Tag Archive: transparency

PhD Candidate Nida Khan: Coding The Future Of Islamic Finance

[Credit: Salaam Gateway ] Early this month we reported a new fintech project had kicked off to build an open marketplace for Islamic and ethical finance, and built on the blockchain protocol. One of the first outputs from the programme…
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Leong Sze Hian: $324.2b Owed To CPF Members?

I refer to the article “Why does Singapore have an external debt of US$1.766 trillion?” (Straits Times, Dec 28). Govt “invests all the proceeds which it has borrowed” It states that “A Government article on the subject explains that Singapore…
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Damanhuri Abas: Ministers Must Be Held Accountable For Lapses In Financial Management In Their Ministries

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. On Thursday, the AGO released its report on serious and major lapses in financial management across several government Ministries and Statutory Boards  across Ministries, to the tune of hundreds of…
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MCCY And NAC Must Come Clean On Exorbitant Consultation Fees For Bin Centre

The AGO report has revealed lots of lapses, including an eye-popping $410,000 consultancy fee for a $470,000 bin centre. Whoever authorised the payment at the National Arts Centre has to be held accountable and the MCCY owes the public an explanation….
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Osman Sulaiman: Train Defects Saga Shows Limits Of Local Mainstream Media, Lack Of Government Accountability & Transparency

Most of us would have heard the news about our SMRT trains being exported back to China because of ‘superficial’ hairline cracks. Apparently, LTA says that it is of no concern. It tried to downplay the defect. It also mentioned…
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