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A former chief of air force who was driving when he collided with a woman pushing a stroller at Pasir Panjang in 2024 has been fined $5,000 and disqualified from driving for 5 years. https://str.sg/szKs On July 1, 2026, former Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) chief **Goh Yong Siang**, 74, pleaded guilty to driving without reasonable consideration causing grievous hurt. He was handed a **S$5,000 fine** and a **5-year driving disqualification** (the mandatory minimum period for this offense). The full details of the court proceedings, the mechanics of the accident, and the condition of the victims are laid out below. ### 1. The Incident: A Discretionary Right-Turn Collision The accident took place on **May 17, 2024, at approximately 8:50 AM** at the signalized junction of Pasir Panjang Road and Harbour Drive. * **The Setup:** Goh was driving his car along Harbour Drive and intended to make a discretionary right turn into Pasir Panjang Road towards Telok Blangah. * **The Victims:** At the exact same time, a 44-year-old Indonesian domestic helper named Samsiah was crossing the pedestrian walkway while pushing a 2-year-old boy in a stroller. * **The Failure:** The **"green man" signal was fully lit**, giving pedestrians the absolute right-of-way. However, prosecutors noted that Goh failed to keep a proper lookout and executed the turn without stopping in the right-turn pocket. ### 2. Impact and Extent of Injuries In-car camera footage played in the State Courts revealed a severe impact. Because Goh was traveling at a speed that left him unable to brake in time, the car hit the pedestrian directly. * **The Helper:** Upon impact, the helper was thrown into the air and landed hard on the pavement, cracking and scratching the car’s windscreen. She suffered a deep facial laceration that bled heavily, a knee contusion, and a ligament tear. She was given **42 days of hospitalization leave**. The prosecution confirmed that while her injuries were severe ("grievous hurt"), they are not expected to cause permanent disability. * **The Toddler:** The two-year-old boy in the stroller was also shaken and injured in the collision. Both victims were quickly rushed to the National University Hospital (NUH). The boy's parents ultimately declined medical leave on his behalf. ### 3. The Legal Charges & Sentencing Rationale Goh initially faced two traffic charges. 1. **First Charge (Proceeded with):** Driving without reasonable consideration for other road users causing grievous hurt to the helper. This charge carries a maximum statutory penalty of up to 2 years in prison, a fine of up to S$5,000, or both, alongside a mandatory driving ban. 2. **Second Charge (Taken into Consideration):** Driving without reasonable consideration causing hurt to the toddler. This was factored into the final sentencing weight. Deputy Public Prosecutor Etsuko Lim sought the maximum cash fine of S$5,000, noting the victims were plainly visible and clearly had the right of way. Goh’s defense lawyer, Sanjiv Kumar Rajan from Allen & Gledhill, argued for a fine over jail time, stating that his client was deeply remorseful, had fully cooperated with police investigators from day one, and that the collision was the result of a "momentary lapse" in judgment. ### 4. Background of the Accused Goh Yong Siang has a prominent history within Singapore's military and state-linked corporate ecosystem: * He was a decorated fighter pilot who rose through the ranks to serve as the **Chief of Air Force**, retiring from the military in 1998. * Following his military career, he held senior corporate leadership roles, including Senior Managing Director at Temasek International from 2006 to 2013. * He currently serves as the **Chairman of Temasek Management Services** and Gas Supply (a Temasek-linked natural gas importer).
