NKF sues SPH on defamation
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Tuesday July 12, 8:17 PM
Quoted from yahoo.com.sg
NKF withdraws defamation suits against SPH and journalist
SINGAPORE : The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has withdrawn its defamation suits against the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) at the end of the second day of proceedings in the High Court.
This turn of events came after NKF CEO TT Durai decided to withdraw both his and NKF's claims against SPH and its journalist Susan Long.
NKF had sued them after an article, reported in the Straits Times in April last year, talked about expensive fittings at its S$21 million building at Kim Keat Road.
Under cross examination by SPH's Senior Counsel Davinder Singh, Mr Durai agreed that the fittings were extravagant for a public charity like the NKF.
During the hearing Tuesday, Mr Durai also told the court that he had not kept NKF informed of several directorships he had assumed while he was its CEO.
Mr Davinder Singh also told the court that the NKF has enough reserves to last it for 30 years, based on the expenses it has incurred for dialysis treatment in 2003.
Mr Singh will address the court on the issue of costs Wednesday.
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worst come worst kena sued and pay compensation again lor for the reporter... i mean, there were already 2 b4 her... i wonder if the other 2 guys b4 her will come out and start suing NKF for wrongfully refuting their claims, and sue again to get back the compensation amt, legal cost + a public apology...
if this was in the US, i bet many members of public will start to sue NKF as well for misinforming pple and using funds meant for the needy...
i really hope all the charitable org will be more transparent after this saga so as to gain back the trust from the public... -
Remove TT Durai please!
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At the hearing, Senior Counsel Davinder Singh, acting for SPH, noted that the tap in question cost $990, expensive by his standards although Mr Durai did not agree
The incident is true. He really attempt to buy a $990 gold tap for his personal use. -
Singapore Elite - Sucking money from the people, look down on the commoners and thinking of more MORAL ways of getting more money.
So. the Elite have NO MORALS, but they have TONNES of MONEY.
Who care about MORALS when you damn bloody POOR ????
If you are thinking of MORALS, then u cannot be a ELITE. -
And if this was in the UK, some undercover tabloid reporter would have dug up all his dirty secrets long ago. The Brits are experts in this area of journalism. Kudos to them.Originally posted by mercurialz:if this was in the US, i bet many members of public will start to sue NKF as well for misinforming pple and using funds meant for the needy...
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LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION!!!!
WHAT KIND OF ORGANISATION IS THIS, TO OVERSTATE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS? RESERVES CAN LAST 30 YEARS??? THIS IS OUTRIGHT LYING!
LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION!!!! -
Originally posted by Medicated Oil:Singapore Elite - Sucking money from the people, look down on the commoners and thinking of more MORAL ways of getting more money.
So. the Elite have NO MORALS, but they have TONNES of MONEY.
Who care about MORALS when you damn bloody POOR ????
If you are thinking of MORALS, then u cannot be a ELITE.
if pple give u billions of dollars, but u can nv lift ur head up high, u can nv look at pple in their eyes when u tok, and u u can nv sleep ez at nite... wld u still do it? dun forget, at the end of the day, u are answerable to every action u take...
i for one do not think that if u have morals, u cant be an elite... if u goal in life is juz to make tonnes of money and comprising on ur integrity, u are a lost soul... a person who is blinded by greed, money, power... all of which u will nv be able to take it into ur grave... gd luck -
Arrgh... But I see, it would be mei wan mei liao...Originally posted by iveco:If we put him on the stand, he is under oath. Therefore he can only speak the truth or he'll be charged. I bet he will stick to the same story he told Susan Long if it were really the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help him, God.
Anyway... That reporter how she reported, is quite offensive I can say -
And I see in the govt, there are more....
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lol...Originally posted by iveco:And if this was in the UK, some undercover tabloid reporter would have dug up all his dirty secrets long ago. The Brits are experts in this area of journalism. Kudos to them. 
... i agree... i wonder how come we are not so efficient hor.. -
offensive? i think NKF worth more than that.Originally posted by sbst275:Arrgh... But I see, it would be mei wan mei liao...
Anyway... That reporter how she reported, is quite offensive I can say
if mata in singapore like indonesia, lim pek really feel like throw stone at the NKF castle. -
Well, the MIW keep our media on a tight leash, unlike their counterparts in London.Originally posted by mercurialz:lol... ... i agree... i wonder how come we are not so efficient hor.. -
Well... Reporters they themselves have ethnics on what they report, back then, the source was from a unnamed source...Originally posted by kingofbeholder:offensive? i think NKF worth more than that.
if mata in singapore like indonesia, lim pek really feel like throw stone at the NKF castle. -
They are supposed to protect their sources. I studied that in journalism class.Originally posted by sbst275:Well... Reporters they themselves have ethnics on what they report, back then, the source was from a unnamed source... -
Dun trust any CHARITY ORGANISATION (Profit/Non-Profit). Fullstop.
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Yeap... But, they have to refrain from making allegations as well...Originally posted by iveco:They are supposed to protect their sources. I studied that in journalism class. -
well...they get it right anyway, actually this NKF things hor, ppl alraedy know they have over spend, just that no one brave enough to stand up and point the finger at them.Originally posted by sbst275:Well... Reporters they themselves have ethnics on what they report, back then, the source was from a unnamed source... -
So you are saying, they can make exception just because it is NKF?Originally posted by kingofbeholder:well...they get it right anyway, actually this NKF things hor, ppl alraedy know they have over spend, just that no one brave enough to stand up and point the finger at them. -
think back, if the reporter are in wrong, SPH will not BACK her with a team of lawyer.Originally posted by sbst275:Yeap... But, they have to refrain from making allegations as well... -
Aiyah... Because NKF want to sue SPH as well...Originally posted by kingofbeholder:think back, if the reporter are in wrong, SPH will not BACK her with a team of lawyer.
Same as the Oei's case -
Originally posted by thinker:Dun trust any CHARITY ORGANISATION (Profit/Non-Profit). Fullstop.
no lah.. sure got some charities that are worth the effort one lah.. not so bleak one.. juz that may this time round it got out of hand.. though i cant name any off-hand... -
Exactly. Whistle-blowers can't possibly be lying. The issue must really be nagging at their conscience if they don't come forward. However, they have to be protected. Revealing their identity may subject them to threats or abuse.Originally posted by kingofbeholder:think back, if the reporter are in wrong, SPH will not BACK her with a team of lawyer. -
Hear the suit carefully...
It was NKF vs SPH.. Not against the reporter only -
Oei also sued David Ban and other Natsteel directors over the comments they made to BT, if I'm not mistaken.Originally posted by sbst275:Aiyah... Because NKF want to sue SPH as well...
Same as the Oei's case