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The Singaporean Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) announced Monday that former Minister for Transport S. The alleged offenses occurred between November 2021 and November 2022, when Iswaran was the incumbent Minister for Transport, and involved the construction of a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Singapore.
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fired back at an antitrust suit accusing it of intentionally killing a pipeline terminal project that would have resulted in the company losing its monopoly power over crude oil transportation in the Chicago area, calling for an Illinois federal judge to dismiss the claims. Enbridge Inc.
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