Investigator's Guide to Singapore
Investigator's Guide to Singapore
GIR takes an inside-out look at the reality of doing investigations in Singapore, as well as the government’s efforts to step up enforcement.
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Cryptocurrency researcher accused of teaching North Korea to evade US sanctions
US authorities have arrested a cryptocurrency researcher who travelled to North Korea to deliver a lecture on how digital currencies could be used to evade US sanctions.
Former Keppel lawyer avoids prison
A former in-house lawyer for Keppel Offshore, who has been described as the company’s “sacrificial lamb”, was sentenced to probation by a Brooklyn federal court for his part in a bribery scheme.
GIR Live Singapore: Corporate self-reporting remains “crux issue”
Companies in Singapore are reluctant to admit to corporate misconduct because the benefits of doing so remain unclear.
GIR Live Singapore: absence of "data record" frustrates internal investigations
Criminal activity is becoming increasingly difficult for companies to detect as perpetrators are now more adept at avoiding a paper trail. James Thomas in Singapore.
Indonesia makes arrests in expanding Rolls-Royce and Airbus probe
Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency has detained the former CEO of state-owned airline in a long-running investigation into suspected corruption.
Rolls-Royce at the heart of another corruption investigation
Indian authorities have opened an investigation into UK engineering company Rolls-Royce over its use of third-party agents to win contracts.
Ex-1MDB financier ramps up charm offensive in the face of multiple charges
The PR bill of fugitive businessman Jho Low has tipped over $1 million as he fights against US and Malaysian charges tied to billions embezzled from Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.
Garuda Indonesia pursues Rolls-Royce over allegedly fraudulent contract
UK engineering company Rolls-Royce will face trial in Indonesia after the country’s state-owned airline demand £35 million in compensation over a contract tainted by bribery allegations.
Singapore needs a bigger stick to take on corporate bribery
Singapore must tweak its corporate criminal liability laws to ensure companies fear prosecution enough to want to resolve bribery matters with a settlement, lawyers say.
Singapore passes UK-style DPA legislation
Newly passed legislation in Singapore introducing DPAs closely follows similar legislation in the UK.
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