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Nov 23, 1987 · Khoo Ban Hock, former chairman of the failed National Bank of Brunei, has pleaded guilty to two charges of conspiring to cheat and defraud the bank, the Asian Wall Street Journal...
- Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat’S Career Was Controversial Even from The Early Days
- Khoo Got Close to The Bruneian Royals, and Went Into Business with Them
- NBB’s Finances Kept Getting Worse, and The Brunei Royal Family Wasn’T Pleased
- The NBB Scandal Left A Stain on Khoo’s Otherwise Glittering Career
Khoo was born in 1917 to a well-off family in Singapore. Bythe time he was 16, he joined the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation(OCBC Bank) in Singapore, and quickly rose up the ranks too. He was known for his aggressive loaning and investment decisions,which had causedfriction between him and his boss. In fact, Khoo apparently left OCBC in 1959 b...
Sometime in the 60’s, Khoo was said to have gotten cosy on both business and social terms with the family of Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. And so, with some equity participation from the royal family, heestablished the National Bank of Brunei (NBB) in 1965. Khoo himself reportedly owned about 70% of the bank and would also allegedly go on to se...
While Khoo was busy balling in the hotel and banking sector, something strange was going on in Brunei: NBB was unwittingly digging itself into a financial pit, and no one knew why. Following an investigation, it emerged that 90% of NBB’s loans were made to companies under Khoo’s ownership, and that NBB had plunged itself intoUSD600 million worth of...
To be fair to the man, the late Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat contributed heavily to the development of the tourism sector inSingapore, Malaysia, and Australia. He was also known for his philanthropy, and had set up the Khoo Foundation, which has contributed over S$360 million in the past decade towardshealthcare and medical research. There’s even a hospi...
Jun 30, 2023 · Khoo Teck Puat (b. 13 January 1917, Singapore–d. 21 February 2004, Singapore) was a prominent businessman and investor with interests in banking, hotels, property development and other sectors.1 He controlled the Goodwood group of hotels and held significant stakes in the London-based Standard Chartered Bank as well as three major ...
Mar 12, 2004 · Khoo Ban Hock, his eldest son, did not escape so lightly. He was jailed for two years in Brunei for his role in illegally channelling almost $US600 million in loans from the bank to his father's ...
Khoo Teck Puat - Wikipedia. Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat ( Chinese: 邱德拔; pinyin: Qiū Débá; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khu Tik-pua̍t; 13 January 1917 – 21 February 2004) was a banker and hotel owner, who, with an estimated fortune of S$4.3 billion (US$3,195,953,500), was the wealthiest man in Singapore at one point.
Aug 19, 2019 · SINGAPORE - Laundry shop manager Leslie Khoo Kwee Hock - who strangled his lover in his car on a quiet road near Gardens by the Bay, and then burned her body - was sentenced to life...
Aug 19, 2019 · Leslie Khoo Kwee Hock (left), who is married and a father, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering Chinese engineer Cui Yajie (right). He had lied to her saying he was single.
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