Former Esplanade and Arts House Employee, Three Company Directors and Two Companies Charged

31 OCT 2025

On 31 October 2025, the following four individuals and two companies were charged in Court with alleged corruption offences. They are:

a) Saburulla S/O Abdul Gani (“Saburulla”) (59-year-old male Singaporean), an employee of the Arts House Limited (“AHL”) and The Esplanade Co Ltd (“TECL”) at the material time of the offences;

b) Chew Kim Kee (“Chew”) (52-year-old female Singaporean), a Director of Aceproject Construction Pte Ltd at the material time of the offences;

c) Eng Kim Hai (“Eng”) (黄金海, 63-year-old male Singaporean), a Director of Aceproject Construction Pte Ltd at the material time of the offences;

d) Yeoh Wee Yeong (“Yeoh”) (姚偉雄, 63-year-old male Singaporean), a Director of JYD Design Pte Ltd at the material time of the offences;

e) JYD Design Pte Ltd (“JYD”); and

f) Aceproject Construction Pte Ltd (“Aceproject”).

Alleged Corruption Offences Involving Saburulla, Yeoh and JYD

2. Sometime in 2005, Saburulla allegedly obtained a bribe of at least S$1,000 from Yeoh as an inducement to not find fault with works done by JYD. Between January 2011 and September 2022, over multiple occasions, Saburulla allegedly obtained bribes totalling about $52,800 from Yeoh. These bribes were rewards to advance the business interests in matters relating to various renovation and installation contracts between JYD and TECL or AHL.

3. Between 2009 and 2015, over separate occasions, Saburulla allegedly conspired with Yeoh and five other individuals to mislead TECL into believing that JYD had provided the lowest quotations, which resulted in various renovation and building contracts being awarded to JYD. This came in the form of multiple quotations containing false statements by other companies which had no genuine intention to bid for the contracts.

Alleged Corruption Offences Involving Saburulla, Chew, Eng and Aceproject

4. Between 2018 and 2022, over separate occasions, Saburulla allegedly obtained bribes totalling about $42,800 from Chew and Eng. These were either rewards or inducements to advance business interests in matters relating to various renovation contracts between Aceproject and AHL.

5. During the same period, over separate occasions, Saburulla allegedly conspired with Chew and two other individuals to mislead AHL into believing that Aceproject had provided the lowest quotations, which resulted in various building contracts being awarded to Aceproject. This came in the form of multiple quotations containing false statements by other companies which had no genuine intention to bid for the contracts.

Additional Alleged Corruption Offences by Saburulla

6. Between 2019 and 2022, over multiple occasions, Saburulla allegedly misled AHL into believing that Aceproject and/or JYD had provided the lowest quotations which resulted in various contracts being awarded to Aceproject and/or JYD. This came in the form of multiple quotations containing false statements by another company which had no genuine intention to bid for the contracts.

7. For their alleged actions above, the four individuals and two companies face the following charges:

a) Saburulla S/O Abdul Gani (44 charges)

i) One charge for an offence punishable under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (“PCA”);

ii) 4 charges for an offence punishable under 6(a) read with Section 7 of the PCA;

iii) 13 charges for an offence punishable under 6(a) read with Section 7 of the PCA, amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code (“CPC”). Of these, 6 charges are punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC;

iv) One charge for an offence punishable under 6(c) read with Section 7 of the PCA;

v) 10 charges for an offence punishable under 6(c) read with Sections 7 and 29(a) of the PCA; and

vi) 15 charges for an offence punishable under 6(c) read with Sections 7 and 29(a) of the PCA amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC. Of these, 9 charges are punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

b) Chew Kim Kee (14 charges)

i) One charge for an offence punishable under 6(b) read with Sections 7 and 29(a) of the PCA;

ii) 4 charges for an offence punishable under 6(b) read with Sections 7 and 29(a) of the PCA, amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC and punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC;

iii) 3 charges for an offence punishable under 6(c) read with Sections 7 and 29(a) of the PCA; and

iv) 6 charges for an offence punishable under 6(c) read with Sections 7 and 29(a) of the PCA, amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC. Of these, 5 charges are punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

c) Yeoh Wee Yeong (23 charges)

i) One charge for an offence punishable under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the PCA;

ii) One charge for an offence punishable under 6(b) read with Sections 7 and 29(a) of the PCA;

iii) 9 charges for an offence punishable under 6(b) read with Sections 7 and 29(a) of the PCA, amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC. Of these, 2 charges are punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC;

iv) 7 charges for an offence punishable under 6(c) read with Sections 7 and 29(a) of the PCA; and

v) 5 charges for an offence punishable under 6(c) read with Sections 7 and 29(a) of the PCA amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC.

d) Eng Kim Hai (2 charges)

i) 2 charges for an offence punishable under 6(b) read with Sections 7 and 29(a) of the PCA.

e) JYD Design Pte Ltd (11 charges)

i) One charge for an offence punishable under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the PCA;

ii) One charge for an offence punishable under 6(b) read with Sections 7 and 29(a) of the PCA; and

f) Aceproject Construction Pte Ltd (7 charges)

i) 3 charges for an offence punishable under 6(b) read with Sections 7 and 29(a) of the PCA; and

8. Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption. Any person convicted of a corruption offence under Section 6 of the Prevention of Corruption Act can be fined up to S$100,000 or sentenced to imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both. The maximum imprisonment term for each offence of corruption can be increased to 7 years if it is in relation to a matter or contract with the Government or public body, or a subcontract to execute work comprised in such contract. Any person convicted of an amalgamated charge punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code can face twice the amount of punishment liable for that offence.

9. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) looks into all corruption-related complaints and reports, including anonymous ones, and can be reached via the following channels:

a) Lodge an e-Complaint;
b) Email us at report@cpib.gov.sg;
c) Call the Duty Officer at 1800-376-0000; or
d) Write to us at the CPIB Headquarters @ 2 Lengkok Bahru, S159047.

10. Where possible, the report should include the following information:

a) Where, when and how did the alleged corrupt act happen?
b) Who was involved and what were their roles?
c) What was the bribe given and the favour shown?

11. Under the law, the identity of the person making the report will be kept confidential, except when the court finds that the person has made a false statement in his corruption complaint. Complainants may also choose not to reveal their personal details when lodging a corruption complaint.

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau