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A Singapore court has disbarred Pritam Singh, the chief of the main opposition party, from practicing law following his criminal conviction for lying under oath to a parliamentary committee.
A 19-year-old French student was fined $465 in Singapore for licking a straw from a drink dispenser and returning it, an act that went viral online. The court showed no leniency despite his apologies.
A Singapore court has ordered Bloomberg to pay $356,000 to ministers in a defamation case. This ruling concludes a legal dispute regarding published content.
Singapore's State Courts are partnering with community organizations to expand rehabilitation efforts for offenders, providing counselling and mental health support even before sentencing to address root causes of crime.
Byju Raveendran, founder of the Indian edtech giant Byju's, has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court for contempt of court. Raveendran has stated that there was no wrongdoing on his part and described the narrative as false and one-sided.
A Singaporean woman has been ordered to pay S$1,190 monthly child maintenance after her ex-husband was granted care and control of their three children, citing an unsuitable home environment.
A Singapore court has revealed details surrounding the death of Assamese cultural icon Zubeen Garg, who died on September 19, 2025, noting factors like alcohol consumption and lack of a life jacket.
Standard Chartered and BSI banks have lost a court bid in Singapore related to claims stemming from the 1MDB scandal, marking a development in the ongoing legal repercussions of the Malaysian state fund controversy.
Singaporean oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin, founder of Hin Leong Trading, had his 17-and-a-half-year jail sentence for a US$111.7 million case reduced on appeal, though his conviction was upheld.
Lawyer Lim Tean was arrested in Malaysia last week and subsequently handed over to Singaporean authorities after failing to surrender to the Singapore courts to begin serving his jail term.
Four individuals were charged in a Singapore court for allegedly selling a doctored version of the foodpanda app to foreigners, enabling them to bypass identity checks and work illegally as delivery riders.
A Singapore court has postponed the case involving a French teenager accused of licking a straw, rescheduling the hearing to July 30.
Singapore's High Court has dismissed an attempt by X's Singapore unit to sue US media watchdog Media Matters over an article that alleged advertisements appeared alongside pro-Nazi content on the platform, ruling the case belongs in the US.
Singapore's courts are grappling with significant challenges posed by the rise of artificial intelligence and the phenomenon of 'truth decay.' These issues are impacting the judicial system and its ability to discern facts and maintain public trust.
Singapore's High Court reversed an earlier acquittal, convicting three women for organizing an unauthorized pro-Palestinian procession to Istana. The women were subsequently fined for the offense.
Singapore court proceedings revealed details of Zubeen Garg's final moments, including that he refused a life jacket and appeared exhausted before a swim.
The Singapore Courts have issued a warning about a scam involving fraudulent court orders that instruct victims to transfer money to a bank account to avoid legal action.
A Singaporean court has sentenced a Hong Kong mother and her adult son to up to six months in jail for a violent altercation at Changi Airport, during which they attacked a police officer and a bystander.
A Singapore court has ordered Bloomberg and one of its reporters to pay S$230,000 each in damages to two Singaporean ministers, K. Shanmugam and Tan See Leng, in a defamation case. The ministers stated they would donate the awarded damages to charity, emphasizing the lawsuit was to protect integrity.
A Singapore court has postponed the case involving a French teenager accused of licking a straw to July 30.
A Singapore court has paused its order against Byju's founder Raveendran in a contempt case, which had previously required his appearance on June 15.
A Singapore court has granted winding up bids for three entities connected to the 1MDB scandal, according to liquidators involved in the case.
A Singaporean judge has set aside a previous judgment in a contested family loan case and ordered a full trial, following the emergence of new evidence showing a six-figure transfer between the claimant's son and his mother.
Japan has rejected a U.S. intelligence assessment that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on military intervention in a Taiwan crisis constitute a 'significant shift' in security policy, with Tokyo maintaining its stance ahead of a leaders' meeting with Trump.
A delivery driver who was assigned to transport a S$1,500 (US$1,100) Asian arowana left the fish to die after a delivery app order was canceled, then threw it in the trash without informing either…