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Ex-Singapore Minister Jailed for Accepting $300K Gifts

  • Former Singapore transport minister S Iswaran sentenced to a year in jail for accepting over $300,000 in gifts and obstructing justice.
  • This is a rare graft case involving a government official in Singapore, known for its clean governance.
  • Iswaran, who brought the Formula One Grand Prix to Singapore, has been asked to surrender himself on October 7.
  • The gifts included tickets to English Premier League matches, Formula One races, and business-class flights.
  • This case has impacted the reputation of the ruling People’s Action party ahead of next year's elections.

Source: Financial Times

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jinyang
jinyang
Stealth1mo

Man got jailed for a 2 cr bribe in gifts - lol a local municipality guy makes more than this in India every year

SGP is the place to be man, ideal country to settle in IMO

DaringTrain
DaringTrain
Stealth1mo

Shitty place dominated by Chinese. As Indians, you will always be looked as second grade citizens.

SatyaHilella
SatyaHilella
Fintech Startup1mo

@DaringTrain true

potatomato
potatomato
Fintech Startup1mo

If we start doing that, the country will be governed from Tihar

VimalDevgan
VimalDevgan
TCS1mo

😂😂😂😂

Barney_Stinson003
Barney_Stinson003
Self Employed1mo

Tihar will be declared as new city with largest population

BiryaniEnthu
BiryaniEnthu
Stealth1mo

Cannot take out India from Indians 🥲

TommyBhai
TommyBhai
A large US based MNC.1mo

Pretty disappointing to see this.

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Tax

Every year we work for almost 3+ months ONLY FOR GOVERNMENT. It really hits hard and an eye opener as we barely get anything in reverse.