Economics
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Author Skipped Singapore Military Service
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Bestselling author Kevin Kwan, whose novel Crazy Rich Asians was turned into a major motion picture, had failed to register for compulsory military service in Singapore in the 1990s, Ministry of Defence said in a statement on Wednesday.
Kwan defaulted on his obligations despite notices sent to his overseas address, the ministry said in a response to Bloomberg queries. The government has rejected his application to renounce his citizenship without serving in the military.