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Police have issued a prohibition of disposal order against the S$55 million Good Class Bungalow linked to the Nvidia chip movement case. 4 people also face additional charges linked to the investigation. https://cna.asia/4oYjkh5 The expansion of the **Nvidia AI server export fraud** investigation by the Singapore authorities has resulted in a multi-million dollar asset seizure and a wave of new criminal charges. The full details of this major case, based on official updates from the Singapore Police Force (SPF), are outlined below: ### 1. The High-Value Asset Seizure The Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) has clamped down on luxury assets allegedly acquired using the proceeds of this international chip-smuggling network: * **The S$55 Million GCB:** A **Prohibition of Disposal Order** has been slapped against a Good Class Bungalow (GCB) located at **12 Chee Hoon Avenue**. This order legally freezes the asset, stopping anyone from selling, transferring, or mortgaging the luxury property. * **Frozen Bank Funds:** Approximately **S$1 million** sitting in personal bank accounts has been officially seized by investigators. ### 2. The Core Conspiracy: Bypassing US Sanctions The international fraud ring operated by deceiving global tech giants (**Dell, Super Micro Computer, and Asus**) to circumvent strict United States export controls. These controls are heavily designed to prevent state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence technology (specifically Nvidia's advanced **Hopper and Blackwell** processor architectures) from being shipped to China for military modernization or state AI development. * **The Tactic:** Key executives of a Singaporean corporate entity known as the **Aperia Group** allegedly spent months falsifying purchasing documents. * **The Deception:** They repeatedly lied to the server manufacturers, explicitly presenting themselves as the "legitimate local end-users" who would keep and run the servers in Singapore. Once the servers were successfully delivered, they were allegedly diverted out of Singapore. ### 3. The 4 Accused Individuals & Their Fresh Charges The legal case has radically broadened with severe fresh fraud and money laundering charges against four central figures: * **Alan Wei Zhaolun (Former Aperia Group Officer):** Faces 7 new fraud charges. Crucially, he is hit with a massive money laundering charge for allegedly converting **S$55 million** worth of property (the 12 Chee Hoon Avenue GCB) using **S$38 million** in direct proceeds earned from this criminal enterprise. * **Aaron Woon Guo Jie (Former Aperia Group Officer):** Faces 7 fresh fraud charges. He also faces a new money laundering charge for funneling S1.2 million into his personal bank account, with prosecutors alleging S1 million represents direct benefits from the fraud. * **Jenny Lim (Former Aperia Group Officer):** Originally added to the probe in April 2026, she now faces 7 fresh fraud charges and a parallel money laundering charge matching Woon’s for funneling illicit funds into her personal bank accounts. * **Li Ming (Chinese National):** The controller of a firm called *Luxuriate Your Life*. He faces a fresh fraud charge for communicating with Super Micro while pretending to be a regular employee, alongside charges for fraudulently conducting business and abetting another director to breach their regulatory duties. ### 4. Historic Corporate Prosecutions In a significant legal milestone for Singapore, the state is not just going after the individuals, but is **prosecuting the corporate entities themselves** for the first time in this investigation. Four companies collectively face **eight fraud charges**: 1. Aperia International Pte. Ltd. 2. A-Speed Infotech Pte. Ltd. 3. Aperia Cloud Services Pte. Ltd. 4. Luxuriate Your Life Pte. Ltd. The prosecution argues that because the fraudulent "end-user" declarations were signed by the accused in their official capacities as corporate directors and secretaries, the companies themselves are criminally liable. ### 5. Legal Penalties & Global Context The case is scheduled for its next major court hearing on **July 6, 2026**, where Alan Wei Zhaolun and the four corporate entities will officially be read their fresh charges. If convicted under Singapore law: * **Cheating / Fraud by False Representation** carries a maximum penalty of up to **20 years in prison**, a massive fine, or both per charge. * **Money Laundering** (under the CDSA) carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to S500,000, or both for individuals, while corporations can face millions in fines alongside the total forfeiture of the frozen S55 million GCB. This case runs parallel to major ongoing investigations by the US Department of Justice and the Taiwanese judiciary, which recently raided Super Micro's offices in Taiwan to halt the S$3.3 billion pipeline of black-market AI hardware flowing into China.
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Both Ng and Ang were unemployed and had been assigned to co-live in a tiny, one-room public rental flat at **Block 90, Redhill Close** since December 2022 under the Joint Singles Scheme. -- What is above scheme? Strangers forced to live with each other?
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