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The organisation's signboard in front of NKFS headquarter in Kim Keat Road was vandalised after the scandal broke out.

The National Kidney Foundation Singapore scandal, also known as the NKF saga, NKF scandal, or NKF controversy, was a July 2005 scandal involving National Kidney Foundation Singapore (NKF) following the collapse of a defamation trial which it brought against Susan Long and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). This caused a massive backlash and fallout of donors to the charity, and subsequently resulted in the resignation of Chief Executive Officer T.T Durai and its board of directors. Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Vandalism is the conspicuous defacement or destruction of a structure, a symbol or anything else that goes against the will of the owner/governing body. ... Ongoing events • 2005 Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes • 2005 Maharashtra floods • 2005 Gujarat Flood • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Gomery Comm. ... A scandal is a widely publicized incident involving allegations of wrong-doing, disgrace, or moral outrage. ... The National Kidney Foundation Singapore (NKFS) is a Singapore-based foundation running kidney dialysis and prevention programmes. ... Slander and Libel redirect here. ... Susan Long is a senior correspondent for The Straits Times in Singapore. ... Main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH) is the leading newspaper and magazine publisher in Singapore, with one of the regions most advanced printing assets. ... TT Durai, in better times. ...

Allegations surrounding the scandal included the false declarations on how long NKF's reserves could last, its number of patients, installation of a golden tap in Durai's private office suite, his salary, use of company cars and first-class air travel. Former NKF patron Tan Choo Leng, wife of Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, sparked further outrage when she remarked that T.T Durai's pay of "S$600,000 a year is peanuts". Executive class cabin in Indian (airline), the higher of the two classes offered First Class travel is a particularly high quality travel class offered by passenger airlines, railways and shipping companies. ... ... The political office of Senior Minister in the political system of Singapore is taken by a Prime Minister when he retires from that office, but still has something to offer the government based on his long experience. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Goh Goh Chok Tong (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Hokkien: Gô· Chok-tòng; born May 20, 1941), was the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from November 28, 1990 to August 12, 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew. ... TT Durai, in better times. ... ISO 4217 Code SGD User(s) Singapore, Brunei Inflation 1% Source The World Factbook, 2006 est. ... Binomial name L. This article is about the legume. ...

President of the National Council of Social Services, Gerard Ee, has since been appointed as interim chairman of the organisation. A full independent audit on its finances was conducted by KPMG, and a 442-page report released on 19 December 2005 revealed several malpractices by the former NKF board and management. Durai was arrested on 17 April 2006 and charged under the Prevention of Corruptions Act by the Police. A S$12 million civil suit to recover funds by the new NKF board against Durai and four other former board members began on 8 January 2007. Gerard Ee Hock Kim (Simplified Chinese: 余福金; Pinyin: ; born 1949) is the President of the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) in Singapore. ... KPMG is one of the largest professional services firms in the world. ... is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Early accusations

In August 1997 and December 1998, NKF volunteer Archie Ong and aero-modelling instructor Piragasam Singaravelu respectively were hauled to court separately for defamation when both said that T.T. Durai had been flying first class. The former mentioned in April 1997 that the NKF "squandered monies" in a casual conversation with former chairman of NKF's finance committee Alwyn Lim,^[1] while the latter has claimed that he had personally seen Mr Durai in Singapore Airlines' first-class cabin. Both paid an undisclosed amount of damages to the NKF, and apologised. ^[2] News of the suit affected Ong's cancer-suffering father, who eventually died in hospital. Shortly after the 2005 scandal broke, Ong mentioned to the press that he felt "fully vindicated now. I had more than a hundred calls today to wish me well."^[3] Tight security was highly visible during the 117th IOC Session. ... Singapore has taken a series of measures against avian influenza and the potential threat of a pandemic. ... Aedes aegypti In the 2005 dengue outbreak in Singapore, a significant rise in the number of dengue cases is reported in Singapore, becoming the countrys worst health crisis since the 2003 SARS epidemic. ... Huang Na (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; 25 September 1996 – 10 October 2004) was an eight-year old Chinese national found dead in a cardboard box at Telok Blangah Hill Park in Singapore. ... The Republic of Singapore Air Force committed four CH-47 Chinook helicopters and 45 personnel toward the relief effort in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. ... Following the 2005 Kashmir earthquake that occurred on October 8, 2005 in a Pakistan-administered region of the disputed territory of Kashmir, killing more than 30,000 people and injured over 42,000, Singapore organised several rescue and relief operations to assist the victims of the disaster. ... The National Day Parade, 2005 (NDP) was a national ceremony in Singapore on August 9, 2005 to commemorate Singapores 40 years of independence. ... The Police MRT Unit (Abbreviation: PMU; Malay: Unit Polis MRT; Chinese: 地铁警卫队) is a specialised unit of the Singapore Police Force, coming under the direct command of the Special Operations Command. ... The Singapore presidential election of 2005 was to be held on 27 August 2005 to elect the President of Singapore. ... Van Tuong Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyá»…n Tường Vân  , baptised Caleb[1]) (17 August 1980 – 2 December 2005) was an Australian from Melbourne, Victoria convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore. ... Current events in Malaysia and Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Counter-terrorism in Singapore is a series of measures implemented in Singapore to detect and prevent terrorism, and to minimise damage from such terrorist acts should they occur. ... An Integrated Resort (IR) is a mixed-use development containing a casino. ... The Singapore Flyer (Chinese: 新加坡摩天观景轮) is an observation wheel to be built in Singapore by 2008. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Slander and Libel redirect here. ... Executive class cabin in Indian (airline), the higher of the two classes offered First Class travel is a particularly high quality travel class offered by passenger airlines, railways and shipping companies. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Singapore Airlines Limited (Abbreviation: SIA; Chinese: ; pinyin: , abbreviated ; Malay: ; Tamil: ) (SGX: S55) is the national airline of Singapore. ...

In 1999, NKF tracked down and again took legal action against Tan Kiat Noi, who allegedly circulated an e-mail from her company e-mail on 5 April, claiming that "the NKF did not help the poor and needy, paid its staff unrealistically high bonuses"^[4] and discouraged members of the public from donating. She later published a public apology on local broadsheets The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao, and paid a total of S$50,000 in damages.^[5] 48 additional workers who forwarded the same e-mail were also sued by the organisation, but the suit was later dropped in consideration that they would face possible financial hardships.^[6] Days since the 2007 civil suit began, there have been calls by the public to redress the grievances of the three abovementioned whistle-blowers.^[7] is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... ISO 4217 Code SGD User(s) Singapore, Brunei Inflation 1% Source The World Factbook, 2006 est. ... A whistleblower is someone in an organization who witnesses behavior by members that is either contrary to the mission of the organization, or threatening to the public interest, and who decides to speak out publicly about it. ...

In 2001, the National Council of Social Services refused to renew the NKF's "Institution of Public Character" (IPC) status (which allows it to collect tax-free donations), citing that subsidy figures had been inflated, staff costs had increased by 30% and a "disproportionate" amount of money was spent on fundraising. Concerns were first raised by both by the Health Ministry and NCSS two years ago. However, the former decided to intervene in January 2002 and reinstated the NKF's IPC status for a full three years.^[8][9] 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2002. ...

NKF v. SPH

Allegations in article

The Straits Times published an editorial "NKF: Controversially ahead of its time?" on 19 April 2004, written by senior correspondent Susan Long. This article became the subject of the dispute, and eventually the lawsuit that led to the scandal. Durai and NKF challenged the first six lines of the article, which claimed that a retired contractor (who declined to be named, for fear of being sued) had 'lost it' when he was asked to install "a glass-panelled shower, a pricey German toilet bowl and a (S$1,000) gold-plated tap" in Durai's office.^[6][10] The tap was said to have been replaced later with a different material. The Straits Times is an English-language broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore, currently owned by the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Susan Long is a senior correspondent for The Straits Times in Singapore. ...

NKF shortly issued a letter of demand for an apology, retraction, and payment of damages from the paper's publisher, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), within 24 hours. Four days after the article's publication, NKF and Durai served a writ on Long and SPH for defamation, demanding S$3.24 million in damages.^[10] They claimed that the six paragraphs in the article implied the mismanagement of donors' funds, that the installations were scaled down only due to the contractor's protests, and that it had avoided providing further details on that matter. Main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH) is the leading newspaper and magazine publisher in Singapore, with one of the regions most advanced printing assets. ...

The proceedings

The trial began on 11 July 2005, with Long and SPH represented by Senior Counsel and MP Davinder Singh, while NKF and Durai were represented by Senior Counsel Michael Khoo. Under cross-examination, it was revealed that Durai collected a monthly salary of $25,000 and collected a 10-month bonus in 2002 and a 12-month bonus in both 2003 and 2004, for a total of $1.8 million over three years. He had access to a fleet of eight chauffeured cars and the NKF paid the taxes and maintenance costs of his personal Mercedes-Benz. ^[11] is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The title of Senior Counsel (postnominal SC; 資深大律師 in Hong Kong Cantonese [1] [2]; 高级律师 in Singapore Mandarin [3] [4]) or State Counsel is given to a senior barrister or advocate in some countries, especially in Commonwealth countries or jurisdictions in which the British monarch is no longer head of state, such... The following is a historical list of members for the current and past nine Parliaments of Singapore External references Members of Parliament Categories: Singaporean Members of Parliament | Government of Singapore | Politics of Singapore | Singaporean politicians | Singapore-related lists ... Davinder Singh (born 1 August 1957) is a Senior Counsel and a Member of Parliament in Singapore. ...

