Ohin Construction is charged in connection with alleged lapses linked to a sinkhole that appears in Singapore’s Tanjong Katong neighbourhood in July 2025. Multiple outlets report that the company and several individuals are facing charges relating to construction works at the site. According to the reports, the charges cover potential breaches of workplace safety and building-related legal requirements, including the Workplace Safety and Health Act and the Building Control Act. The managing director and other project leads and employees are also charged over their alleged roles in the incident. The South China Morning Post reports that the company faces eight charges, mostly under the Building Control Act, the Workplace Safety and Health Act, and workplace safety general provisions regulations. The Straits Times and CNA similarly state that Ohin Construction is among those charged, with CNA adding that the managing director and other project leads are charged as well. The cases concern alleged non-compliance tied to the construction work prior to or during the period leading up to the sinkhole, as described in the charging documents. The matter is at the charge stage, with no outcomes reported in the provided summaries.
Ohin Construction and staff charged over Tanjong Katong sinkhole lapses
Ohin Construction is charged in connection with alleged lapses linked to a sinkhole that appears in Singapore’s Tanjong Katong neighbourhood in July 2025. Multiple outlets report that the company and...
- Ohin Construction is charged over alleged lapses linked to a sinkhole in Tanjong Katong.
- The sinkhole appeared in July 2025.
- The company faces charges under the Workplace Safety and Health Act and the Building Control Act.
- The managing director and several other project leads/employees are also charged.
- Reporting indicates the charges include workplace safety and building-related regulations, with one outlet citing eight charges for the company.
Ohin Construction, its managing director and several employees were charged on Thursday over alleged lapses linked to the sinkhole that appeared in Singapore’s Tanjong Katong neighbourhood in July last year. The company faces eight charges, mostly under the Building Control Act, Workplace Safety and Health Act and Workplace Safety and Health (General Provisions) regulations. Its managing director, 64-year-old Ivan Ong Khiaw Yang, and six others were also charged in relation to the case. A car...
2 months agoOhin Construction, its managing director and other project leads have been charged with lapses over construction works done at a worksite in Tanjong Katong.
2 months agoOhin Construction was handed charges under the Workplace Safety and Health Act and the Building Control Act.
2 months agoOhin Construction was handed charges under the Workplace Safety and Health Act and the Building Control Act.
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