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- Former transport minister S. Iswaran, who faces multiple charges including corruption, was granted approval to visit Australia to help his son settle into university
- The prosecution had no objections as long as Iswaran adheres to additional bail conditions – including an extra bail sum of US$372,000 in cash
Iswaran resigned last month after being charged with corruption, including allegedly obtaining tickets to musicals and soccer matches in the UK. He denies the charges.
Singapore’s anti-graft agency directed the billionaire, who partly owns the city state’s F1 race, to provide more information on his interactions with Iswaran.
The city state says its ‘back in business’, hosting a flurry of major events and rebuilding itself as a global aviation hub, even as some doctors voice concern about Covid complacency.
Critics said the trip by the Philippine president was an insult to workers grappling with hyperinflation and low wages and victims of a recent powerful typhoon.
Officials such as Singapore Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam among speakers at three-day business forum aimed at tackling global issues.
Singapore Grand Prix weekend means party time, and high prices. Rooms for US$2,000, VIP tables in clubs can cost US$70,000 and race packages for up to US$10,000 per person.
From Mandarin Oriental’s MO Bar to Raffles’ Writers Bar and Ritz-Carlton’s Republic, here are the top 10 best bars in Singapore to enjoy all day, and all night, as F1’s Grand Prix returns to the city
After a two-year wait the Singapore Grand Prix is back, and with it the F1 juggernaut of luxury yachts and celebrity after-parties – so much does it cost to access the A-list?
Extension will start with this year’s race in October, which is first time sport has been to city since coronavirus pandemic hit.
The sport’s danger-tinged glamour pulls in a global audience and dozens of big name investors – from top carmakers to luxury brands and even governments who spend billions on drivers, cars and racetracks
Singapore GP organisers said ‘prohibitions imposed on access and construction of the event venue’ had forced the cancellation of the night race.
Visitors have spent US$4.2 billion in hospitality receipts as of November 2019, the most in at least a decade.
Despite years of diplomatic talks and local rules targeting the culprits behind illegal fires, the haze continues to plague Indonesia’s neighbours every year.
The Finnish ‘Iceman’ talks candidly about joining Alfa Romeo from Scuderia Ferrari, racing against Michael Schumacher and raising a family
Air quality in Singapore has reached ‘unhealthy’ levels as smoke from fires in neighbouring Indonesia continues to affect the region, and deepen a regional dispute over the haze.
While fans focused on the race last week, others were revelling in a world where there’s a fine line between romance and remittance … and tourism officials weren’t happy about it
Try great local cuisines at Clifford Pier, afternoon tea at Capella Singapore resort or a stroll in city state’s tropical gardens before F1’s night action begins
Fans can now buy single-day tickets for individual grandstands and the Premier Walkabout ticket category, new combination tickets and new junior prices for select ticket categories
Tickets to the 2016 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX start from ...
