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Ridout Road saga: Thorough airing of issues shows premium placed on integrity
There was recognition that queries about the matter were valid and these were addressed in detail.
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The recent Parliament session was an important exercise in democratic governance which we should encourage more of.
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Gillian Koh
Parliament spent six hours on Monday discussing the ministerial statements on how two members of Singapore’s Cabinet came to rent state-owned, conserved heritage bungalows.
Several of its 11 opposition politicians sought clarifications on how the combined actions of ministers, civil servants and private sector intermediaries upheld codes and norms of state and commercial probity. They heard senior members of the front bench respond and commit to strengthening policies to keep government clean and fair.
