Singapore arrests cabinet minister in top-level corruption probe

S Iswaran on bail along with hotel magnate and Singapore Formula One GP promoter Ong Beng Seng as case rocks city-state's clean reputation

Singapore's transport minister has been arrested in connection with a rare top-level corruption investigation that has also ensnared a billionaire hotel tycoon, the country's anti-graft body has said.

S Iswaran, the minister, was arrested on Tuesday and subsequently released on bail", the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) said in an emailed statement late on Friday, confirming the arrest for the first time.