‘Reputational damage’: Singapore’s ruling party grapples with scandal
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Singapore – Hamilton in the West End, Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
This might sound like the itinerary for a fun weekend in London but in Singapore, they are part of a rare corruption case involving a senior politician.
Former cabinet minister S Iswaran is alleged to have received more than 380,000 Singapore dollars ($283,000) worth of gifts from Malaysian billionaire Ong Beng Seng, including tickets for West End shows and football matches, some of them in exchange for advancing Ong’s business interests.
Ong was the driving force in bringing the Singapore Grand Prix to the city-state in 2008 and owns the rights to the night race.
Tickets to the Grand Prix were listed on the charge sheet as gifts that Iswaran allegedly received.
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