Singapore former minister S Iswaran sentenced to 12 months' jail

Singapore's former transport minister S Iswaran was sentenced to 12 months' jail on Thursday (Oct 3) for obtaining gifts worth about S$403,300 as a public servant and for obstructing justice. Iswaran asked for the jail term to be deferred to Oct 7. He remains out on bail of S$800,000 (US$618,000). More details: https://cna.asia/4euap0S Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia