Singapore PM Pushes Back as Opposition Slams Scandal Response

  • PM Lee slashed transport minister’s salary after arrest
  • Opposition leader hits PAP for being ‘slow to clear the air’
WATCH: Singapore’s Lee is set to address parliament over the graft investigation involving the transport minister and a property billionaire. Source: Bloomberg
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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong vowed to protect the integrity of governance, fighting back opposition questions following a series of scandals that have put his party’s reputation to the test.

Lee said in parliament on Wednesday that the government will carry through what needs to be done in accordance with the law even if they may be politically embarrassing and painful to the party.