Current Affairs

A 35-year-old former IT engineer was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison on Thursday (17 October) after he was convicted of terrorism financing. Ahmed Hussein Abdul Kadir Sheik Uduman became the first Singaporean to be sentenced for this offence after he gave funding of about S$1,145 to a Jamaican preacher who had been placed behind bars for stirring racial hatred. …

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) released its full year financial results ended on 31 Aug yesterday (17 Oct). It reported an annual decline of 23.4 per cent in net profit and announced that 5 per cent of the staff from its media group will be retrenched. The full-year net profit fell to $213 million from $278 million last year. Operating profit …

Taiwan-based Singaporean activist Roy Ngerng has called out AFP’s Fact Check website for helping the Singapore government to “spread misinformation”. In a series of tweets, Mr Ngerng picked apart an article on AFP Fact Check about the Prime Minister’s Lee Hsien Loong’s annual salary and the minimum wage in Singapore. The article referred to a post published on 1 May …

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Thursday (17 October) that although it’s unreasonable to get the United States and China to solve their prolonged trade dispute in a few meetings, but if both the parties can somehow find a way to agree on several key areas first, it would be a crucial step to help restore global confidence. …

The 4km rail line linking Johor Bahru to Singapore will proceed, said Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday (17 October). The 94-year old premier said to reporters on Thursday at the launch of the National Transport Plan 2019-2030, “We will proceed with the RTS but we will take some time”. Mr Mahathir added that the KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail project …

A controversial law critics say would weaken Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency came into effect Thursday after it sparked nationwide protests that left at least three students dead and scores injured. The new bill was introduced as the Southeast Asian nation is on high alert ahead of President Joko Widodo’s second-term inauguration Sunday, after Islamic State-linked militants tried to assassinate a government …

On Wednesday (16 October), Jose Raymond of Singapore People’s Party (SPP) took to his Facebook to share the beautiful memories that he had with the party’s former Secretary-General Chiam See Tong. After hinting leadership renewal in SPP last month, Mr Chiam announced on Wednesday that he has stepped down as the Secretary-General of SPP after holding the position for 23 …

The evolution of technology is enabling myriad capabilities for regulatory and financial crime compliance, but it is also presenting complex financial crime risks, according to a representative from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) at the International Compliance Association’s 2nd APAC Conference, taking place on 16-17 October 2019 in Singapore. Delivering the opening keynote speech yesterday (16 Oct), Loo Siew …

Catering company AG (Global) Events Catering was fined S$5,000 today for the improper storage of food and poor maintenance of its premises. In a statement by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) (16 October), a routine inspection of the AG’s premises by the SFA on 19 June revealed several lapses including the improper thawing of raw mean, contamination of uncovered cooked …

The dispute between two-time marathon champion Soh Rui Yong and his former teammate Ashley Liew continues, as Mr Soh’s lawyer has sent a letter of demand to One Management and its co-founder Jed Senthil K Jivaraju on Tuesday (15 October) over alleged defamatory remarks made by them. One Management, which is co-founded by Mr Jed and former SEA Games marathon …