Ex-NMP says people should have “some sense of reality” when it comes to civil servants receiving gifts

The Independent
Sun, 06 Oct 2024 16:05:28 +0000
Singapore News, Calvin Cheng, Corruption, Section 165

SINGAPORE: Former Nominated Member of Parliament Calvin Cheng appealed to people to have “some sense of reality” in the context of civil servants receiving gifts. On Thursday (Oct 3), ex-Transport Minister S Iswaran was handed a 12-month jail sentence for having obtained gifts worth around S$403,300 (US$313,200) over a seven-year period. These gifts had been …