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2013 Penny Stock Crash
John Soh could face longest-ever jail term for financial crime in Singapore
SINGAPORE (March 3): Chia Teck Leng, a former accountant at Asia Pacific Breweries, made history 13 years ago when he was convicted of cheating four banks of $117 million and sentenced to 42 years’ jail.
March 03, 2017
In print this week
Why ISR Capital could be in for a rough week ahead
SINGAPORE (March 3): It remains to be seen whether shares in ISR Capital will continue falling when they begin trading again.
March 03, 2017
2013 Penny Stock Crash
SGX to allow ISR Capital to resume trading on March 6; shares said to be manipulated by John Soh
SINGAPORE (March 1): SGX will lift the trading suspension on ISR Capital with effect from March 6, following revelations in court on Feb 28 that the company has been under the manipulation of John Soh Chee Wen, the alleged mastermind behind three other pe
March 01, 2017
2013 Penny Stock Crash
John Soh-linked witness no longer with LionGold, says company
SINGAPORE (March 1): LionGold Corp, one of the three penny stocks at the centre of the October 2013 saga, has come forth to announce that its senior executive, Peter Chen, is no longer with the company.
March 01, 2017
2013 Penny Stock Crash
Penny stock saga’s alleged mastermind John Soh denied bail; faces total of 188 charges
SINGAPORE (Feb 28): John Soh Chee Wen, the alleged mastermind behind the October 2013 penny stock saga, has been charged with seven new counts of witness tampering.
February 28, 2017
Shareholders move to oust USP chairman Li
SINGAPORE (Feb 13): Two shareholders holding 11.1% of USP Group have triggered an attempt to oust executive chairman Li Hua and executive director Raphael Tham Wai Mun.
February 13, 2017
2013 Penny Stock Crash
Suspended ISR Capital issues profit warning
SINGAPORE (Feb 10): ISR Capital, linked by prosecutors to John Soh Chee Wen, the alleged mastermind behind the penny stock saga of October 2013, warns it expects to report a net loss for the year ended Dec 2016 when it releases its earnings by March 1.
February 10, 2017
2013 Penny Stock Crash
Bail hearing of John Soh adjourned to Feb 28
SINGAPORE (Jan 6): The bail hearing of John Soh Chee Wen, the alleged mastermind behind the penny stock crash of 2013, will next be held on Feb 28, the court decided on Friday afternoon.
January 06, 2017
ISR Capital caps an eventful 2016 with sudden resignation of CEO Quah Su-Yin
ISR Capital kicked off 2017 on a solemn note. With trading in its shares still suspended, and the authorities having alleged links with John Soh Chee Wen, the company announced on Jan 3 that its CEO, Quah Su- Yin, had resigned on New Year’s Eve to “fo
January 06, 2017
2013 Penny Stock Crash
John Soh-linked ISR Capital’s CEO Quah Su Yin resigns
SINGAPORE (Jan 3): ISR Capital, whose shares have been suspended by the Singapore Exchange, said that its executive director and CEO Quah Su Yin has resigned with effect from Dec 31 2016.
January 03, 2017