Updated
Aug 9, 2008
CPIB's message to foreigners:
No bribes please, this is S'pore
Non-citizens form a rising proportion of cases taken to court
By Chong Chee Kin, Crime Correspondent

THE influx of foreigners, especially those used to a culture of buying favours, is worrying Singapore's anti-graft body.

The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau wants them to know about Singapore's zero-tolerance approach to corruption and is taking steps to drum in the message.

A danger signal: Though the number of people charged for graft has come down from 127 in 2006 to 90 last year, foreigners formed a bigger proportion.

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