As those social media postings went viral, on May 19, Surbana Jurong was forced to strongly refute the unfounded allegations and misinformation in public, as did Singapore’s Ministry of Health and the Ministry of National Development the following day. In an interview with The Edge Singapore after the company made its rebuttal, Wong Heang Fine, Surbana Jurong’s group CEO, chose to focus more on how the company is getting the job done than anything else.
SINGAPORE (May 29): Urban infrastructure consultancy Surbana Jurong came under the limelight recently, following several social media posts querying its role in the setting up and running of Community Care Facilities (CCFs) for Covid-19 isolation, like at the Singapore Expo.
Most of the patients at Singapore Expo are foreign workers, who come under the purview of the Ministry of Manpower. After Surbana Jurong’s role in setting up the facilities was publicised, links were soon drawn on social media between Josephine Teo, the manpower minister, and her husband, Teo Eng Cheong, one of the subsidiary CEOs at Surbana Jurong.
