The sentence for S. Iswaran, a former transportation minister who pleaded guilty last week, was longer than what prosecutors had sought. By Sui-Lee Wee A former government minister in Singapore ...

SINGAPORE – Former transport minister S. Iswaran was handed a 12-month jail term on Oct 3 in a landmark case that saw, for the first time, a former Cabinet minister being sentenced. The ...

He looked grim while seated in the docks as Justice Vincent Hoong read out his sentence. Iswaran asked to surrender himself to State Court 4A on Oct 7, at 4pm, a request which was granted by the ...

SINGAPORE: The sentencing of former Singapore transport minister S Iswaran has garnered international attention, in a case that runs counter to the city-state's reputation for good governance.

Former Singapore Transport Minister S. Iswaran has been sentenced to one year in prison for corruption and obstructing justice. This highlights the rare prosecution of a high-ranking official ...

A Singapore court will sentence S. Iswaran on Thursday after the former transport minister pleaded guilty to bribery and obstruction of justice, marking a quick end to one of the biggest political ...

SINGAPORE – Former transport minister S. Iswaran was handed a one-year jail sentence on Oct 3. This exceeded the requests of both the prosecution and the defence, which Justice Vincent Hoong ...

He was named in Iswaran's charges, along with billionaire hotelier Ong Beng Seng who was charged on Friday with abetting a public servant to obtain valuable things and obstruction of justice.

In the end, neither the prosecution nor the defence got what they argued for regarding the sentence for the five charges former Transport Minister S Iswaran was convicted for on Sept 24.

IN THE wake of former minister S Iswaran’s trial, private-sector individuals may be deterred from sitting on public sector boards – as they would be subject to laws that apply to public servants, said ...

The charges come a day after former transport minister S. Iswaran was handed a 12-month prison term for obtaining valuable items as a public servant and obstruction of justice. The scandal has ...