House to discuss claims that civil servants disproportionately bought homes near unannounced MRT stops
Singapore's Parliament is set to discuss allegations that civil servants used non-public information to purchase property near future MRT stations. The government is currently reviewing transactions from 2007 to 2011 to determine if any misconduct occurred.
Why it matters
The investigation addresses public concerns regarding corruption and the ethical standards of government officials in urban planning.
Nine MPs have raised questions to the Government on the claims.
Listen SINGAPORE – Claims that civil servants and their families disproportionately purchased property near planned but unannounced train stations are up for discussion in Parliament when the House meets on Oct 6.
Nine MPs have raised questions to the Government about claims that emerged from a paper published in September by the US non-profit National Bureau of Economic Research, according to the order paper released on Oct 5.
Alex Yam (Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC) has asked Prime Minister Lawrence Wong whether the public service has reviewed the findings, whether the Government will independently examine or validate them and what actions will be taken in response.
He has also asked what guardrails are in place to prevent public officers from using non-public government information for private financial gain, and if there are safeguards to detect such actions.
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