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Daughter of Singapore’s former oil tycoon OK Lim fails to exclude evidence from trial

Daughter of Singapore’s former oil tycoon OK Lim fails to exclude evidence from trial

Lim Huey Ching, daughter of collapsed Singaporean oil trading firm Hin Leong’s founder O.K. Lim, has lost her application to exclude some evidence in her trial over obstruction of justice.
Former Singapore oil tycoon OK Lim sees 127 charges withdrawn, receives stern warning

Former Singapore oil tycoon OK Lim sees 127 charges withdrawn, receives stern warning

Former Singapore oil tycoon OK Lim surrenders at hospital to start 13.5-year prison term

Former Singapore oil tycoon OK Lim surrenders at hospital to start 13.5-year prison term

Singapore former oil tycoon OK Lim’s bail extended by one day

Singapore former oil tycoon OK Lim’s bail extended by one day

OK Lim, the 84-year-old founder of failed oil trader Hin Leong, is set to start his 13.5-year prison sentence on Thursday after he was granted a one-day bail extension.
April 1, 2026 | 08:01 pm PT
Singapore former oil tycoon OK Lim hospitalized days before start of 13.5-year jail term

Singapore former oil tycoon OK Lim hospitalized days before start of 13.5-year jail term

OK Lim, 84-year-old founder of failed oil trading firm Hin Leong, has been hospitalized with breathing difficulties just three days before he was set to begin his 13.5-year prison sentence.
March 31, 2026 | 03:19 pm PT
Singapore former oil tycoon OK Lim’s sentence reduced by 4 years

Singapore former oil tycoon OK Lim’s sentence reduced by 4 years

The jail term of Hin Leong founder O.K. Lim has been reduced to 13 and a half years after the High Court allowed his appeal.
March 3, 2026 | 08:44 pm PT
Singapore former oil tycoon OK Lim should get judicial mercy like Malaysian billionaire Ong Beng Seng, lawyer argues

Singapore former oil tycoon OK Lim should get judicial mercy like Malaysian billionaire Ong Beng Seng, lawyer argues

OK Lim’s lawyer argued that the 83-year-old disgraced oil tycoon faces a heightened risk of falling in prison, which could be fatal, and should be granted judicial mercy, similar to Malaysian billionaire Ong Beng Seng.
November 16, 2025 | 03:13 pm PT
Judge erred in convicting Singapore oil tycoon OK Lim of cheating in $111.7M fraud case, lawyer claims

Judge erred in convicting Singapore oil tycoon OK Lim of cheating in $111.7M fraud case, lawyer claims

OK Lim’s lawyer argued that the judge erred in convicting his client of cheating in a criminal case involving US$111.7 million, as the disgraced oil tycoon appealed his prison sentence in a Friday hearing.
October 24, 2025 | 03:40 am PT
Daughter of Singapore disgraced oil tycoon OK Lim on trial for allegedly ordering deletion of Hin Leong server data

Daughter of Singapore disgraced oil tycoon OK Lim on trial for allegedly ordering deletion of Hin Leong server data

Lim Huey Ching, daughter of disgraced Singapore oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin (O.K. Lim), went on trial Tuesday for allegedly instructing IT staff to delete data from Hin Leong Trading’s servers.
October 7, 2025 | 11:34 pm PT
Singapore oil tycoon OK Lim sentenced to nearly 18 years for cheating HSBC out of millions of dollars

Singapore oil tycoon OK Lim sentenced to nearly 18 years for cheating HSBC out of millions of dollars

The founder of a failed Singapore oil trading company was sentenced Monday to nearly 18 years in jail for cheating banking giant HSBC out of millions of dollars in one of the country's most serious cases of fraud.
November 18, 2024 | 12:16 am PT
Singapore oil tycoon OK Lim faces 20-year sentence for fraud

Singapore oil tycoon OK Lim faces 20-year sentence for fraud

Singapore oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin is facing 20 years in prison for deceiving lender HSBC in one of Singapore’s biggest trading scandals in the energy sector.
October 16, 2024 | 05:27 am PT
 
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