SINGAPORE — Singapore's former Transport Minister S Iswaran was on Monday (March 25) handed fresh charges alleging that he obtained valuable things while he was a public servant.
Former Transport Minister S Iswaran is said to have obtained valuable items from Mr Lum Kok Seng, a director at Lum Chang Building Contractors.WHAT IS LUM'S CONNECTION TO THE ISWARAN CASE?
Identified as Mr David Lum Kok Seng on his company's website, Mr Lum is the managing director of Singapore Exchange-listed Lum Chang Holdings, which has subsidiaries in construction, property development and investments. It adds that Mr Lum's market knowledge, strategic business contacts and relentless entrepreneurial drive have significantly contributed to the development of the group.Mr Lum has two sons, Adrian Lum Wen-Hong and Kelvin Lum Wen-Sum, both of whom are also directors at the company.
The first is a tender awarded in 2016 for addition and alteration works to Tanah Merah Station and existing viaducts. This includes adding a platformThe other project was awarded in 2018 and involves the construction of a 1.95km section of the North-South Corridor between Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 and Ang Mo Kio Ave 9.LTA has not awarded any contracts to Lum Chang Building Contractors since 2019, the authority said in a statement after Iswaran's charges on Monday.
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