Islamic Affairs Minister Resigns After Having Affairs With A Woman
Reuters reported today, Singapore P rime Minister Encik Lawrence Wong said in a statement today, Monday 20 July, the republic's acting minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs Encik Faishal Ibrahim ( picture , top ) resigned from office over his interactions with a woman. “Most of their interactions took place through online messages. They also met on the sidelines of public events,” wrote Wong. Both parties later made allegations of harassment against each other, and the matter has been investigated by the police, he added. The People’s Action Party, which prides itself on a “whiter than white” reputation, has been rocked by political scandal in recent years. In 2023, then transport minister Encik S. Iswaran was probed for graft and senior lawmakers resigned over affairs, prompting former prime minister Encik Lee Hsien Loong to say that his party had taken a hit from a spate of scandals. Wong said no criminal offence had been committed by either party in Faishal’s case and no crimin...