Singapore, Aug 15, 2025 (AFP) - Hotel tycoon spared jail in Singapore obstruction of justice case

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2025-08-15

A Malaysian hotel tycoon who helped bring Formula One to Singapore was spared jail but fined Friday for abetting the obstruction of justice in a case linked to one that saw a minister jailed in the city-state last year. Singapore-based billionaire Ong Beng Seng, 79, was fined Sg$30,000 ($23,400) nearly two weeks after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Ong, who has incurable cancer, was charged last October with helping then Singapore transport min......

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