A Singaporean man was sentenced to two months in jail for bigamy after secretly marrying a domestic helper in Batam, Indonesia, while already married. Authorities in Singapore caught wind of the union, leading to his arrest and conviction.

Although he was already married, a man began dating a domestic helper he was introduced to and later got married to her in Batam, Indonesia. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) caught wind of the bigamy and flagged the case to the police, who arrested both the man and the woman. Low Kok Peng, a 61-year-old Singaporean man, was sentenced to two months’ jail on Friday. He pleaded guilty to one charge of bigamy under the Women’s Charter. His co-accused, 50-year-old Indonesian woman Komariah, was...