Besides providing guidelines for the incorporation and management of companies, the Singapore Companies Act also contains penal provisions. Rather than ploughing through a rather lengthy and convoluted statute, let the... read more →
Income Tax Evasion Income tax evasion is governed by the Income Tax Act. It requires an intention to evade income tax as well as one of five following forms of... read more →
Singapore is recognized as one of the least corrupt countries in the world and for its Government’s will power to keep corruption at bay. Singapore’s corruption control system is highly... read more →
What is criminal defamation? Defamation is defined and governed under Section 499 of Singapore’s Penal Code. It is defined as words that are either spoken or read or any visible... read more →
Forgery falls under Section 463 of the Penal Code: a person who makes any false document or electronic record or part of the same with intent to cause damage or... read more →
Embezzlement is a theft crime, which involves a person taking a property that he already possess, but do not own. With embezzlement, a person who is entrusted to manage or... read more →