SINGAPORE, July 21 -- The pre-trial conference for Malaysian tycoon Datuk Ong Beng Seng's corruption case has been pushed back to July 28 following a rescheduling request.

Ong, 79, who brought Formula 1 to Singapore in 2008, was first charged in October 2024 with two offences that correspond to charges already admitted by ex-transport minister S Iswaran, CNA reported.

The hearing had been scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, but court records show the event was delayed after a request that did not specify who made it.

CNA said it had contacted both Ong's PR firm and the Attorney-General's Chambers for clarification.

At the last pre-trial conference on July 8, both parties sought to file revised submissions on sentencing, which led to ano...