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Singapore F1 tycoon pleads guilty in case linked to landmark corruption scandal

Ong Beng Seng to be granted judicial mercy due to prolonged fight with cancer

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025

Tycoon Who Brought F1 To Singapore Pleads Guilty In Graft Case

A Malaysian hotel tycoon who helped bring Formula One to Singapore pleaded guilty Monday to abetting the obstruction of justice, in a rare corruption case in the city-state that saw a former transport minister jailed last year.

International Business Times · Aug 4, 2025

Former Singapore Cabinet minister starts 1-year sentence for receiving illegal gifts

A former Singaporean Cabinet minister has begun a one-year prison term for receiving illegal gifts

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2024

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Singapore Grand Prix rights owner charged in former transport minister gifts case

The rights owner to Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix has been charged in connection with a major corruption case surrounding the country's former transport minister.

Autosport · Oct 4, 2024

Singapore Ex-minister Jailed In Rare Graft Trial

A Singaporean former minister was sentenced Thursday to 12 months in prison for obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts in the city-state's first political graft trial for nearly half a century.

International Business Times · Oct 3, 2024

Singapore Ex-Minister Sentenced To Jail For Corruption And Obstruction

Former Singaporean minister Iswaran sentenced to jail for receiving gifts and obstructing justice, a rare case in the city-state's clean governance history.

Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison for receiving illegal gifts

A former Singaporean cabinet minister has been sentenced to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in a rare criminal case involving a minister in the Asian financial hub

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024

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Singapore Ministerial Corruption Trial Begins Amidst Scandal

Singapore's former Transport Minister S. Iswaran faces corruption charges, impacting the People’s Action Party. Trial outcome may influence upcoming elections.

Singapore ex-Transport Minister Iswaran pleads guilty in graft trial

Charges reduced from 35 to five as rare corruption trial involving a senior politician gets under way in city state.

Al Jazeera · Sep 24, 2024

Singapore opens its first ministerial graft trial in nearly half a century

Singapore’s first minister corruption trial in nearly half a century has begun, with former Transport Minister S

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024

Singapore gears up for biggest corruption trial in decades

Ex-Transport Minister S Iswaran is accused of accepting gifts including F1 tickets and a Brompton bike from two tycoons.

Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2024

Singapore’s ex-transport minister hit with 8 new charges in corruption case

S Iswaran accused of receiving gifts worth $14,000 from individual who had business dealings with Transport Ministry.

Al Jazeera · Mar 25, 2024

Singapore Government to Review Formula One Grand Prix Deal Amid Corruption Charges

The Singapore government is reviewing its Formula One Grand Prix deal after corruption charges against a former minister, but remains committed to hosting ...

‘Reputational damage’: Singapore’s ruling party grapples with scandal

The People’s Action Party, which has long traded on its squeaky-clean image, seeks to reassure voters as election looms.

Al Jazeera · Feb 5, 2024

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Motorsport · Jan 18, 2024

Singapore F1 GP not under threat despite corruption probe, says government

Singapore's transport minister S. Iswaran has just announced his resignation in the aftermath of facing 27 charges in relation to interaction with Beng Seng, who owns the rights to the Singapore GP and is chairman of the promoting company.

International Business Times · Jan 18, 2024

Singapore Transport Minister Resigns Over Corruption Charges

Singapore's prime minister announced on Thursday the resignation of his transport chief after he was charged with 27 offences in a corruption probe that has also ensnared a billionaire hotel tycoon.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2023

Opposition members quit in latest Singapore political shake-up

The resignations mark the third scandal to rock Singapore’s political landscape within a week.

Bangkok Post · Jul 14, 2023

Rare Singapore graft probe widens

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s powerful anti-graft body issued an arrest notice for one of the city-state’s richest people, his company said on Friday, widening an investigation into rare high-level corruption.

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Bangkok Post · Jul 12, 2023

Singapore minister faces first graft probe since 1986

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s transport minister has been placed on leave as the city-state’s anti-graft agency starts an investigation, the first involving a cabinet minister in almost four decades.

The Hindu · May 24, 2023

Tamil Nadu signs six MoUs with Singapore

Guidance Tamil Nadu signed an MoU with Hi-P International Pvt. Ltd. for manufacture of electronic spare parts on an investment of ₹312 crore

Bangkok Post · Apr 2, 2023

Disney Cruise Line makes Singapore its first home port in Asia

Singapore's tourism board and a Walt Disney Co subsidiary have agreed to make the Southeast Asian country the first Asian homeport for one of the company's cruise ships.

Bangkok Post · May 17, 2022

Singapore to restart expansion at Changi Airport

Singapore has resumed work on Changi Airport’s Terminal 5 after the project was halted two years ago as the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out travel.

Bangkok Post · Mar 10, 2022

Singapore to open to all vaccinated travellers

Singapore aims to open to all travellers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 sooner rather than later as the Asian country targets restoring passenger volumes to at least 50% of pre-Covid-19 levels this year, Transport Minister S Iswaran said on Thursday.

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