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Commentary: Rules preventing public servants’ misuse of confidential information must be stricter – for their own good
Amid checks on whether public servants used insider information for personal benefit, it should be stressed that no illegality has yet been uncovered. But the idea that it might have taken place unbeknown to anyone is galling, says veteran newspaper editor Han Fook Kwang.
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Govt reviewing property purchases by rail planning officers between 2007 and 2011 after working paper allegations
The statistical patterns are concerning, but do not by themselves establish whether officers had access to non-public information about MRT stations or if it influenced property purchases, says the Public Service Division.
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Public servants need to shift from doing things ‘for’ Singaporeans to ‘with’ them: Chan Chun Sing
Giving the example of the recent redevelopments of Maju Forest and Gillman Barracks, Mr Chan said the public service has to honestly articulate trade-offs on policy decisions.
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Singapore’s political salary framework must stay updated while preserving the ethos of service: Chan Chun Sing
Mr Chan said Singapore is not trying to match private sector salaries, but cannot pretend that such opportunity costs do not exist.
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Government quality, capability set successful nations apart in a contested world: Chan Chun Sing
Speaking at the inaugural Singapore-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue, Mr Chan said both countries feel the shifts in the rules-based international order acutely.
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GovTech cuts 93 jobs in ‘first phase’ of transition to new operating model
Over the next two years, the agency is expected to let go of 7 to 9 per cent – or about 300 workers – of its total workforce.
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