Man on trial over 6 cheating charges involving $25,000 | The Straits Times   https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/raymond-ng-spouse-of-anti-vaccine-group-founder-on-trial-over-6-cheating-charges-involving-25000   Full Report: Raymond Ng Cheating Trial (July 2026) 🇸🇬   Source: The Straits Times | Published/Updated: 06 Jul 2026, 6:39pm       👤 Who is Raymond Ng?   - Full name: Ng Kai Hoe Raymond, 53 - Spouse: Iris Koh Hsiao Pei, founder of anti-vaccine group Healing the Divide - Business role: Sole director of Candle Consulting; previously linked to vending machine venture Vendshare; his wife is one of two company secretaries for Candle Consulting - Legal status: Representing himself in this trial; out on $15,000 bail       ⚖️ Charges & Case Background   - Initial charges (Feb 2025): 12 counts of cheating, involving nearly $61,000 total, linked to the vending machine scheme between 2019–2020 - Current trial scope: Prosecution proceeds on 6 charges (remaining 6 stood down), involving $25,000 from 6 individuals - Alleged offence: Deceiving investors into believing payments would buy them co-ownership stakes in coffee vending machines via his companies - Penalty: Up to 10 years’ jail and/or fine for each count of cheating       📅 Day 1 of Trial (6 July 2026, State Courts)   Pre-trial points   - Ng asked District Judge Lim Tse Haw to stop prosecutors calling witnesses “victims”, saying it could bias their testimony. The judge noted prosecutors would use names as appropriate - Request to sit at the Bar (reserved for lawyers) was rejected; he was told to remain in the dock as he is not legally qualified   Witness & cross-examination   - First witness: How Kai Xin, legal process specialist at payments platform Stripe, which handled transactions for Candle Consulting - Prosecution submitted Stripe records showing payments from the alleged victims to the company - Ng spent much of the day questioning her qualifications (law degree, education), plus technical details of payment flows, service contracts and fund movement - Ng’s argument: Records only show Stripe transferring funds to Candle Consulting, not direct payment from customers to the firm - Witness response: Stripe is a payment facilitator acting between buyers and merchants; documents confirm the requested transactions took place - Judge intervened: most questions had been answered, and Ms How was not in a position to address many of his technical queries       📌 Next Steps   - Trial continues 7 July 2026; prosecution will call one of the alleged victims as the second witness       🧾 Related Cases   - Iris Koh: Faces separate charges including conspiracy to make false representations to the Health Promotion Board over Covid-19 vaccines; pre-trial conference set for 27 July 2026 - Earlier related matters: Previous bid to sue alleged victims was dismissed; couple also faces enforcement over unpaid costs from a struck-out defamation suit

People's Power Party says its secretary-general Goh Meng Seng has stepped down and a new party chief has been appointed.   Separately, Progress Singapore Party's Stephanie Tan, who contested Pioneer SMC in GE2025, has left the party.    https://str.sg/pJhr   Here are the full details regarding the leadership changes and party departures within Singapore's opposition parties following announcements on July 6, 2026:   ### 1. Stephanie Tan Leaves Progress Singapore Party (PSP)    * **The Departure:** Stephanie Tan, a 38-year-old homemaker and former lawyer, announced she is leaving the party due to "differences in opinion in the direction of the party."    * **Electoral Performance:**    Tan was one of PSP's standout newcomers during the 2025 General Election (GE2025). Contesting in Pioneer SMC, she secured **34.55% of the votes** against the People's Action Party (PAP) incumbent Patrick Tay. This made her PSP's top performer across all four single-member constituencies it contested, despite the party's overall dip in vote share.    * **Party Leadership:**    Following a leadership renewal in July 2025—which saw party heavyweights Dr. Tan Cheng Bock and Hazel Poa step down from top leadership roles—Tan was co-opted into the Central Executive Committee (CEC). She had been tasked with helping revamp the party's image and elevating younger members.    * **Next Steps:**    Tan thanked founder Dr. Tan Cheng Bock for respecting her choice and offering encouragement. She mentioned she will take time to evaluate her next steps outside of the PSP.   ### 2. Leadership Shakeup at People’s Power Party (PPP)    * **Top Leaders Step Down:** PPP founder and Secretary-General **Goh Meng Seng (56)** alongside Party Chairman **Derrick Sim (45)** have officially vacated their leadership posts.    * **New Chief Appointed:**    **William Lim Lian Chin**, who ran as a PPP candidate for Ang Mo Kio GRC during GE2025, has been elected as the party's new Secretary-General.    * **Taking Responsibility for GE2025:**    Goh stated that both he and Sim made the decision to step down immediately after the election results but delayed the announcement to allow the party time to safely reorganize. Goh accepted "full responsibility" for the party's poor electoral outing.    * **The Election Backdrop:**    During GE2025, the PPP slate (including Goh and Sim) contested a crowded four-way fight in Tampines GRC, where they received a mere **0.43% of the vote** and lost their financial deposits. The party fared slightly better in Ang Mo Kio GRC, pulling 10.2% of the vote in a three-cornered fight.    * **Goh's Future Role:**    Goh stated he will remain an active background member of the PPP, offering alternative perspectives on public policy. Reflecting on the political landscape, he noted that he felt "no longer suitable to lead a political party in this new era whereby values are no longer the primary consideration of voters." Goh Meng Seng leaves the helm after a long history in Singapore's alternative political scene, having previously contested with the Workers' Party (2006) and the National Solidarity Party (2011) before founding the PPP in 2015.

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