Dr Richard Goh

Subject: The news item about the trial of SINSMS director and shareholder Lim Cheng Hwee, 49 , wherein he was jailed for two months after he pleaded guilty to three out of nine charges of breaching UN (Sanctions - DPRK) Regulations 2010. Clarification: I , Richard Goh, say as follows:  1. Mega-Tech is a company incorporated in Singapore and its principal business is in the import and export of liquor and wine products to countries in Asia and elsewhere. I am the managing director and principal shareholder. 2. Mega-Tech sold goods to the buyers. We had found ourselves in the midst of this unfortunate report, not by any deliberate design on our part, but by circumstances and events, unbeknown to us. We were entirely unaware and in the dark of any sanction or embargo by the US against North Korea or against any North Korea entities until we were told of them sometime in August 2017. By then, the “Mun” transaction had already been completed and whatever payments in respect of...

Clan associations are an important part of Singapore's social fabric and play a vital role in helping to build a more cohesive society, said Mr Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community & Youth and Second Minister for Law, at the Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan's Lunar New Year reception on Friday (Feb 4). He noted that most clan associations are connected either by dialects or surnames, and the bonds built are crucial especially in times of crisis and challenges. While many societies had become more fragmented over the past two years since the Covid-19 pandemic started, Singapore has continued to enjoy high levels of mutual trust because of the strong bonds built during peacetime, he added. "Our fight against Covid-19 is not over yet and we need our society to continue to stand together as one," he said, urging clan leaders to rally their members and encourage them to stay healthy, vigilant and resilient. The hybrid event, held at the Chui Huay Lim Club in Newton and...

普救善堂新任总理林怡丰透露，功德堂和行政大楼维修工程延迟到明年中，经董事商议后决定将行政大楼命名为“普救善堂大厦”，其中三楼将打造成文化馆。行政大楼维修后可为更多需要施医赠药的人服务。 有92年悠久历史的普救善堂，计划打造文化馆展览珍贵文物，并准备在五年内举行宋大峰祖师金像在本地出巡及百年回銮到中国的盛大活动。 普救善堂第69届董事会有不少计划要推展。前排左起是总理林怡丰和财政李发，后排左起是副总理吴佶财、第一副总理黄伟忠、第二副总理吴荣福 (Richard Goh Yong Hock)，以及司理庄永成。（严宣融摄） Source: https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20211129-1217975

 "Air conditioning was a most important invention for us, perhaps one of the signal inventions of history! It changed the nature of civilisation by making development possible in the tropics. Without air conditioning you can work only in the cool early-morning hours or at dusk. The first thing I did upon becoming prime minister was to install air conditioners in buildings where the civil service worked. This was key to public efficiency." Lee Kuan Yew [1923-2015] Founding father of modern Singapore Source: https://www.financial-imagineer.com/winter-is-coming/air-conditioning-was-a-most-important-invention-for-us-perhaps-one-of-the-signal-inventions-of-history-it-changed-the-nature-of-civilization-by-making-development-p/

I was humbled to be invited to Johor by the Persatuan Teochew Pontian. Our busyness keeps us from facing the fact that everything we do add up to zero unless we believe there is an eternal purpose for what we are doing.

为关怀来自低收入群体的年长者、也鼓励会员回馈社会，以及传递尊老敬贤的价值观，新加坡潮州八邑会馆发动会员，在名誉会长兼副外事，也是汕头海鲜楼创办人兼集团执行主席陈天荣博士的支持及名誉会长兼副会长吴佶财与荣誉董事兼公益组主任吴荣福博士  (Dr Richard Goh Yong Hock) 的慷慨赞助下，招待并服侍80名参与“关怀乐龄2019”活动的年长者享用一顿丰盛的午膳。来自潮州八邑会馆青年团的义工也在现场为年长者呈现精彩的歌唱表演，让年长者度过欢愉的一天。 于2019年4月14日（星期日）举行的“关怀乐龄2019”活动是由新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会与华社自助理事会联办，义工们带领年长者到新加坡滨海堤坝放风筝后，由各会员团体接手招待长者用餐，并安排娱兴节目与年长者们交流。 Source:  https://teochew.sg/activity/关怀乐龄2019/ Related blog: https://chew-andrew.blogspot.com