Singapore Minister Faces Most Serious Graft Probe Since 1986

Agency acknowledges public interest, to uphold rule of law Iswaran elected as MP in 1997, appointed to cabinet in 2006   Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he instructed Transport Minister S. Iswaran to go on leave as the city-state’s anti-graft agency started a probe, the first involving a cabinet minister in almost four decades.   The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau uncovered a case and asked to open a formal investigation that would involve interviewing Iswaran and others, Lee said in a statement on Wednesday, without specifying the reasoning for the investigation or the target.   Read More from Bloomberg