Case dropped

The case was dropped by Durai on 5 PM on the second day of the trial.

Aftermath

The Ministry of Health demanded that NKF pay for damages.

Public backlash

T.T Durai and Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan at a press conference. Durai and NKF's board of directors resigned amidst the scandal.

The focus of the scandal turned to the revelation of Durai's S$600,000 pay, which caused widespread feelings of outrage, anger, and betrayal among the public. 3,800 regular donors cancelled their contributions the day after the trial, and NKF's headquarters was vandalized with graffiti. Image File history File links Nkf-resign. ... Image File history File links Nkf-resign. ... TT Durai, in better times. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

Mrs Goh's remarks

Following questions about Durai's pay, wife of Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and patron of the NKF Tan Choo Leng defended Durai, commenting that "for a person who runs a big million-dollar charitable organisation, with a few hundred million in reserves, S$600,000 a year is peanuts."^[12][13], much to the indignation of Singaporeans. The statement was taken as an insult by many, who earn much less a year or even struggle for a living. The political office of Senior Minister in the political system of Singapore is taken by a Prime Minister when he retires from that office, but still has something to offer the government based on his long experience. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Goh Goh Chok Tong (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Hokkien: Gô· Chok-tòng; born May 20, 1941), was the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from November 28, 1990 to August 12, 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew. ... Generally, patronage is the act of supporting or favoring some person, group, or institution. ... ... Binomial name L. This article is about the legume. ...

Blogs and online message boards were quickly flooded with angry comments, and a second online petition requesting Mrs Goh to apologise was started.^[14] Jokes on the issue were later circulated, in particular, local satirical and humour website TalkingCock.com published a post featuring a parody 1 peanut bill with a value equivalent to S$600,000.^[15] This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ...

On 16 July 2005, SM Goh said that Mrs Goh regretted the statement. He also said to have explained and shown her several e-mails and letters he had received after the remark was made. In what SM Goh claims to be a separate matter, Mrs Goh has also resigned as patron of the NKF^[16], despite an earlier announcement to remain on the board.^[12] is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Gerard Ee was appointed as interim chairman of the organisation.

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Interim board

On 14 July 2005 TT Durai and the NKF board resigned en masse. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan appointed Gerard Ee as interim chairman and CEO. is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Gerard Ee Hock Kim (Simplified Chinese: 余福金; Pinyin: ; born 1949) is the President of the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) in Singapore. ...

Government response

Independent investigation

In July 2005, KPMG was commissioned by the new NKF board to study past practices. KPMG published its report [1] in December 2005, with key findings including: KPMG is one of the largest professional services firms in the world. ...

• The Board delegated its authority to the Executive Committee, and the Executive Committee delegated its authority to Durai.
• In 2003, only ten cents out of every dollar raised were used for dialysis costs. In its 2004 annual report, NKF had claimed that 52 cents out of every dollar went to its beneficiaries.
• NKF awarded contracts worth $3 million to Forte Systems and $4 million to Protonweb, both run by Pharis Aboobacker, a close friend of Durai. Neither project was successfully completed, but no action was taken against the companies. In KPMG's judgment, the terms of the contracts were "unusual" and the ExCo's disregard of the lack of performance was "extraordinary".

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Arrests and subsequent lawsuits

Durai was arrested on 17 April 2006. He was out on bail, but will stand for trial with other members of the old National Kidney Foundation Board of Directors. He has also agreed to pay back S$4 million to the new NKF and was sentenced to 3 months jail for misleading NKF by fabricating a $20000 invoice. is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Richard Yong (the former chairman), Mathilda Chua (ex-director) and Loo Say San (ex-treasurer) were all declared bankrupt on May 16, 2007^[17]. After selling personal properties worth $7.5 million, Richard Yong left Singapore without permission early on the morning of May 17 but was arrested on Jul 4 2007 in Hong Kong and extradited back to Singapore on Aug 3 3007 where he was charged the next day for charges that the NKF levied on him as well as escaping from Singapore hours before being declared a bankrupt. Yong said that he had left to settle some personal matters. ^[18]. is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

He was sentenced to 15 months in jail for the three charges. Five other charges were taken into consideration during the sentencing. His sentence will commence from the day that he was extradited back to Singapore. Yong has said that he plans to appeal.

