The Court Room

STOMP offers you a front row in the courtroom - the facts, the revelations, and the human drama. Read the transcripts, witness the statements, consider the evidence. The Court Room keeps you on the pulse of high profile cases as they happen.

Brutal Murder
Of A Mongolian Beauty
New Reports

Woman's exorcism suit against the Novena Church

Nonoi:
Murder Of A Toddler

Constance Chee:
Love Affair Gone Wrong

Kallang Murder:
Factory Worker Found In River

The Orchard Towers Double Murder

Sydney Double Murder: Students Slaughtered

NKF:
It Started With Gold Taps

The National Kidney Foundation was Singapore's biggest charity with the most successful fund-raising drives.

But over two days in July 2005, its image took a nose-dive, the impact of which shook the charity sector at its roots.

Revelations in a defamation suit filed by the National Kidney Foundation against Singapore Press Holdings over a story about a gold-plated tap sparked a wave of public outrage that overwhelmed NKF's charismatic CEO TT Durai and the board of Singapore's largest charity.

Today, there is a new CEO and board in place, steps have been taken by the Government to restore confidence in the charity sector, and Mr Durai and some members of his team are being hauled to court.

Chronology of the case

A day-by-day account of the case


11 July 2005 NKF chief T.T. Durai takes The Straits Times to court over an article titled'The NKF: Controversially ahead of its time?', which he says implies that donors' funds are being misused.
12 July 2005 Durai caves in on the second day of the trial, withdrawing the defamation suit, but not before it is revealed how he pocketed an annual salary of $600,000 and flew first class, and how the charity's accounts gave the impression that it needed more funds.
13 July 2005 An online petition calling for Durai's resignation gains momentum, rising to a final figure of over 40 000.
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