8 public officers referred to police over property purchases near unannounced MRT stations

A total of eight public service officers have been referred to police over property purchases near unannounced MRT stations, said Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing in parliament on Tuesday (Oct 6). He was responding to MP questions on a United States-based research organisation's working paper on civil servants' property purchases. Mr Chan said a total of 191 transactions were reviewed. The Public Service Division had earlier said the government was reviewing property purchases made between 2007 and 2011 by officers involved in rail planning. The minister also outlined safeguards against misuse of non-public information for private gain. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia