Singapore anti-corruption body probes minister, property tycoon

Nature of investigation not disclosed yet

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S. Iswaran speaks during a news conference in 2017, when he was Singapore's trade and industry minister. © Reuters

DYLAN LOH, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- A cabinet minister and the head of a listed company in Singapore are part of investigations by the city-state's anti-corruption agency in a high-profile graft probe that has rocked the ruling People's Action Party (PAP).

On Friday, Singapore Exchange-listed Hotel Properties said Managing Director Ong Beng Seng had been requested by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) to provide information "in relation to his interactions with Minister S Iswaran," adding that Ong had been given a notice of arrest and posted bail of 100,000 Singapore dollars ($75,000).

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