Ong Beng Seng had given expensive gifts to an ex-minister, including an all-expenses paid trip to Qatar.

The defence and prosecution have argued for a fine given the potential impact of a jail sentence on the tycoon, who has an incurable cancer.

Ong Beng Seng had given expensive gifts to an ex-minister, including an all-expenses paid trip to Qatar.

The property tycoon was fined US$23,400 on Friday for abetting former transport minister Iswaran in the obstruction of justice.