Who is Lum Kok Seng, the man named in Iswaran's latest charges?
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SINGAPORE — Former transport minister S. Iswaran was handed eight new charges on March 25 that allege he had obtained, as a public servant, valuable items worth nearly $19,000 from Lum Kok Seng. Iswaran is said to have obtained items such as a Brompton bWho is Lum Kok Seng, the man named in Iswaran's latest charges?
SINGAPORE — Former transport minister S. Iswaran was handed eight new charges on March 25 that allege he had obtained, as a public servant, valuable items worth nearly $19,000 from Lum Kok Seng. Iswaran is said to have obtained items such as a Brompton bicycle, golf clubs and bottles of whisky from Lum between November 2021 and November 2022. Iswaran, who was appointed transport minister in May 2021 and resigned from the post in January 2024, allegedly knew that Lum was linked to a Land Transport Authority (LTA) contract for works at Tanah Merah MRT station through the latter's company, Lum Chang Building Contractors. Read more