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 fell into the sinkhole when it opened up along Tanjong Katong Road South on July 26, 2025, although the female driver was rescued by workers from a nearby construction site.The area was near a PUB worksite where a 16m-deep shaft was being built to connect existing sewer lines.A Mazda plunges into a sinkhole along Tanjong Katong Road South in Singapore on July 26, 2025. Photo: HandoutNational water agency PUB and Surbana Jurong Consultants were separately given conditional warnings under the Building Control Act.
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FRI · 2026-06-12 · 01:32 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0612-83731
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Singapore charges construction firm, boss over Tanjong Katong sinkhole lapses
Ohin Construction, its managing director Ivan Ong Khiaw Yang, and six employees have been charged in Singapore over alleged lapses connected to a sinkhole that appeared in the Tanjong Katong neighborhood in July of last year. The company faces eight charges, primarily under the Building Control Act and Workplace Safety and Health Act.
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Ohin Construction, its managing director Ivan Ong Khiaw Yang, and six employees have been charged in Singapore over alleged lapses connected to a sinkhole that appeared in the Tanjong Katong neighborhood in July of last year. The company faces eight charges, primarily under the Building Control Act and Workplace Safety and Health Act. The sinkhole, which opened on Tanjong Katong Road South, caused a car to fall in, though the driver was rescued. The incident occurred near a PUB worksite where a deep shaft was being constructed. Separately, the national water agency PUB and Surbana Jurong Consultants received conditional warnings under the Building Control Act.
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National water agency PUB and Surbana Jurong Consultants received conditional warnings.
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The sinkhole appeared near a PUB worksite where a 16m-deep shaft was being built for sewer lines.
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A car fell into the sinkhole on July 26, 2025, but the driver was rescued by nearby workers.
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The company faces eight charges, primarily under the Building Control Act and Workplace Safety and Health Act.
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Ohin Construction, its managing director, and several employees were charged over lapses linked to the Tanjong Katong sinkhole.
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