Sunway RE Capital Expands Student Accommodation Portfolio with New Acquisition of Freehold Purpose-Built Student Accommodation, Green Wood Court, in Southampton, UK
Sunway RE Capital Expands Student Accommodation Portfolio with New Acquisition of Freehold Purpose-Built Student Accommodation, Green Wood Court, in Southampton, UK

With 233 beds arranged as 217 non en-suites and 16 studios, Green Wood Court has achieved a 100% occupancy rate for the academic year 2022/2023 The freehold Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (“PBSA”), Green Wood Court, is located just a few minutes’ walk from the University of Southampton’s Highfield and Bolderwood campuses with established connection links to... » read more

SMU molestation case: Man, 25, convicted of outraging woman’s modesty

SINGAPORE – A Singapore Management University (SMU) student has been convicted of molesting a woman on campus in 2019. On Tuesday (Aug 31), District Judge Sharmila Sripathy found Lee Yan Ru, now 25, guilty of one count of molestation. In delivering her verdict, the judge noted that Lee did not deny committing the sexual act... » read more

Tennis: Tsitsipas moves into quarter-finals at Toronto ATP tournament

TORONTO, CANADA (AFP) – Stefanos Tsitsipas turned 23 on Thursday (Aug 12) with a solid win into his fourth ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final of the season as he beat Olympic silver medalist Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-2 in Toronto. The Greek third seed set up a last-eight meeting with the form player of the moment, Norway’s... » read more

Tennis: Gauff conquers Centre Court nerves to beat Vesnina at Wimbledon

LONDON (REUTERS) – American teenager Coco Gauff overcame a bout of nerves which came with playing on Centre Court at Wimbledon before settling into her groove to beat Russian Elena Vesnina 6-4 6-3 in the second round on Thursday (July 1). Gauff is no stranger to the spotlight at the All England Club, having stormed... » read more

Tennis: Tearful Serena retires from Wimbledon after first-round injury

LONDON (REUTERS) – Tennis great Serena Williams limped out of Wimbledon in tears on Tuesday (June 29) after her latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles crown ended in injury. The American sixth seed and seven-times Wimbledon winner was clearly in pain on a slippery Centre Court and sought treatment while 3-2 up... » read more

Tennis: Medvedev reaches first grass court final in Mallorca

SANTA PONCA, SPAIN (AFP) – World number two Daniil Medvedev made it through to his first ever grass court final with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Pablo Carreno Busta in Friday’s (June 25) semi-final in Mallorca. The Russian, whose previous 10 titles have all come on hard courts, will face Sam Querrey in Saturday’s... » read more

High Court dismisses Parti Liyani’s bid against AGC for $10,000 compensation

SINGAPORE – The High Court judge, who acquitted former domestic worker Parti Liyani last year of stealing from her employer, on Monday (June 21) dismissed her application seeking compensation of $10,000 from the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). Ms Parti is the first person to make an application for compensation under Section 359(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code.  The provision, which was... » read more

Counsellor steps in early to help delinquent teens avoid court order

SINGAPORE- When parents of delinquent teens come to him for help, senior counsellor Ibrahim Abdul Alim aims to help as much as possible so the parents do not have to resort to filing for a Family Guidance Order (FGO) in court. Previously known as the Beyond Parental Control order, the FGO can result in a... » read more

Former UOB V-P accused of multiple offences including misappropriating more than $5m
Former UOB V-P accused of multiple offences including misappropriating more than $5m

SINGAPORE – The former vice-president of United Overseas Bank (UOB) has been hauled to a district court after he allegedly misappropriated cash totalling more than $5.3 million while he was holding the position. Ling Shek Lun, now 65, is accused of misappropriating a total of nearly £2.9million (S$5.4 million) and US$14,010 (S$18,600) on multiple occasions between... » read more

Court strips sibling’s power granted under LPA
Court strips sibling’s power granted under LPA

A woman succeeded in a court appeal to oust her older sister, who meddled with their mentally incapacitated father’s business, from jointly and severally managing his property and affairs. This is believed to be the first such reported case under the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) – which was introduced in 2008 – of a co-donee... » read more

Karl Liew to be charged with giving false evidence
Karl Liew to be charged with giving false evidence

Mr Karl Liew, son of the former Changi Airport Group (CAG) chairman, will be charged today with furnishing false information and giving false evidence in court, the police said yesterday. The Attorney-General’s Chambers had directed the police to conduct further investigations on Mr Liew, in the light of comments a High Court judge made on... » read more