Pritam Singh, a member of Parliament and the head of the main opposition party, the Worker’s Party, was convicted on two counts of lying to a parliamentary committee under oath and was fined 7,000 Singaporean dollars, about $5,220, for each count. He plans to appeal.

A Singapore court on Monday found opposition party leader Pritam Singh guilty on two counts of lying to parliament, handing down fines that spared him a loss of his seat and a ban from this year's general election.

A Singapore court on Monday found opposition leader Pritam Singh guilty of lying under oath in Parliament, a verdict that could prevent him from standing in the next general election. Singh, leader of the Workers' Party,