Singapore’s anti-graft agency issued an arrest notice for billionaire Ong Beng Seng as part of its investigation involving transport minister S Iswaran.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/14/singapore-billionaire-ong-beng-seng-arrested-in-relation-to-probe-linked-to-s-iswaran-.html
White House Visitor:
S Iswaran
Visitee: Gene Sperling
2012-02-08
Per qresear.ch
Eugene Benton Sperling is an American lawyer who was director of the National Economic Council and assistant to the president for economic policy under Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Sperling
Opening Remarks by Minister S Iswaran at the WEF GTGS
https://www.mci.gov.sg/pressroom/news-and-stories/pressroom/2021/4/opening-remarks-by-minister-s-iswaran-at-the-wef-gtgs
Iswaran, 61, was elected as a member of parliament in 1997 and was appointed to the cabinet in 2006.
The optics certainly don’t look good
This is the first graft probe by the CPIB involving a cabinet minister in 37 years
In 1986, then-Minister for National Development Teh Cheang Wan was investigated for accepting bribes.
He died before he could be formally charged in court.
https://time.com/6293965/singapore-minister-iswaran-graft-probe/
Who Is Ong Beng Seng, the Billionaire Caught Up in Singapore's Historic Corruption Probe?
https://time.com/6294712/singapore-corruption-probe-iswaran-ong-beng-seng/
Billionaire Ong Beng Seng
His company: [HOTEL] Properties
Hotel Properties has interests in 38 hotels in Asia, Europe, the UK and the US. Besides Marriott International, the Four Seasons and the InterContinental, its holding include the Hard Rock and Concorde hotels.
https://themessenger.com/business/marriott-international-hotel-billionaire-facing-graft-probe-in-singapore
he is known to be well-acquainted with many Hollywood celebrities
he joined Kuo International, founded by businessman Peter Fu Yun Siak and there he met his later-to-be spouse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ong_Beng_Seng
KUO | International Cement Group Ltd. Stock Price & News
https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/SG/XSES/KUO
Christina Ong (née Fu, born October 1947) is a Singaporean businesswoman who owns the COMO Group.
As of 2021, Christina and her husband Ong Beng Seng were ranked 25th on Singapore's richest list
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Ong
Published on Tuesday, the research finds that at least 50 of the nation’s prized tropical island leases were obtained, often at hugely discounted prices without public tender, and – according to the country’s top auditor – were illegal.
President Abdulla Yameen, who is hoping to secure a second term on Sunday, intervened to help clear at least 24 deals to lease islands to tourism companies, the report says.
The president was also personally involved in direct discussions about at least one of those deals, according to the report.
Leaked chat logs and other documents reportedly appear to show one of Singapore’s richest men, Ong Beng Seng, offering luxury hotel rooms to the president and former vice president.
Adeeb’s phone messages also show that Yameen apparently had at least one meeting with Ong Beng Seng, the Singaporean hotelier. Ong’s company received two island leases shortly after.
18 Sep 2018
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/9/18/report-exposes-maldives-orgy-of-corruption-ahead-of-election
More digging to do…