Long-term effects

The scandal has raised questions about the level of transparency in other institutions in Singapore. Opposition politicians, notably Chee Soon Juan, have noted that the issues at NKF would probably not have been revealed if T.T Durai had not sued the Straits Times. Four people linked to the Singapore Democratic Party held a silent demonstration outside the Central Provident Fund (CPF) headquarters in July 2005, wearing T-shirts emblazoned with "GIC HDB NKF CPF Transparency now!", thus demanding greater transparency from the Government Investment Corporation (GIC), the Housing Development Board (HDB) and the CPF. The protesters were arrested but later dismissed without charges, with their own countersuit for unlawful detention dismissed with costs.^{[citation needed]} In the physical sciences, specifically in optics, a transparent physical object is one that can be seen through. ... Dr. Chee Soon Juan, Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Dr. Chee Soon Juan (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: , born 1962) is the Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP). ... Party logo The Singapore Democratic Party (abbrev: SDP; Chinese: 新加坡民主党) is a liberal party in Singapore. ... The Central Provident Fund (CPF) (Chinese: 公积金) is a comprehensive social security savings plan which aims to provide working Singaporeans with a sense of security and confidence in their old age. ... The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) is a global investment management company established in 1981 to manage Singapores foreign reserves. ... HDB Logo The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is the government agency responsible for Singapores public housing programme. ...

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New NKF v. Old NKF

The civil trial against former CEO TT Durai on how he controlled the charity as well as four other former members alleged breach of duty and causing damage and loss to the organization began on January 8, 2007. The other four were former chairman Richard Yong, former treasurer Loo Say San, board member Maltilda Chua and Durai's business associate, Pharis Aboobacker. The new management hopes to claim S$12 million from the five. Durai was the focus of the proceedings as NKF's lawyer Senior Counsel K Shanmugam raised examples how the old management ran the charity to his advantage. Senior Counsel K. Shanmugam added that since the NKF is a charity, Durai should be subjected to a higher and more rigorous standard of care as a CEO. Another act of deception was to have an executive committee with his own supporters. During the first day of trial, Durai hardly had any reaction and emotions. The other four defendants were also present in court on the first day. About twenty witnesses are expected to testify against the defendants. ^[19] is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... Look up Treasurer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An indian business man hailing from the state of Kerala having business interests across the globe including Singapore, Chennai, Kerala and USA. Mr M A Pharis, a Muslim NRK (non-resident keralite) of considerable resources. ... ISO 4217 Code SGD User(s) Singapore, Brunei Inflation 1% Source The World Factbook, 2006 est. ...

The third day of the trial saw a shocking decision by TT Durai as he has accepted all liabilities to all claims against him. It was supposed to start with opening statements by defense lawyers and witnesses brought in to testify, including one who saw Durai destroying documents. Durai did not appear in court on the third day with him calling Senior Counsel Chelva Rajah by a mobile phone. Durai's lawyer, Rajah, has refused to divulge anything on why he decided not to fight the lawsuit that his former organization has brought upon him. The only public statement by Rajah was to confirm that his client had dropped out of the matter. Later that day around 1700 (SST), NKF's lawyer, Shanmugam, confirmed to reporters that Durai conceded. This decision means that the new NKF board has won the case & the amount of damages to be paid to the NKF will be decided later. The new NKF wants the return of some S$12 million which arose, and argued that Durai and his inner circle breached their duties to both the organization and the public. However, given that he took three days to concede, the legal costs Durai has been told to pay has been reduced. Shanmugam had spent the first two days dwelling the length on his business connections which he did not disclose to the NKF. NKF chairman Gerard Ee said that they are pleased that their claim had been accepted by Durai after two days in a statement on the third night of the trial. The law firm for NKF, Allen and Gledhill was given to the firm in May 2006 with K Shanmugam taking the job and all fees will be donated to the organization. However, the case against the other defendants, Loo Say San, Matilda Chua, Durai's business associate Pharis Aboobacker and third parties, Alwyn Lim, Lawrence Chia, Kweh Soon Han and Chow Kok Fong continue on 12 January provided they continued the battle. The decision by Richard Yong and Loo to battle on will have implications to four people who are third parties, namely Alwyn Lim, Lawrence Chia, Kweh Soon Han, Chow Kok Fong are also equally liable directors. The result of Durai conceding will make the trial shorter rather than an expected eight week trial. ^[20] Singapore observes a time zone eight hours ahead of UTC, (UTC+8), known as Singapore Standard Time or SGT. It is the same time zone as Australian Western Standard Time, Malaysian Standard Time, Chinese Standard Time and Hong Kong Time. ... Gerard Ee Hock Kim (Simplified Chinese: 余福金; Pinyin: ; born 1949) is the President of the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) in Singapore. ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The revelations

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See also

• Chilling effect
• Corporate abuse
• Corporate scandal
• Accounting scandals
• National Kidney Foundation Singapore

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External links

• The full chronology of events
• ChannelNewsAsia's coverage on the NKF scandal
• KPMG's independent audit report into old NKFS (PDF document, 4.4MB)