Who is Lum Kok Seng, the man named in Iswaran’s new charges?

Iswaran (right) is said to have obtained items such as a Brompton bicycle, golf clubs and bottles of whisky from Lum Kok Seng (left) between November 2021 and November 2022. - LUM CHANG, ST SHINTARO TAY

SINGAPORE: Former transport minister S. Iswaran was handed eight new charges on March 25 that allege he had obtained, as a public servant, valuable items worth nearly S$19,000 from Mr Lum Kok Seng.

Iswaran is said to have obtained items such as a Brompton bicycle, golf clubs and bottles of whisky from Lum between November 2021 and November 2022.