2013 penny stock crash

Corporate moves

New shareholders take control of LionGold

SINGAPORE (Oct 1): LionGold Corp, one of the three companies at the centre of the 2013 penny stock crash saga, is now under the control of new shareholders.

2013 Penny Stock Crash

Inner circle to take the stand as trial resumes

SINGAPORE (Sept 30): The penny stock crash trial is set to resume on Sept 30, with brokers closer to the inner circle of John Soh Chee Wen and Quah Su-Ling set to take the stand. Among ­others, Soh’s girlfriend, Adeline Cheng Jo-Ee, and former Liongold

2013 Penny Stock Crash

Prosecution, defence clash over amended charges

SINGAPORE (Sept 2): The prosecution and defence counsels in the penny stock crash trial clashed again in court over an application to amend charges, in particular over whether the new charges would pertain to a different section of the penal code which ca

2013 Penny Stock Crash

Prosecutors and defence counsels for John Soh, Quah clash over amendment of charges

SINGAPORE (Aug 27): Prosecutors and defence counsels in the 2013 penny stock crash trial on Tuesday clashed over an application by the former to amend the charges.

Global Economy

Briefs

SINGAPORE (July 15): “Just imagine Churchill allowing this humiliating, servile, sycophantic indulgence of the American president’s ego to go unchallenged.” — British opposition Labour Party’s shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry. She was c

2013 Penny Stock Crash

Attilan in RTO deal to transform into entertainment content producer despite delisting notice

SINGAPORE (June 27): Attilan Group, which has received a notice to delist from the Singapore Exchange on June 4, may get a new lease of life given the company is in talks with Tremendous Opportunity Fund I LP for the proposed reverse takeover of Tremendou

Deals, joint ventures & alliances

ISR signs MOU with Shenzhen-listed company to start talks on joint development of Tantalum mine

SINGAPORE (June 24): ISR Capital, which is on the Singapore Exchange watch-list, is to start talks with a China company to develop its rare earth concession in Africa.

Management & Corporate Governance

JLC lawyer Jeffrey Ong faces 13 more charges; none linked to Allied Tech

SINGAPORE (June 20): Jeffrey Ong Su Aun might be the managing director of law firm JLC Advisors. But as details of his escape to Malaysia were revealed, it would not have been difficult to imagine the 41-year-old as a character in a novel by his namesake,

Corruption probe

'Missing' JLC lawyer Jeffrey Ong arrested and charged

SINGAPORE (June 10): Jeffrey Ong Su Aun, the managing partner of law firm JLC Advisors, who had been uncontactable since May 20, has been apprehended and charged. Ong, 41, was arrested in Malaysia and sent back to Singapore on May 30.

Commentary

Why we should hold on to quarterly reporting

SINGAPORE (June 10): One of the last things we used to do before closing each issue of The Edge Singapore in our early days was hammer out a little column called “Behind the Stories”. As its name suggests, its purpose was to explain why we had pursued
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