Malaysia hauls 300 tonnes of trash from rivers near Singapore, mostly plastic
The waste came from just two rivers – Sungai Skudai and Sungai Tebrau – in the Johor Bahru area, said state health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon.
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Singapore hands final offender in money laundering scandal longest jail sentence
Su Jianfeng, 36, was convicted on Thursday last week after he pleaded guilty to one charge each of possessing almost S$551,000 in criminal proceeds from running an illegal remote gambling service and fraudulently using a forged property sale contract to explain the source of deposits into his bank account.
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Singapore banks’ red flags? No English, from Guangdong or Fujian with Hong Kong links
Private bankers at several institutions are also receiving additional training to help them spot tricks used by criminals to mask their backgrounds and sources of funds, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private matters.
Ransom demand of almost $1m surfaces for missing Chinese tourist in Bangkok; she reportedly had flight booked to Singapore
Bangkok police are searching for a Chinese tourist who went missing in the Thai capital, whose father received a ransom demand of five million yuan (S$932,000) for her safe return.
Money-laundering scandal: Singapore looks at how to offload seized assets worth US$2.2 billion
The city state must now decide what to do with a fortune in forfeited assets, from luxury properties to collectible ornamental bears and branded handbags. There’s also several hundred million dollars of local and foreign currencies in accounts at some of the world’s top wealth managers.
SQ321 turbulence prompts more people in Singapore to seek treatment for fear of flying
It can range from slight uneasiness to very severe panic attacks triggered by a thought or impending occasion of flying.
Malaysia-Singapore causeway: after 100 years, ‘it’s mutual lah’
For the past two decades, the 73-year-old has made the 30km commute from his home in western Singapore to his marine engineering consultancy office in Johor Bahru two to three times a week. He established a presence in the city across the border so he could secure local contracts as a Malaysian company after expanding beyond the island republic.