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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]
Singapore’s transport minister S Iswaran has resigned after he was formally informed of corruption and other charges by the country’s anti-graft agency. In a first for Singapore, cabinet ...
Enacted on 17 June 1960, the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) is the primary anti-corruption law in Singapore. The following are provided for under the PCA: [7] Powers for the CPIB to investigate bribery in all forms, both monetary and non-monetary in nature, and in both the public and private sectors;
Singapore’s Transport Minister S. Iswaran has resigned after being charged with corruption on Thursday, the prime minister’s office said, confirming a historic development for a city state ...
Jeyaretnam also called for the Singapore Land Authority (SLA)―an agency led by Shanmugam alongside Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong [7] ―to "shed some light on the auction process". [8] In response, the SLA stated in a press release dated 12 May 2023 that "(t)he rentals of SLA properties at No 26 and No 31 Ridout Road were performed in ...
Singapore's former Transport Minister S. Iswaran has been charged in court for graft, the anti-corruption agency said on Thursday, in one of the most high-profile graft cases involving a minister ...
However, the two corruption charges were later amended to two more charges under Section 165 of the Penal Code. On 23 September 2024, Iswaran made a "voluntary disgorgement" (returning ill-gotten gains) of S$380,305.95 to the state. The trial began the next day at 10:00, with Judge Vincent Hoong presiding over the case. [22]
A corruption case involving a former high-ranking Singaporean official expanded Monday with new charges alleging that the ex-transport minister received bottles of whisky and wine, golf clubs and ...