Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Court of Appeal is Singapore's final court of appeal after the right of appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London was abolished in April 1994. The president has the power to grant pardons on the advice of the cabinet. [2] In 2006, the subordinate courts initiated a pilot scheme to appoint specialist judges to the
Syonan (Japanese: 昭南, Hepburn: Shōnan, Kunrei-shiki: Syônan), officially Syonan Island (Japanese: 昭南島, Hepburn: Shōnan-tō, Kunrei-shiki: Syônan-tô), was the name for Singapore when it was occupied and ruled by the Empire of Japan, following the fall and surrender of British military forces on 15 February 1942 during World War II.
Courts Asia is now located in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. 2019, Japanese electronics retailer Nojima Corp acquired Courts Asia. Nojima is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Like, Courts Asia, it is an electrical appliance retailer, boasting more than 8000 employees and a market capitalisation of S$1.4 billion.
This new structure was officialised with effect from 16 March 1964 through the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (M'sia), [54] which replaced the Supreme Court of the Colony of Singapore with the High Court of Malaysia in Singapore. [55] The jurisdiction of the High Court in Singapore was limited to all territory in the State of Singapore. [56]
In Syonan (as Singapore was called during the Japanese occupation of Singapore) in 1942, the Kempeitai came under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War in Tokyo. It was led by Oishi Masayuki [ ja ] , with his headquarters established at the old YMCA building, which also served as the East District Branch after the Kempeitai had all its ...
The Japanese Association, Singapore (JAS) was established in 1915 and re-established in 1975 to promote exchange and interactions between Japanese and Singaporeans. [27] Japan became the top foreign investor in Singapore in 1986. [28] In 1988, over 15,000 Japanese work for 600 Japanese companies in Singapore. [28]
The Changi Chapel and Museum is a war museum dedicated to Singapore's history during the Second World War and the Japanese occupation of Singapore. After the British Army was defeated by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Singapore, thousands of prisoners of war (POWs) were imprisoned in Changi prison camp for three and a half years ...
Singapore, renamed Syonan-to (昭南島 Shōnan-tō, "Bright Southern Island" in Japanese), was occupied by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945. The Japanese army imposed harsh measures against the local population, with troops, especially the Kempeitai or Japanese military police , who were particularly ruthless in dealing with the Chinese ...