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Number of corruption-related reports at 5-year low: CPIB
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22 Apr 2021 09:30PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) on Thursday (Apr 22) said that it received 239 corruption-related reports last year, a five-year low and a drop of 32 per cent compared to 2019.
“The corruption situation in Singapore remains firmly under control,” CPIB said in its annual report.
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The agency said that the COVID-19 pandemic may have played a role in the decline in reports it received in 2020.
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