Drivers pay S$100,000 fine, jail for accepting S$1 bribe!

• The Chinese men are accused of accepting the small kickbacks from drivers on several occasions.

Two forklift drivers were on Tuesday charged in Singapore with accepting S$1 (72 US cent) bribes and are facing fines of up to S$100,000 and jail time, highlighting the city-state's tough anti-corruption stance.

The Chinese men are accused of accepting the small kickbacks from drivers on several occasions in exchange for not delaying the collection or return of containers onto their trucks, Singapore's graftfighting agency said.

Chen Ziliang, 47, and Zhao Yucun, 43, are alleged to have committed the offences over several years at a shipping container depot in the affluent port city, which is a global trading hub.