River Valley High principal assisting in CPIB probe
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Education (MOE) has redeployed the principal of River Valley High School Mr Steven Koh Yong Chiah.
This comes after MOE received information by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) that Mr Koh is assisting in its investigations.
MOE has appointed Mrs Teo Khin Hiang as the new principal of River Valley High, with effect from 20 December 2012.
Mrs Teo, 54, is an experienced senior education officer.
She was the deputy director of the Programme Coordination Office in MOE HQ, and previously the principal of the Singapore Teachers' Academy for the Arts (STAR).
Prior to her stint at STAR, she had held appointments as cluster superintendent and principal of three schools - Chua Chu Kang Secondary, Pasir Ris Crest Secondary and Commonwealth Secondary.
A ministry spokesperson said MOE will work closely with Mrs Teo and her team at River Valley High to ensure that school activities and programmes continue to be carried out smoothly in the best interests of the students.
MOE will be redeploying Mr Steven Koh to MOE HQ as principal (special projects).
The spokesperson added that MOE is unable to comment further on the case, as investigations are on-going.
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I assume a principal is getting a five figure salary.
I have to tell the old man:
"No amount of salary can keep a highly educated elite from the temptation of crime."
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this article heading is about RV principal assisting CPIB investigations.
but the contents is more about the new principal.
wtf is this?
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Corruption again??
<Paper!>™ do not understand it. Request for clarification.
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Tiam to jiak popcorn~~~
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Sex for grades? No, wait, this is river valley high.
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Originally posted by ditzy:
Sex for grades? No, wait, this is river valley high.
ehhh... why not?might be pedo...?
but gotta wait till got more info... IF they ever will announce...
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Former River Valley High principal linked to woman
SINGAPORE: Former River Valley High School Principal Mr Steven Koh Yong Chiah, 58, who is assisting investigations by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), has been linked to a woman in the educational services industry.
According to Lianhe Wanbao, the woman is said to be running several businesses, most of them providing education-related services to schools, such as organising educational trips overseas for schools.
Mr Koh had served as Principal of Chinese High School from 1999 to 2002, before it merged with Hwa Chong Junior College in 2005 to become HCI.
Former staff of Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) were grilled by CPIB for more than 10 hours on the relationship between Mr Koh and the mystery woman, reported Lianhe Wanbao. The woman is believed to be married to a foreigner.
On December 19, the Ministry of Education (MOE) had announced that Mr Koh was assisting the CPIB in its investigations, and that it was redeploying him from River Valley High to the MOE Headquarters as Principal (Special Projects).
Shin Min Daily quoted Mr Koh saying that he has "nothing to be worried about", though he was initially taken aback when the CPIB contacted him.
"I thought, why are they looking for me? But I have nothing to be worried about," he told the newspaper's reporter on December 19.
When asked what the investigation was about, Mr Koh said it was not appropriate for him to reveal details as it was ongoing.
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Grilled for more than 10 hours.
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Woman...
CPIB beri sexcited izzit...? this year so hardworking
Facepalmer is not the last of 2012 it seems
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Anybody coming up with a top 10 list of scandals this year ?
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Everyone fighting to be the last of 2012???
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Haha. Didn't know there is a thread here.
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So we will see what happens next... Can anyone guess?