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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.
October 01, 2019
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
September 27, 2019
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
August 30, 2019
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.
August 27, 2019
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
July 12, 2019
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
June 27, 2019
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.
June 24, 2019
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,
June 20, 2019
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.
June 07, 2019
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
June 07, 2019