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In Singapore, news never sleeps,
From iPhones stolen to elections deep,
Change of address, a must to keep,
SingPost’s arbitration, a legal leap,
Legal updates for lawyers to reap,
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Here are some news articles from the Singapore Law Watch.
Lim Jen Hee, a former assistant operations manager, has been convicted of two counts of criminal breach of trust for misappropriating over 25,000 defective iPhones from his employer, Pegatron Service Singapore, causing a loss of over S$6.8 million. Lim and a logistics manager, Ng Shu Kian, exploited security gaps to sell the iPhones overseas and split the profits. Ng was sentenced to nine years’ jail in 2021. Lim’s sentencing is expected in July. [link]
Singapore’s upcoming presidential election will not be reserved for minority candidates. The president’s role is to symbolize and unify Singapore, and to safeguard the nation’s past reserves and public service integrity. Candidates must be at least 45 years old and meet public or private sector requirements. [link]
Singaporeans must report a change of address to the ICA within 28 days or face a fine of up to S$5,000 or jail time. Not reporting a change of address is a regulatory offence to maintain accurate population statistics and ensure official communications reach the correct recipients. A change of address reported to ICA will be updated across 23 public agencies, but not commercial companies due to privacy and cybersecurity concerns. [link]
SingPost is facing new arbitration proceedings over a share purchase agreement related to Famous Holdings. Tan Ho Sung is seeking declarations regarding his purported legal and beneficial ownership of the balance unsold shares and his fiduciary duties to SingPost in respect of the shares. The potential financial impact of the new arbitration proceedings cannot be quantified at this stage. [link]