Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam explained why they decided to rent the state properties, addressing allegations of conflicts of interest.
“Calling himself a ‘walking model,’ Lee said he had also received discounts from his car dealer, tailor and shoe maker because of his status. ‘That’s the way business is done,’ he said. 'Let’s grow up.”
“'The elder Lee, 72, argued his high profile was a legitimate incentive for his real estate agent to give him a discount.”
Oh wow, OG Lee is quite something, wouldn’t have stood in today’s environment. I wonder if today’s opposition considered bringing this up in the Ridout Road saga. What angle could have been played?
There’s first world issues, then there’s Singapore level issues. Oh I didn’t know about the Nassim Jade saga and did some digging
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/05/21/Singapore-leaders-defend-condo-buys/6903832651200/
“Calling himself a ‘walking model,’ Lee said he had also received discounts from his car dealer, tailor and shoe maker because of his status. ‘That’s the way business is done,’ he said. 'Let’s grow up.”
“'The elder Lee, 72, argued his high profile was a legitimate incentive for his real estate agent to give him a discount.”
Oh wow, OG Lee is quite something, wouldn’t have stood in today’s environment. I wonder if today’s opposition considered bringing this up in the Ridout Road saga. What angle could have been played?