Tan Chuan-Jin, once seen by political observers as a possible prime ministerial candidate, stepped down from his government and party posts this week, becoming the second speaker of parliament to resign in only over a decade over inappropriate relations.
Political scandals in Singapore cause memes, but they may not damage stability
Political scandals in Singapore cause memes, but they may not damage stability
Minister within the Prime Minister’s Office, Indranee Rajah, has instructed the Fake News Enforcement Office to send out a notice to a blog called “Political Sophistry” after accusing Prime Minister Lee and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong of concealing details about it, in keeping with a press release , arrest “since it was politically embarrassing.”
In their July 12 comments, Lee and Wong “didn’t want to deviate from what the CPIB announced in its statement because it pertains to operational matters,” the statement said, referring to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau by their initials. “This is the call of the CPIB.”
