Peter Tham
Peter Tham | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter Tham Wing Fai 1948 (age 75–76) Singapore |
| Occupation | Stockbrocker |
| Known for | Fugitive from justice |
| Spouses | Joyce Aw
(m. 1973, divorced)Kok Mei Yee (m. 1995) |
Peter Tham Wing Fai (born in 1948[1]) is a Singaporean stockbroker and the director of Pan-Electric Industries. A failure by him to observe a forward contract agreement that he negotiated with Tan Koon Swan was responsible for the company's collapse in 1985.[2]
Background
Tham left Singapore in 1984, before Pan-El collapsed. In April 1986, he was traced to
Tham was released from jail early, in 1992.
Tham was later traced to the Indonesian island of Batam, but has since disappeared again.
In 2004, his story was re-enacted on an episode of
See also
References
- ^ a b "Money, women, trouble". The Straits Times. 17 September 2000.
- ^ "Share-Trading Time Bomb That Toppled An Asian Pyramid / Singapore stock market crisis". Financial Times. 6 December 1985. p. 24.
- ^ "Mr Peter Tham Wing Fai, who is being sought by the authorities in Singapore for his involvement in the financially troubled Pan-Electric Industries, has been traced to the United States". Lloyd's List International. 4 April 1986. p. 3.
- ^ "Pan-Electric Director Arrested / Peter Tham detained at Singapore airport". Financial Times. 15 April 1986. p. 33.
- ^ "Mr Peter Tham Wing Fai, formerly an employee of Pan Electric, now faces a total of 26 criminal charges, following the addition of a count of criminal breach of trust". Lloyd's List International. 1 May 1986. p. 14.
- ^ "FORMER PAN-ELECTRIC DIRECTOR JAILED FOR FURTHER TWO YEARS". Reuters News. 17 September 1988.
- ^ a b KAREN WONG. (4 May 2000). "Ex Pan-El director Tham accused of hiding assets". The Straits Times.
- ^ a b "Pan-El: Biggest corporate collapse here to date". The Straits Times. 17 September 2000. p. 47.
- ^ Tan Ooi Boon (11 April 1998). "Ex-Pan-El man hit me, says wife". The Straits Times.
- ^ "Ex-director cleared of hitting wife". The Straits Times. 19 May 1998.
- ^ KAREN WONG. (16 September 2000). "Wanted - Ex-director of Pan-Electric Peter Tham". The Straits Times.
- MediaCorp. Archived from the originalon 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
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