In a development that has shaken Singapore’s political landscape, former Transport Minister S. Iswaran was sentenced to 12 months in prison for obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts.

A Singapore court sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison on Thursday for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing of an ex-cabinet ...

Then-Minister of State for Environment Wee Toon Boon was sentenced to 18 months in jail for accepting a two-story house and land. Justice Hoong agreed to a request for the 62-year-old Iswaran to ...

In January, Mr. Iswaran was slapped with 35 counts of wrongdoing, including accepting gifts as a public servant — such as tickets to the play “Hamilton,” soccer games in England and the ...

S. Iswaran, 62, was convicted on Tuesday after the amended charges were read out to him. It was unexpected as the former politician had vowed to defend himself against a raft of charges including ...

Singapore: Singapore’s Indian-origin former transport minister S Iswaran has been sentenced to 12 months jail on Thursday by the High Court for obtaining gifts worth about SGD 403,300 over seven ...