SINGAPORE : The court hearing for Australian journalist Peter Lloyd's drug case has been adjourned to September 25.
According his lawyer Hamidul Haq from Rajah & Tan, the postponement is necessary to settle outstanding matters.
Lloyd is a New Delhi-based correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
He was arrested in Singapore on July 16 for trafficking methamphetamine - also known as "ice" - to a Singaporean at a hotel.
He faces a second charge for allegedly being in possession of the drug at a local hospital.
These initial charges were amended on July 25, reducing the methamphetamine amounts allegedly involved in trafficking to 0.15 grammes, and possession to 0.41 grammes.
Three additional drug charges were read out to Lloyd on July 25.
They include one new charge of consuming the stimulant methamphetamine, and two charges of possessing drug paraphernalia stained with methamphetamine and ketamine at a local hospital.
If convicted of the consumption charge, Lloyd faces up to 10 years in prison, a S$20,000 fine, or both.
If convicted of the trafficking charge, Lloyd faces between five and 20 years behind bars and five to 15 strokes of the cane.
Lloyd is currently out on a S$60,000 bail. - CNA/ms