Chin Swee Road flat allegedly five years after she was dead, have been accused of neglecting four of their other children.
Straits Times /
06 Feb 2021
The case, which opened in the State Courts on Thursday (Feb 4), is believed to be the first in Singapore involving losses from cryptocurrency mining.
Straits Times /
06 Feb 2021
Chong Tet Choe was sentenced to two weeks' jail last August for breaching his stay-home notice when he left his hostel several times to run errands.
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