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‘CNB/SCDF probe pivotal in demonstrating trustworthiness of gov’t’
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By Jeanette Tan | Yahoo! Newsroom – 30 minutes ago
These were some of the questions raised by media analysts and political watchers Yahoo! Singapore spoke to following the news that the chiefs of the SCDF and CNB, Peter Lim and Ng Boon Gay, are both currently being investigated by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).
Both are currently suspended from their duties following “serious personal misconduct”. While mystery surrounds their actual offence, The New Paper has reported the involvement of a female executive with a company that supplied IT-related products and services to government offices.
The paper also reported that the female developed “a close working relationship” with both men, who were “unaware of each other’s dealings with the woman”.
“The government of Singapore has to deal with the issue of transparency, and the management of finances at the top; there are too many situations where the government is not recording effectively how it is managing its money,” said political science lecturer Bridget Welsh.
"Media consultant P. N. Balji said that he found it “disturbing” that the official news of Lim and Ng’s investigations and suspensions from their posts came only after a Chinese daily reported the story, noting further that the two were put on leave at the start of the CPIB’s investigations, almost three weeks before an official announcement was made by the MHA.
“It is another example of the government appearing to be reactive rather than proactive,” he said. “During a time when transparency has become a watchword in Singapore politics, this kind of behaviour is difficult to comprehend.”
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/‘cnb-scdf-p...of-gov’t’.html
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<!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->‘CNB/SCDF probe pivotal in demonstrating trustworthiness of gov’t’
By Jeanette Tan | Yahoo! Newsroom – 30 minutes ago
These were some of the questions raised by media analysts and political watchers Yahoo! Singapore spoke to following the news that the chiefs of the SCDF and CNB, Peter Lim and Ng Boon Gay, are both currently being investigated by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).
Both are currently suspended from their duties following “serious personal misconduct”. While mystery surrounds their actual offence, The New Paper has reported the involvement of a female executive with a company that supplied IT-related products and services to government offices.
The paper also reported that the female developed “a close working relationship” with both men, who were “unaware of each other’s dealings with the woman”.
“The government of Singapore has to deal with the issue of transparency, and the management of finances at the top; there are too many situations where the government is not recording effectively how it is managing its money,” said political science lecturer Bridget Welsh.
"Media consultant P. N. Balji said that he found it “disturbing” that the official news of Lim and Ng’s investigations and suspensions from their posts came only after a Chinese daily reported the story, noting further that the two were put on leave at the start of the CPIB’s investigations, almost three weeks before an official announcement was made by the MHA.
“It is another example of the government appearing to be reactive rather than proactive,” he said. “During a time when transparency has become a watchword in Singapore politics, this kind of behaviour is difficult to comprehend.”
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/‘cnb-scdf-p...of-gov’t’.html
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