Four Individuals Charged with Various Alleged Offences Involving Over $1 Million

On 14 August 2025, the following four individuals were charged in Court with various alleged offences. They are:

a) Lim Chin Kiat (“Chin Kiat”) (46-year-old male Singaporean), the Managing Director of PAME Engineering Pte Ltd (“PAME”) and a Senior Project Manager of Equip-Sys Pte Ltd (“Equip-Sys”) at the material time of the offences;

b) Ng San San (“San San”) (黄珊珊, 48-year-old female Singaporean), a Workplace Manager of Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific Pte Ltd at the material time of the offences;

c) Kong Soon Hua (“Soon Hua”) (56-year-old male Singaporean), a director of Octofusion Pte Ltd (“OPL”) at the material time of the offences; and

d) Lim Choon Huat (“Choon Huat”) (林春發, 53-year-old male Singaporean), a director of Pathfinder Logistics & Industrials Services Pte Ltd (“Pathfinder”) at the material time of the offences.

Alleged Corruption and Obstruction of Justice Offences Between Lim Chin Kiat and Ng San San

2. Sometime between 13 October 2018 and 19 March 2020, on two occasions, Chin Kiat allegedly gave bribes amounting to S$40,000 to San San through bank transfers from his personal DBS account as inducements to advance the business interests of Equip-Sys with Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.

3. In addition, sometime around 27 February 2024, San San allegedly obstructed the course of justice by deleting her Whatsapp messages with Chin Kiat from her mobile phone to prevent CPIB officers from investigating into these messages.

4. For their alleged actions, Chin Kiat and San San each face two charges for offences punishable under section 6(b) and 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, respectively. San San faces one additional charge for an offence punishable under Section 204A of the Penal Code.

Alleged Corruption Offences Between Lim Chin Kiat and Kong Soon Hua

5. Sometime between 25 January 2016 and 6 February 2024, on multiple occasions, Chin Kiat allegedly received bribes from Soon Hua amounting to about S$418,600 as inducements to advance the business interests of OPL with Equip-Sys and PAME. The bribes were in the form of cash and bank transfers.

6. For their alleged actions, Chin Kiat and Soon Hua each face eight charges for offences punishable under Section 5(a)(i) and Section 5(b)(i) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, respectively. Of these charges, five are amalgamated under Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code, four of which are liable for enhanced punishment under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Alleged Falsification of Accounts Offences Between Lim Chin Kiat and Lim Choon Huat

7. On nine occasions between 30 September 2016 and 20 November 2019, Chin Kiat allegedly conspired with Choon Huat to defraud PAME by falsifying invoices issued by Pathfinder to PAME. These invoices were either fictitious as no works were carried out nor were any services provided, or otherwise inflated. The amounts involved were for a total value of about S$1,146,100.

8. On two occasions between 13 September 2021 and 25 March 2022, Chin Kiat also allegedly instigated Choon Huat to defraud Equip-Sys by falsifying invoices issued by Pathfinder to Equip-Sys. The amounts involved were for a total value of S$301,000.

9. For their alleged actions, Chin Kiat and Choon Huat face 11 and 9 charges for offences punishable under Section 477A read with Section 109 of the Penal Code, respectively.

10. Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption. Any person convicted of a corruption offence under Section 5 or 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. 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. Any person convicted of an obstruction of justice offence under Section 204A of the Penal Code can be sentenced to imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. Any person convicted of a falsification of accounts offence punishable under Section 477A of the Penal Code can be sentenced to imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, or with fine, or with both.

11. 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.

12. 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?

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau