Singapore Opposition Leader Calls for Asset Declaration LawEven in the squeaky-clean Lion City
In Ukraine, under public and Western pressure, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law last October to resume the submission of asset declarations by officials and immediately make them publicly accessible. Malaysia, Singapore’s next-door neighbor, even now is embroiled in demands for public declarations of assets, with tycoon Daim Zainuddin and the children of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad being hauled before the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and asked to declare their personal holdings. So far, there has been no response. PAP lawmakers are said to be required to declare their assets to the Singapore prime minister’s office but not to the public. However, an inquiry by Asia Sentinel to the Singapore prime minister’s office over the issue went unanswered. An inquiry if the government would be open to sponsoring such a law also received no reply… |