Top Singapore ministers cleared after probe into plush properties


FILE PHOTO: Singapore's Law Minister K. Shanmugam speaks to Reuters in Singapore July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Two Singapore cabinet heavyweights have been cleared of wrongdoing following an investigation into their rental of state-owned bungalows in an exclusive location, the government said on Wednesday.

Law and home affairs minister, K Shanmugam and foreign minister, Vivian Balakrishnan, have been under public scrutiny in recent weeks over their use of colonial-era bungalows carrying hefty price tags, with several lawmakers demanding explanations. Both had denied any impropriety.

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