Knn I'd rather jail Poh Beng San 10years + 50% reduction in his CPF $$   These 2 damn funny    

Jyj at HBR’s wedding 30 yrs ago @meng.huat

👀 A company director, 67, has been jailed after he bribed a DSO staff member over a S$46 million project.    He asked for his sentence to be deferred so he could celebrate his mum's 100th birthday, go for a family holiday, & celebrate CNY:   ➡️ https://bit.ly/4s938eL   Full Details: Wah Loon Engineering Director Jailed for DSO Bribery Scheme 🇸🇬       📌 Who's Involved   - Jason Chua Aik Leng, 67 — Senior Executive Director & shareholder of Wah Loon Engineering (WLE)  - Poh Beng San, 52 — Assistant Manager, DSO National Laboratories Facilities Management  - Alex Lee Yew Huat, 53 — Supervisor (later Director) at fire protection firm Fire-Mech  - DSO National Laboratories — Singapore's largest defence R&D organisation, under MINDEF        🏗️ The Project   - Value: S$46 million building works project; M&E sub-contract valued at S$31.7 million  - Timeline: Tender invitations — Jan 2018; contract awarded — Sep 2018  - Scheme: Poh told Lee that DSO was seeking contractors, and asked for a "token of appreciation" if they secured the job  - Lee approached Chua: he had a DSO contact who could help WLE win the project. In exchange: - ✅ WLE would sub-contract fire protection works to Fire-Mech - ✅ ~1% of contract price would go to the DSO staff member as a "token of appreciation"  - ✅ Chua agreed to the arrangement        💰 The Bribe Amount   - Between Oct 2018 – Feb 2019: Chua & Lee conspired on at least 2 occasions to give Poh at least S$150,000 in gratification  - CPIB revealed Poh received bribes from six individuals between 2013–2023, totalling:  - 💵 At least S$230,000 cash - 📱 Xiaomi 13 Pro phone (~S$1,300) - 📲 Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro tablet (~S$900) - 🔧 Home door repair (~S$100) - Poh also allegedly tried to launder the corrupt funds        🕵️ How It Was Exposed   - CPIB received a tip-off in Feb 2023 that Poh was accepting gratification  - Chua was questioned and admitted his role  - 5 people charged in March 2026        ⚖️ Sentencing — 16 Oct 2026   - Guilty plea: One charge of abetting corrupt giving of gratification  - Sentence: 10 months & 2 weeks' jail  - Chua's request: Defer start until Feb 2027 — to attend mother's 100th birthday (Nov), family holiday & Lunar New Year  - Judge's decision: Partially granted ✅ — defer only for the 100th birthday milestone. Holiday & CNY not justified for further delay  - Bail: Remains out on S$100,000 bail  - Starts jail: 23 November 2026  - Ongoing cases: Poh Beng San and Alex Lee Yew Huat — cases still before the courts        "Turning 100 was a significant milestone that would not come around again." — District Judge Paul Chan     

Legal action by Singapore against haze-causing firms in Indonesia may come with diplomatic implications: Lawyers   https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/haze-indonesia-diplomatic-implications-legal-action-lawyers-6465511?cid=internal_sharetool_androidphone_18102026_cna   ⚖️ Legal Action Against Haze-Causing Firms — Full Details   Source: CNA · Abigail Ng · 17 Oct 2026 06:00AM       📜 The Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (2014)   - Enforced since September 2014 — allows Singapore to take action against companies even when the fires happen outside Singapore - NEA can: require information, issue preventive measure notices, and pursue enforcement - Affected citizens/businesses can also take civil action against responsible companies    📢 What Singapore Just Announced   On Oct 16, Minister Grace Fu said Singapore will send preventive measure notices to 7 Indonesian companies :   1. PT Bumi Andalas Permai 2. PT Bumi Mekar Hijau 3. PT Paramitra Mulia Langgeng 4. PT Sumatera Alam Anugerah 5. PT SBA Andalas Wood Industries 6. PT Hutan Lestari Raya 7. PT Bangkanesia    What the notices require:   - Deploy firefighting personnel to extinguish fires on their land - Prevent further burning - Submit prevention plans  - NEA will monitor responses and may take further action — including fines or prosecution — if warranted    ⚠️ Three of these firms — Bumi Andalas Permai, Bumi Mekar Hijau, and SBA Andalas Wood Industries — also received notices in 2015. Those investigations are still ongoing.        🤝 Diplomatic Sensitivities — Legal Experts Explain   NUS Assoc Prof Jolene Lin (Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law)   - Singapore has legal jurisdiction under international law — countries have the right to protect themselves from harm originating outside their borders - But: When Singapore first used this Act in 2015, Indonesia reacted strongly, calling it an infringement of sovereignty  - "The decision to do so has diplomatic implications — it's not purely a legal one"    SMU Assoc Prof Michelle Lim   - Taking action against companies operating in a close and powerful neighbour is politically sensitive - Jurisdiction exists, but how Indonesia perceives these moves matters significantly        🚧 Key Challenges in Pursuing Action   1. Proving causation — must link a specific company's fires directly to Singapore's haze; wind and weather patterns complicate this  2. Sovereignty & cooperation — Singapore cannot easily access evidence or conduct investigations inside Indonesia without their cooperation  3. Slow process — 4 companies under investigation since 2015, cases still not concluded  4. Data needs — requires air quality, satellite hotspots, plume trajectories, and meteorological data across multiple countries    Minister Fu acknowledged: "It is not easy, I will be the first to admit. But we must try — to protect Singaporeans."        💡 Bottom Line   - ✅ Legal path exists under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act - ⚠️ But it's slow, complex, and politically sensitive - 📌 Notices sent first — further enforcement decisions will depend on companies' responses and available evidence   Full article: 👉 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/haze-indonesia-diplomatic-implications-legal-action-lawyers-6465511