Woman behind immigration investment scheme for foreigners to get PR status in Singapore gets convicted

Channel News Asia Monday 08 June 2026, 07:23 UTC 1 min read

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The prosecution called as witnesses a Chinese national who "invested" S$360,000 to get PR status, and a company director who issued him an employment pass for the "investment".

Singapore (LOCATION) Chinese (ORG) S$360,000 (ORG)

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