SINGAPORE β A company director who gave more than S$216,000 in bribes to an employee of the Singapore Management University (SMU) has had his jail sentence reduced from 30 months to 15 months on appeal.
Kenneth Lum Hsien Loong, 52, was originally sentenced in 2025 for corruptly giving gratification to SMU's former deputy director of estate management, Ng Boon Gay, to secure contracts for his firm. The bribes were given between 2017 and 2019.
On appeal, the High Court found that the original sentence was manifestly excessive, noting that Lum had pleaded guilty early and had no prior convictions. The court also considered that Ng had been the main instigator in the scheme.
Lum's case is part of a broader corruption probe involving SMU. Ng Boon Gay was separately convicted and sentenced to 10 years' jail in 2025 for receiving bribes totaling over S$1 million from multiple contractors.
