An appeal by the Ministry of National Development (MND) against a High Court decision not to appoint independent accountants to the Workers’ Party (WP)-run town council is expected to be heard on August 3. The ministry had originally asked for…
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The High Court will not appoint independent accountants to oversee government grants to the Workers’ Party (WP)-run town council. Justice Quentin Loh said that the Ministry of National Development (MND) has not established legal bases for its court application to…
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I refer to the various news reports of 12th and 13th May on the information and comments released by the Ministry of National Development (MND) to the media, concerning the withholding of the Service & Conservancy Charges (S&CC) operating grant…
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Should the High Court decide that independent accountants should be appointed to safeguard government grants to Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC), it should not involve the accounting firm involved in the Auditor-General’s Office report that found major lapses in the…
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The Ministry of National Development’s (MND) application to the courts to appoint independent accountants to safeguard government grants to the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) is not a move as part of a “political dispute”, said its lawyers on Monday…
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