Hotel tycoon issued notice of arrest over graft probe involving Singapore minister

S. Iswaran (left) with Ong Beng Seng (right) and Stefano Domenicali, the chief executive of Formula One, in October 2022. - S ISWARAN/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Malaysian hotelier Ong Beng Seng has been issued a notice of arrest by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) and is cooperating with the anti-graft body to provide information in relation to his interactions with Transport Minister S. Iswaran.

Hotel Properties (HPL) said in a statement to the Singapore Exchange at 7.30am on Friday (July 14) that no charges have been filed against Ong, 77, who is the founder and managing director of the company.