
Selina Lum
Law Corrrespondent at The Straits Times
Articles
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1 day ago |
asiaone.com | Selina Lum
BySelina LumSINGAPORE — A woman who had lived under her parents' roof for 27 years was evicted by her elderly mother in 2021. Madam Rita Kishinchand Bhojwani, 62, then sued her mother Maya Kishinchand, 91, claiming that the eviction was unlawful because it breached her right to stay in the apartment rent-free for the rest of her life. She also sued the family company, HVS Properties, which owns the condominium unit at The Seafront on Meyer, as well as a director of the company.
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2 days ago |
straitstimes.com | Selina Lum
SINGAPORE – A woman who had lived under her parents’ roof for 27 years was evicted by her elderly mother in 2021. Madam Rita Kishinchand Bhojwani, 62, then sued her mother Maya Kishinchand, 91, claiming that the eviction was unlawful because it breached her right to stay in the apartment rent-free for the rest of her life. She also sued the family company, HVS Properties, which owns the condominium unit at The Seafront on Meyer, as well as a director of the company.
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3 days ago |
straitstimes.com | Selina Lum
SINGAPORE – Professional company directors who lend their names to help foreign clients set up companies in Singapore but fail to exercise oversight over these companies will likely be sentenced to jail terms. The High Court said the custodial threshold would be presumptively crossed for such directors when they are sentenced for failing to exercise reasonable diligence in carrying out their duties.
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3 days ago |
flipboard.com | Selina Lum
4 hours agoMarkets reel on US, China landmark trade dealGeneva trade breakthrough surprises investors as U.S. and China move quickly to resolve $1.2 trillion deficit. The crypto markets has responded well …4 hours ago44 Photos That Prove Americans Literally Do Not Know What They Are Talking About In Any Given Scenario"NYC has better Asian food than Asia does. Best Chinese food in the world is Flushing, not Shenzhen." 1. This person claimed NYC has better Asian food than Asia. 2.
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6 days ago |
straitstimes.com | Selina Lum
SINGAPORE – A beauty salon owner bought a commercial unit at D’Leedon condominium for nearly $1.6 million, assuming that the size of the premises was 818 sq ft. This was based on past transaction history data on two leading property listing portals, as well as a title search, which corroborated the square footage. However, the usable floor area of the unit turned out to be just 619 sq ft.
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