CNA: Former SPH SVP Peter Khoo Charged With Corruption

[Vulcann]

From CNA:

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1209913/1/.html

 

Former SPH SVP Peter Khoo charged with corruption

By Alvina Soh | Posted: 26 June 2012

 

SINGAPORE: Peter Khoo Chong Meng, former senior vice president of the English and Malay News Division at Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), was on Tuesday charged in court for corruption and criminal breach of trust.

 

Khoo faced eight counts of corruption and two counts of criminal breach of trust.

 

He is accused of taking illegal payments and misappropriating shopping vouchers handled by his editorial projects unit.

 

Khoo was dismissed from SPH in September 2010.

 

The prosecution said it would proceed with two counts of corruption and one count of criminal breach of trust.

 

Dressed in a long blue sleeved shirt, Khoo appeared grim as his charges were read out.

 

He declined to speak to the media.

 

Khoo will be back in court on 10 July.

 

- CNA/wm

 

[Shull]

What's with all the corruption of high level officers in civil service and govt linked companies??

 

Does that mean high pay is not enough to deter corruption? Or you need an even higher pay?

[RadX]

What's with all the corruption of high level officers in civil service and govt linked companies??

 

Does that mean high pay is not enough to deter corruption? Or you need an even higher pay?

 

too much time so think of other ways to make $$$

[Eyke]

money where got enough one?

 

if u can get more, by watever means, then u'll still wan more...

[Latka]

What's with all the corruption of high level officers in civil service and govt linked companies??

 

Does that mean high pay is not enough to deter corruption? Or you need an even higher pay?

 

Greed has no boundaries.

[Mockngbrd]

Gahmen sector so many corrupted ppl and skeletons in closets

[Mustank]

my senior told me: One thing that you cannot do is to steal from ah gong confirm

[Sosaria]

It is said that: Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

 

In many organisations, somehow too much power is given to the upper ranks of management. To the extent that we forget that they also need to be checked-and-balanced.

 

Maybe this is our asian culture of giving too much respect and deference to those in power.

 

Bottom-line is, no matter how high up is a SVP or CEO or whatever, they are just employees like us. No need to be over-respectful to the point of being negligent in not checking their conduct.

[Shull]

too much time so think of other ways to make $$$

 

You got take kickbacks from your "customers" or not? Like they pay you more, you send them to level 1 instead of level 18... [laugh]

[RadX]

You got take kickbacks from your "customers" or not? Like they pay you more, you send them to level 1 instead of level 18...

 

for sure, i dun sleep w them

[Jman888]

misappropriating shopping vouchers or sample is very common, but for listed coy should have more stringent compliance.

 

taking illegal payments cannot runaway liao

[KARTer]

Gahmen sector so many corrupted ppl and skeletons in closets

A case of monkeys see monkeys do?

[Unfair]

Hmm, how come after elections then all these news become available.

[Shull]

Hmm, how come after elections then all these news become available.

 

Wanna prove to the populace that reducing pay is WRONG...

 

So next year, pay sure increase again.. just not for the general population..

[Kangadrool]

Spring cleaning season.

[LoverofCar]

At least he did not get free BJ from woman.....

[Shull]

for sure, i dun sleep w them

 

er.. you can sleep with them before they

 

[Scb11980]

why all these cases only appear after the by election in hougang

 

timing