Does Singapore have the stricted anti-corruption laws in the world? I have not done any studies on other laws, but our laws are extremely strict in covering acts of corruption occuring overseas.
Under 37 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Singapore citizens who commit acts of corruption overseas, eg taking or paying a bribe, may be punished under the Act. This is one of the rare cases where the Singapore courts are given extra-territorial jurisdiction (over acts done outside the country). The Act however, does not seem to require any connection to Singapore for the Act to apply. For example, a Singaporean working in China for an American company, pays a bribe to a Chinese civil servant, would have committed an offence under the Act.
In contrast, a friend working in a neighbouring country for a major software company, recounted the story of trying to obtain a large private sector contract. An employee from the potential customer asked whether he was willing to give the employee a car. My friend was shocked by this, after having grown up in Singapore. He also amazed by the size of the bribe wanted - considering the size of the contract, sports rims could be thrown in but definitely not a car!
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