Daily Briefing: Rolls-Royce unveils special SG50 model; 2 bank accounts frozen in 1MDB probe

And regulator objects to property ads.

  • Super-luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce took the wraps off its newest creation on Wednesday, a one-off Ghost model to commemorate Singapore's 50th year of independence. Find out more here
  • Singapore police on Wednesday confirmed they had frozen two bank accounts as part of an investigation into possible money-laundering offences related to troubled Malaysian state investment firm 1MDB. Read more here.
  • The Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore (Asas) has objected to advertisements put up in April by the developers of a dolphin lagoon villa project in Batam, Indonesia, reported The Straits Times. Find out more here
     
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