CPIB goes after the ikan bilis

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July 10, 2009
Four charged with corruption
By Elena Chong


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Chan Yew Chong (left), 45, managing director of Rhythme Technology, allegedly corruptly gave a $25,000 bribe to Mr Lin Hong Tat in 2002. --ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW



FOUR men were hauled to court on Friday on corruption charges.

One of them, Chan Yew Chong, 45, managing director of Rhythme Technology, allegedly corruptly gave a $25,000 bribe to Mr Lin Hong Tat in 2002 in return for Mr Lin to award a smoke control system installation contract at Singapore Press Holdings to Rhythme.

Mr Lin is the managing director of Colt Ventilation East Asia, whose company was awarded the smoke control system contract at SPH earlier on.

A press statement by Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau said Mr Lin told Chan that if he wanted the installation contract from Colt. Chan would have to engage MEE Consulting Engineer for consultancy at a fee of $25,000. Chan agreed and was awarded the installation contract by Colt.

Another employee of Rhythme was also charged in court with two others.

Its service manager, Leo Teng Chin, 47, allegedly gave two sums of money totalling $300 to Mohamed Shadan Abu Bakar, then a senior technician with Capitaland Retal Management, to sign service reports falsely certifying work done by Rhythme.

The alleged offences took place at Tampines Mall in 2003.

Seah Chee Yon, 41, managing director of Huang Kee Building Maintenance, was charged with giving three sums of $1,000 to Mohamed Shadan in 2004 and 2005 to be lenient in his supervision of maintenance work carried out by Huang Kee at Tampines Mall.

Both Seah and Mohamed Shadan, who was also charged with accepting bribes, indicated that they wanted to plead guilty.

Their cases will be mentioned in a week.

The cases against Chan and Leo have been adjourned to Aug 20.

Corruption is punishable with a fine of up to $100,000 and/or a jail term of up to five years.

 

[Papsmearer]

Yeah, these are all ikan bilis. Father and son get big discount for HP condo, where was CPIB? Lee and Lee awarded HDB contract for converyancing 30,000 flats a year, where was the CPIB?

 

[scroobal]

As old man explained in parliament - he can't help it if the Char Kway Teow seller puts in 2 eggs instead of one because of who he is. Somehow parliament could not figure out that seller was his brother who did not put 2 eggs for shareholders whose company he was entrusted with.

Yeah, these are all ikan bilis. Father and son get big discount for HP condo, where was CPIB? Lee and Lee awarded HDB contract for converyancing 30,000 flats a year, where was the CPIB?

 

[Papsmearer]

As old man explained in parliament - he can't help it if the Char Kway Teow seller puts in 2 eggs instead of one because of who he is. Somehow parliament could not figure out that seller was his brother who did not put 2 eggs for shareholders whose company he was entrusted with.

Ah yes, I forgot about Freddy too. What about Ho Jinx? Obviously unqualified to be CEO for Temasek, yet collected millions of dollars in bonus and salary during her tenure, and all of the money went into PM's household.