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The Republic of Singapore is generally perceived as one of the least corrupt countries in the world. Cases are mostly handled by the Singapore Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), a government agency in Singapore that investigates and prosecutes corruption in the public and private sectors. [1]
In April 2019, the CPIB reported that it received 358 corruption-related reports, and registered 107 new cases for investigation in 2018. Cases involving the private sector continued to form the majority, or 88%, of all new cases registered for investigation by the CPIB in 2018. The conviction rate remained high, averaging 98% from 2014 to 2018.
Teh was investigated for corruption by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) for accepting two bribes of $400,000 each in 1981 and 1982. As Minister for National Development, Teh had allegedly accepted bribes totaling $1 million from 2 private companies for helping them retain and buy over a piece of state land for private development.
Singapore’s anti-graft agency, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), which reports directly to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has been leading investigations into Iswaran’s case.
Iswaran was the first cabinet minister in Singapore to be charged for corruption in the country and the first to be investigated since 1986, when then Minister for National Development Teh Cheang ...
The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), in a statement, said Iswaran, who was arrested in July last year, is alleged to have obtained kickbacks valued at S$384,340.98 ($286,181) from ...
31 May 2010, investigation commenced by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) [1] Location: City Harvest Church, Jurong West, Singapore: Outcome: Serina Wee, Sharon Tan, Chew Eng Han, Tan Ye Peng, John Lam and Kong Hee were sentenced to imprisonment. Chew Eng Han later received a longer jail term for attempting to leave Singapore unlawfully ...
A corruption investigation in Singapore has expanded to include Ong Beng Seng, a hotel tycoon best known for bringing the Formula 1 Grand Prix to the wealthy city state.