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Money laundering accused who faces 22 charges to plead guilty on May 14

Money laundering accused who faces 22 charges to plead guilty on May 14

This makes him the sixth accused to indicate a guilty plea in the more than S$3 billion money laundering case.

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Man gets 20 days' jail for neglecting 43 cats in flat without food, water in NParks' biggest animal cruelty case

Man gets 20 days' jail for neglecting 43 cats in flat without food, water in NParks' biggest animal cruelty case

This is the first jail sentence imposed for a conviction under Section 42(1)(d) of the Act, pertaining to neglect by pet owners.

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Orchard Towers murder: Man who punched victim while holding knife gets life in prison and caning

Orchard Towers murder: Man who punched victim while holding knife gets life in prison and caning

32-year-old also gets 12 strokes; he was the only one armed with a weapon in group during fight.

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ADV: Criminal Justice Forum: Discovery to Even the Playing Field

ADV: Criminal Justice Forum: Discovery to Even the Playing Field

<For members only> In this second Criminal Justice Forum, Justice Aedit Abdullah will deliver a keynote address on the evolving disclosure obligations by the Prosecution. A panel discussion will also explore topics which includes court expectations regarding discovery obligations and unused disclosed evidence by the Defence. 

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Kelantan assembly approves plan to restore shariah enactments struck down by Federal Court

The Kelantan legislative assembly has given approval to reintroduce 16 provisions of the Kelantan Shariah Criminal Code (1) Enactment 2019, which were annulled by the Federal Court on February 9.

$3b money laundering accused Su Baolin handed 3 new charges, to plead guilty on April 29

$3b money laundering accused Su Baolin handed 3 new charges, to plead guilty on April 29

He is the fifth person in the probe – which saw more than $3 billion in cash and assets seized – who intends to plead guilty.

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Vietnam's Largest Financial Fraud Trial: Property Tycoon Accused of Embezzling $12.5 Billion

A major financial fraud trial has begun in Vietnam, involving Truong My Lan, chair of the prominent developer Van Thinh Phat, and 85 other defendants. Lan is accused of embezzling $12.5 billion from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) over a decade, making it the country's largest financial fraud case.

20 years’ jail for habitual abuser who beat girlfriend to death

20 years’ jail for habitual abuser who beat girlfriend to death

The domestic violence turned fatal one night in January 2019, when M. Krishnan, battered Ms Mallika Begum Rahamansa Abdul Rahman to death.

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Ex-lawyer admits misappropriating over $525k from vulnerable client

Ex-lawyer admits misappropriating over $525k from vulnerable client

Soraya Hafsa Ibrahim pleaded guilty to three charges, including one charge of preparing legal documents when she had been disbarred as a lawyer.

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$3 billion money laundering case: Fourth accused set to plead guilty on April 30

$3 billion money laundering case: Fourth accused set to plead guilty on April 30

Chinese national Zhang Ruijin, 45, faces three charges of forging documents to cheat CIMB bank. The fake documents include two sale agreements for properties in Macau and a loan agreement stating he had borrowed funds from a Hong Kong company.

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Public Prosecutor v Ravivarma Govindan [2024] SGHC 99

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18 years’ jail, 24 strokes of cane for man who sexually assaulted step-niece

18 years’ jail, 24 strokes of cane for man who sexually assaulted step-niece

The 39-year-old man pleaded guilty to two charges of aggravated sexual assault by penetration and one charge of outrage of modesty.

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ADV: Criminal Justice Forum: Discovery to Even the Playing Field

ADV: Criminal Justice Forum: Discovery to Even the Playing Field

<For members only> In this second Criminal Justice Forum, Justice Aedit Abdullah will deliver a keynote address on the evolving disclosure obligations by the Prosecution. A panel discussion will also explore topics which includes court expectations regarding discovery obligations and unused disclosed evidence by the Defence. 

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Second jail term for ex-lawyer who deceived company director into giving him $13,400

Second jail term for ex-lawyer who deceived company director into giving him $13,400

Former lawyer Leong Wai Nam, now 56, was struck off the rolls in 2010.

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Pritam Singh appoints ex-prosecutor to defend him in court over his alleged lies to Parliament

Pritam Singh appoints ex-prosecutor to defend him in court over his alleged lies to Parliament

Opposition leader Pritam Singh was charged on March 19 with two counts of lying to the parliamentary committee.

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$3 billion money laundering case: Third accused convicted, sentenced to 13 months’ jail

$3 billion money laundering case: Third accused convicted, sentenced to 13 months’ jail

Chinese national forfeits $8m of assets to the state as part of plea offer.

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Over 470 youth arrested for sexual crimes in 2023; offenders’ exposure to porn cited as a reason

Over 470 youth arrested for sexual crimes in 2023; offenders’ exposure to porn cited as a reason

One was that youth were being exposed early to sexually explicit materials or adult sexual activity, and the other was their access to inappropriate or inaccurate information about sexual behaviours and relationships.

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MKH Oil Palm Subsidiary, MKHOP, Advances Main Market IPO with Underwriting Agreement

Singapore resident Shamoon Rafiq has pleaded guilty to defrauding investors of millions of dollars in a scheme where he posed as representatives from a billionaire family’s investment office. 

ADV: Criminal Justice Forum: Discovery to Even the Playing Field

ADV: Criminal Justice Forum: Discovery to Even the Playing Field

<For members only> In this second Criminal Justice Forum, Justice Aedit Abdullah will deliver a keynote address on the evolving disclosure obligations by the Prosecution. A panel discussion will also explore topics which includes court expectations regarding discovery obligations and unused disclosed evidence by the Defence. 

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