Singapore

High-Stakes Father-Son Feud Rocks One Of Singapore’s Richest Families

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Singapore: A high-stakes father-and-son feud has plunged Singapore property giant City Developments Ltd (CDL) into turmoil, with the private boardroom dispute of one of the city-state’s wealthiest families erupting into public view this week.  The battle of words between CDL’s executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng and his son Sherman Kwek has exposed deep rifts within … Read more

Convicted Indian-Origin Singapore Minister Placed Under ‘Home Detention’

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Singapore: Singapore’s former transport minister of Indian origin, S Iswaran, who was jailed last October for 12 months on corruption charges, was placed in “home detention” on Friday, a news report said. “Like all inmates placed on the Home Detention Scheme, S Iswaran will serve his remaining sentence at his residence under specified conditions, including … Read more