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☆ Singapore transport minister S Iswaran charged with corruption
  + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
S. Iswaran, Singapore's minister for transport, speaks to members of the media during a tour of Changi Airport in Singapore, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Starting April 1, Singapore will scrap its so-called vaccinated travel lanes and admit all vaccinated travelers who test negative before entering Singapore by air or sea and they will be exempted from quarantine or testing on arrival. Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesSingapore's transport minister S Iswaran has been handed 27 charges following a months long probe by the country's anti graft agency, local media have reported. The minister had 24 charges of obtaining gratification as a public servant, two charges of corruption and one charge of obstructing the course of justice. On Jan. 9, Singapore's education minister Chan Chun Sing said in a parliamentary reply that a probe by Singapore's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau had been completed and the case was being reviewed by the country's Attorney-General's Chambers.
Persons: Iswaran, Chan Chun Sing, General's Chambers Organizations: Changi Airport, Bloomberg, Getty, Singapore's, country's Locations: Singapore
☆ Singapore's Wong cements prospect of becoming PM with party post
  + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Chen Lin Xinghui Kok | Chen Lin | Xinghui Kok | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
SINGAPORE, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong received a top post in the ruling party on Saturday, cementing his position to become the city-state's next prime minister. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, secretary-general of the People’s Action Party (PAP), which has ruled the island nation since independence in 1965, announced this year that Wong, 49, would be his successor. Wong becomes deputy secretary-general, the party said in an announcement of new leadership positions. Lee, 70, is the son of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's independence leader and dominant figure for half a century. The younger Lee has said Wong would succeed him before or after the next general election, which is due in 2025.
☆ Singapore minister says country won't take sides as there's no win-win scenario in fractured world
  + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Su-Lin Tan | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
"Global businesses have a voice and need to make their voice heard, that you prefer an integrated world, and not a fragmented world," Singapore's Education Minister Chan Chun Sing (pictured here in 2019) said. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images"It's important to remember that a more interdependent world is a safer world. He cited Russia's war in Ukraine and the World Trade Organization dispute settlement crisis as some of the cracks in the system. "Global businesses have a voice and need to make their voice heard, that you prefer an integrated world, and not a fragmented world," Chan said. "World trade as a percent of GDP had in the past been going up very fast, which contributed to the very low rate of inflation.
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