24JAN2018 - NEWS - Singapore plans for tougher anti-corruption laws

Calls for tougher laws mount in the wake of recent cases which challenged Singapore's squeaky-clean image. 

Recently, extensive oil theft at Shell’s biggest refinery was reported, leading to charges against employees of the Singaporean subsidiary of the oil giant and people who worked for one of Singapore’s biggest marine fuel suppliers.

Legal experts say that Singapore’s Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA), the primary anti-graft law enacted in 1960, is outdated and inadequate in punishing and deterring wrongdoing in the corporate sector and needs to be bolstered.