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 in the Asian financial hub in decades. 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 property tycoon Ong Beng Seng, partly to advance Ong's business interests. Charge sheets show the favours include tickets to football matches, musicals, flights on Ong's private plane and tickets to the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Singapore News - Former transport minister S. Iswaran faces 27 charges in total. He is accused of 24 counts of obtaining, as a minister, items with a. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - The People’s Action Party (PAP) stance on corruption is non-negotiable and part of its DNA. There can be no compromise, relaxation, or fudging the issue; no matter the political price, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. “The PAP government will continue to do. Read more at www.tnp.sg
The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) on Monday said it will change the alignment of the proposed Noida-Greater Noida West Metro route on the recommendations from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)
India News: The PIB Fact Check Unit identified and exposed nine YouTube channels with a cumulative 83 lakh subscribers for spreading false information. These chan