Four more former NKF board members included in civil suit

Time is GMT + 8 hours
Posted: 19 June 2006 1813 hrs
By Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE: Four more former directors of the National Kidney Foundation have been included in the civil suit filed by the new NKF management.

The High Court on Monday granted an application for the new NKF to sue Alwyn Lim, former chairman of the NKF finance committee; Chow Kok Fong, CEO of Changi Airport Managers and Partners; Kweh Soon Han, partner at law firm Kweh Lee and Partners; and Lawrence Chia, Associate Professor at NUS.

The 4 men join Richard Yong, Loo Say San and Matilda Chua who are currently facing charges.

The High Court had approved an application made by lawyers for Yong and Loo to hold all former directors accountable for the lack of corporate governance in the old NKF.

The lawyers will now proceed to make claims against the 4 parties in the case on July 3 at the High Court.

The 4 men will then have 2 weeks to file their defence.

Former NKF CEO TT Durai and his friend, Pharis Aboobacker are the other 2 names sued in the case. - CNA /dt