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Indian Origin Ex-Minister In Singapore Gets 1 Year Jail For Corruption
Singapore's Indian-origin former transport minister S Iswaran was handed a one-year jail sentence on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to five charges relating to corruption and blocking of justice in the High Court on September 24.
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Singapore Indian-Origin Opposition Leader Seeks High Court Trial Over Alleged Lies To Parliament
Mr Singh faces two charges of lying to a parliamentary committee that was convened in November 2021 to look into the lying controversy involving his party's former MP.
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Singapore's Indian-Origin Foreign Minister Receives Extortion Letter With Fake Obscene Pics
Singapore's Indian-origin Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and several members of Parliament have received extortion letters containing fake photos of themselves in obscene situations.
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Indian-Origin Singapore Minister's Pitch To Introduce Children To Tamil Language
An Indian-origin minister in Singapore has emphasised the importance of Tamil language as a mother tongue, underscoring the need to introduce children to one of the four official languages in the prosperous city-state.
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Indian-Origin Ex Minister In Singapore Faces 8 New Charges Of Corruption
Singapore's Indian-origin former Transport Minister S Iswaran on Monday was slapped with eight fresh charges in the alleged case of corruption taking the total charges that he now faces to 35.
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Indian-Origin Ex-Minister Gets Extension To Stay Out Of Singapore Due To Illness
Singapore's Indian-origin former transport minister S Iswaran, facing two corruption charges in a court, was on Monday given permission to remain outside Singapore for an additional 16 days.
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Indian-Origin Singapore Minister Resigns After Corruption Charges
Singapore's prime minister announced on Thursday the resignation of his transport chief after he was charged with 27 offences in a corruption probe that has also ensnared a billionaire hotel tycoon.
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Corruption Probe On Indian-Origin Colleague "Worrying": Singapore Minister
The corruption probe into Singapore's Indian-origin Transport Minister S. Iswaran is a "very worrying development" and has had a big impact on the constituency he was elected from, a senior minister said.
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Singapore PM's Brother To Pay Damages To Indian-Origin Ministers In Defamation Case
Singapore's High Court on Tuesday ordered Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, to pay damages to two Indian-origin ministers for making defamatory allegations against them on a social media site.
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Opinion: Singapore's Obama Moment With Indian-Origin Tharman Shanmugartnam
When Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a former senior minister in the Prime Minister's Office, won the presidential elections with a landslide victory of 70.4%, people of all races and persuasions celebrated jubilantly.
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Indian-Origin Ministers Sue Singapore PM's Brother Over Defamatory Remarks
Singapore's two Indian-origin cabinet ministers have sued Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, for defamation over allegations relating to their rental of two state-owned bungalows.
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PM Modi Congratulates Indian-Origin Leader On Election As Singapore President
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Tharman Shanmugaratnam on his election as president of Singapore.
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"My Fellow Singaporeans...": Indian-Origin Leader Is New Singapore President
Singapore's former Indian-origin Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected President on Friday, comfortably securing victory in the city-state's first contested vote for the largely ceremonial position in more than a decade.
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Singapore's Former Indian-Origin Minister Wins Presidential Election
Former Singapore deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president Friday, according to officials results, in the city-state's first contested vote for the largely ceremonial position in more than a decade.
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Singapore's Former Indian-Origin Minister Announces Presidential Bid
Singapore's former Indian-origin minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam formally launched his presidential campaign on Wednesday and pledged to evolve the country's culture to keep it a "shining spot" in the world.
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Indian Origin Ex-Minister In Singapore Gets 1 Year Jail For Corruption
Singapore's Indian-origin former transport minister S Iswaran was handed a one-year jail sentence on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to five charges relating to corruption and blocking of justice in the High Court on September 24.
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Singapore Indian-Origin Opposition Leader Seeks High Court Trial Over Alleged Lies To Parliament
Mr Singh faces two charges of lying to a parliamentary committee that was convened in November 2021 to look into the lying controversy involving his party's former MP.
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Singapore's Indian-Origin Foreign Minister Receives Extortion Letter With Fake Obscene Pics
Singapore's Indian-origin Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and several members of Parliament have received extortion letters containing fake photos of themselves in obscene situations.
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Indian-Origin Singapore Minister's Pitch To Introduce Children To Tamil Language
An Indian-origin minister in Singapore has emphasised the importance of Tamil language as a mother tongue, underscoring the need to introduce children to one of the four official languages in the prosperous city-state.
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Indian-Origin Ex Minister In Singapore Faces 8 New Charges Of Corruption
Singapore's Indian-origin former Transport Minister S Iswaran on Monday was slapped with eight fresh charges in the alleged case of corruption taking the total charges that he now faces to 35.
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Indian-Origin Ex-Minister Gets Extension To Stay Out Of Singapore Due To Illness
Singapore's Indian-origin former transport minister S Iswaran, facing two corruption charges in a court, was on Monday given permission to remain outside Singapore for an additional 16 days.
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Indian-Origin Singapore Minister Resigns After Corruption Charges
Singapore's prime minister announced on Thursday the resignation of his transport chief after he was charged with 27 offences in a corruption probe that has also ensnared a billionaire hotel tycoon.
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Corruption Probe On Indian-Origin Colleague "Worrying": Singapore Minister
The corruption probe into Singapore's Indian-origin Transport Minister S. Iswaran is a "very worrying development" and has had a big impact on the constituency he was elected from, a senior minister said.
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Singapore PM's Brother To Pay Damages To Indian-Origin Ministers In Defamation Case
Singapore's High Court on Tuesday ordered Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, to pay damages to two Indian-origin ministers for making defamatory allegations against them on a social media site.
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Opinion: Singapore's Obama Moment With Indian-Origin Tharman Shanmugartnam
When Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a former senior minister in the Prime Minister's Office, won the presidential elections with a landslide victory of 70.4%, people of all races and persuasions celebrated jubilantly.
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Indian-Origin Ministers Sue Singapore PM's Brother Over Defamatory Remarks
Singapore's two Indian-origin cabinet ministers have sued Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, for defamation over allegations relating to their rental of two state-owned bungalows.
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PM Modi Congratulates Indian-Origin Leader On Election As Singapore President
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Tharman Shanmugaratnam on his election as president of Singapore.
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"My Fellow Singaporeans...": Indian-Origin Leader Is New Singapore President
Singapore's former Indian-origin Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected President on Friday, comfortably securing victory in the city-state's first contested vote for the largely ceremonial position in more than a decade.
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Singapore's Former Indian-Origin Minister Wins Presidential Election
Former Singapore deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president Friday, according to officials results, in the city-state's first contested vote for the largely ceremonial position in more than a decade.
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Singapore's Former Indian-Origin Minister Announces Presidential Bid
Singapore's former Indian-origin minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam formally launched his presidential campaign on Wednesday and pledged to evolve the country's culture to keep it a "shining spot" in the world.
