S'porean gets 8 months' jail for harbouring overstayer who died while trying to avoid arrest

  • 📰 thenewpaper
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 36 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 18%
  • Publisher: 63%

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines

A Singaporean man who harboured an overstayer who later died while trying to climb out of a flat to avoid the authorities has been sentenced to eight months' jail. China national Gong Xiuxian, who entered Singapore on a short-term visit pass, had been an overstayer since...

On Friday , ICA said that for not exercising due diligence to ascertain if Gong's immigration pass was valid when he allowed her to stay at the unit at Eunos Crescent, Chan had committed an offence under the Immigration Act.

"ICA takes a firm stance against any person who harbours immigration offenders. Those who wish to rent their premises must exercise due diligence in checking the status of their prospective foreign tenants," said ICA.1. Check the tenant's original immigration or work pass3.

ICA said anyone found guilty of performing only one of these checks or knowingly harbouring illegal immigrants or overstayers can be jailed for up to two years and fined up to $6,000. Those who are found to have completed only two of the three checks can be deemed guilty of negligently harbouring illegal immigrants or overstayers.Get The New Paper on your phone with the free TNP app. Download from the

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 7. in SG

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

China plans fresh military exercises in South China Sea
Source: STForeignDesk - 🏆 4. / 71 Read more »

China plots fresh military exercises in South China SeaBEIJING: China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday (May 28), its maritime authority said, after a week of recrimination from Western powers over its military ambitions across the Pacific region. The exercises, set to take place in the sea les So how come words like 'plot' don't get used when members of the Five Eyes conduct their military exercises there? Bias much? CNA will get an award for this report in USA!🤪🤪🤪
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

China car sales up 34% in first three weeks of May vs month earlier -CPCASHANGHAI : Retail car sales in China jumped 34 per cent in the first three weeks of May from the same period a month earlier, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed.But sales of passenger vehicles during May 1-May 22 fell 16 per cent from the same period a year earlier to 780,000 unit OK the month earlier was down in the dumps.
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

China, Australia foreign ministers arrive in Pacific to vie for influence
Source: STForeignDesk - 🏆 4. / 71 Read more »

Global automakers face electric shock in ChinaBEIJING: If global automakers think they can extend their dominance in China into the electric era, they may be in for a shock. Kings of the combustion age such as General Motors and Volkswagen are falling behind local players in the booming electric vehicle (EV) market in China, a country that\u0027s key to fu
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Brazil's corn exports to China requires GMO deal: Producers associationBrazilian corn exports to China require an agreement about genetic modified grains before effectively beginning, local corn growers association Abramilho said on Wednesday (May 25) as most Brazil\u0027s corn production is transgenic. Abramilho\u0027s comments come in the wake of China\u0027s customs authority announcing
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »