Tan Kiat How on SingPost's whistleblower report

In Parliament on Tuesday (Jan 7), Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How answered questions raised by MPs on the whistleblowing report received by Singapore Post relating to its international e-commerce logistics parcels business. He said that the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) “had assessed and was satisfied that the incident was confined to international transhipment parcel delivery overseas” and did not affect regulated domestic postal services. He also said that the issue is “a matter of corporate governance” which SingPost’s board is dealing with. Mr Tan said that while the whistleblowing report did not affect regulated domestic postal services, the Ministry of Digital Development and Information was concerned about the simultaneous dismissals of senior executives in a firm providing essential postal services, and that IMDA had issued SingPost an advisory to uphold proper corporate governance and processes given its Public Postal Licensee status.