After hearing back from Aljunied-Hougang Town Council, the National Development Minister will then consider whether further regulatory action is needed to safeguard public money.
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of National Development has asked Aljunied-Hougang Town Council for information on the powers and duties of Workers' Party leaders Ms Sylvia Lim and Mr Pritam Singh, in relation to their involvement in the town council's payment and procurement processes.
WP chairwoman Ms Lim and former party chief Low Thia Khiang liable for negligence in the town council's payments process. But it cleared Mr Singh, who is the Leader of the Opposition and current party chief, over the issue.CNA Explains: What happened in the AHTC court case, what the latest findings are and what's next
But MND noted that the Apex Court did find that Ms Lim, Mr Low, Mr Singh, then-AHTC councillors Chua Zhi Hon and Kenneth Foo, as well as former town council managing agent director How Weng Fan and her late husband Danny Loh, did not act in good faith in the discharge of their duties, and in payment processes.
Ms Lim was also found responsible for awarding a contract to Red-Power Electrical Engineering at rates that were four to seven times higher than those offered by then-existing vendors Digo Corporation and Terminal 9.
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