Company Director and Five Managers Charged with Alleged Offences

On 21 April 2026, six individuals were charged in Court with alleged corruption, money laundering, criminal breach of trust and cheating offences. They are:

a) Loy Hwee Kiat (“Loy”) (黎辉杰, 60-year-old male Singaporean), Director and Shareholder of Capital Construction Pte Ltd (“Capital”) and Shareholder of Asiana Capital Pte Ltd (“Asiana”) at the material time of the alleged offences;

b) Shin Hyungjun (“Shin”) (42-year-old male South Korean National and Singapore Permanent Resident), a Project Manager and a Tender Manager of Dongah Geological Engineering Co., Ltd, Singapore Branch (“Dongah”) at the material time of the alleged offences;

c) Kim Dong-Hwi (“Kim”) (46-year-old male South Korean National), a Construction Manager of Dongah at the material time of the alleged offences;

d) Seo Myoungsoo (“Seo”) (52-year-old male South Korean National), a Project Manager of Dongah at the material time of the alleged offences;

e) Woo Kyeongjin (“Woo”) (49-year-old male South Korean National), a Construction Manager of Dongah at the material time of the alleged offences; and

f) Puah Bun Shong (“Puah”) (潘文祥, 50-year-old male Malaysian National and Singapore Permanent Resident), Operations Manager of Song Yu Construction Pte Ltd (“Song Yu”) at the material time of the alleged offences.

Alleged Corruption and Money Laundering Offences

2. Between 5 February 2018 and 11 April 2022, on separate occasions, Shin, Seo, Kim and Woo allegedly obtained bribes totalling S$143,000 from Loy as inducements to further the business interests of Capital, Asiana¹ and/or AC City Pte Ltd, with Dongah.

3. Between 2018 and 2021, Kim also allegedly concealed $38,000 in corrupt benefits by arranging for the monies to be deposited into his wife’s bank account.

Alleged Criminal Breach of Trust and Cheating Offences

4. Between 28 July 2022 and 10 March 2023, Shin, aided by Phua, allegedly dishonestly misappropriated and converted S$34,163 worth of scrap roller bits for Shin’s own use. Shin allegedly conspired with Phua over five occasions between 21 September 2022 and 5 January 2023, to cheat Dongah, in which Phua falsely invoiced for 410 roller bits, when only 379 roller bits were delivered. This resulted in Dongah having to pay Song Yu for 31 undelivered roller bits amounting to S$14,415.

Summary of Charge

5. For their alleged actions, the six individuals face the following charges:

a) Loy Hwee Kiat (16 charges)

i. 16 charges for offences under Section 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (“PCA”) which are amalgamated charges pursuant to Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code (“CPC”), and of which 12 charges are read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

b) Shin Hyungjun (7 charges)

i. 5 charges for offences under Section 6(a) of the PCA which are amalgamated charges pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC, and of which 4 charges are read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC;

ii. 1 charge for an offence under Section 408 of the Penal Code read with Section 124(8)(a)(i) of the CPC, which is amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(2) of the CPC; and

iii. 1 charge for an offence under Section 420 read with Section 109 of the Penal Code 1871, read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC, which is amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC.

c) Kim Dong-Hwi (5 charges)

i. 4 charges for offences under Section 6(a) of the PCA which are amalgamated charges pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC, and of which 3 charges are read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC; and

ii. 1 charge for an offence under Section 47(1)(a) and punishable under Section 47(6)(a) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (“CDSA”).

d) Seo Myoungsoo (5 charges)

i. 5 charges for offences under Section 6(a) of the PCA which are amalgamated charges pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC, and of which 4 charges are read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

e) Woo Kyeongjin (2 charges)

i. 2 charges for offences under Section 6(a) of the PCA which are amalgamated charges pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC, and of which 1 charge is read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

f) Puah Bun Shong (2 charges)

 i. 1 charge for an offence under Section 408 read with Section 109 of the Penal Code read with Section 124(8)(a)(i) of the CPC, which is amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(2) of the CPC; and

ii. 1 charge for an offence under Section 420 read with Section 109 of the Penal Code 1871, read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC, which is amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) of the CPC.

6. Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption. Any person convicted of a corruption offence under Section 6 of the PCA can be fined up to S$100,000 or sentenced to imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both. Any person convicted of an offence under Section 420 of the Penal Code can be sentenced to imprisonment of up to 10 years, and also be liable to a fine. Whoever convicted of criminal breach of trust as a servant may be imprisoned for up to 15 years, and shall also be liable to a fine. Any person convicted of an offence punishable under Section 47(6)(a) of the CDSA can be fined up to S$500,000 or sentenced to imprisonment of up to 10 years or to both. Any person convicted of an amalgamated charge punishable under Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC can face twice the amount of punishment liable for that offence.

7. Organisations are strongly advised to put in place robust financial procedures, in areas such as procurement, to prevent falling victim to corrupt acts by their rogue employees. Guidance for organisations on measures to prevent corruption can be found in PACT: A Practical Anti-Corruption Guide for Businesses in Singapore, which is available on CPIB’s website. Organisations  may also consider to be certified under the Singapore Standard (SS) ISO 37001 – Anti-Bribery Management Systems, which is designed to help organisations implement or enhance an anti-bribery management system to reduce corporate risks and costs related to bribery.

Reference Links:

• PACT: https://www.cpib.gov.sg/research-room/publications/anti-corruption-guide-for-businesses/

• SS ISO 37001: https://www.cpib.gov.sg/research-room/publications/ss-iso-37001/

[1] Asiana is the sole shareholder of AC City Pte Ltd.

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau