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Phey Yew Kok - Is he waiting for OLD MAN to die?
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From all the rumours in all these years, it was said that he was in Taiwan?....you mean the Thai government had been hiding a fugitive in their country for 35 years?? & allowed a stateless person to reside in their country for 3 & 1/2 decades??
The question ask is, at 81 years of age....why did he want to return here, after all, he obviously had a good life hiding? any analysis on this?:o
play your cock wants his last bowl of laksa with hum before he joins the force.
Source : Comments in TRE
http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/06/24/ex-ntuc-chairman-and-pap-mp-charged-in-court/
zultan:
June 25, 2015 at 11:56 am
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I was in my first job in the 70′s when Phey Yew Kok was the union chief at PIEU.
When the US MNC wanted to retrench workers, PIEU reps came to brief members and employees on the retrenchment benefits the union had supposedly fought for.
This took all of 10 mins, but then the reps spent the next 30 mins asking all to buy the latest copy of Labour News, their magazine, at $6!! Worker were about to lose their $180 per month jobs, and here is the union still trying to make money from them.
A technician stood up and asked the reps why they are asking for money instead of advising workers of their options. Within 2 hours, he was hauled up by management, 3 levels above his boss and whom he did not even know exist. He was given a stern warning as the union had threatened to report the company for being ‘anti-union’. That’s how PYK runs his unions.
PYK was a key PAP member entrusted to do PAP’s dirty works through the unions he controlled. He is no angel.
To partially redeem himself, he should write his memoirs and tell the truth about his rapid rise through the union ranks, and what he has done for the PAP while helping himself at the same time. After his trial and before he meets his Maker.
http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/06/24/ex-ntuc-chairman-and-pap-mp-charged-in-court/
zultan:
June 25, 2015 at 11:56 am
(Quote)
I was in my first job in the 70′s when Phey Yew Kok was the union chief at PIEU.
When the US MNC wanted to retrench workers, PIEU reps came to brief members and employees on the retrenchment benefits the union had supposedly fought for.
This took all of 10 mins, but then the reps spent the next 30 mins asking all to buy the latest copy of Labour News, their magazine, at $6!! Worker were about to lose their $180 per month jobs, and here is the union still trying to make money from them.
A technician stood up and asked the reps why they are asking for money instead of advising workers of their options. Within 2 hours, he was hauled up by management, 3 levels above his boss and whom he did not even know exist. He was given a stern warning as the union had threatened to report the company for being ‘anti-union’. That’s how PYK runs his unions.
PYK was a key PAP member entrusted to do PAP’s dirty works through the unions he controlled. He is no angel.
To partially redeem himself, he should write his memoirs and tell the truth about his rapid rise through the union ranks, and what he has done for the PAP while helping himself at the same time. After his trial and before he meets his Maker.
More on this piece of shit...
https://www.facebook.com/TeoSohLung/posts/315426705232719?stream_ref=5
Who is Phey Yew Kok?
Former ISA detainee Teo Soh Lung wrote about Phey in a Facebook post [Link].
During the 70s, there were retrenched workers who failed to obtain assistance from their union. Ms Teo noted that in those days, the intervention of enthusiastic students who tried to help the workers landed many of them in trouble with the authorities. One of them was Tan Wah Piow, who was a university student leader at the time.
Wah Piow, together with 2 workers, were later charged for rioting within the premises of Pioneer Industries Employees Union (PIEU) headquarter in the Jurong Industrial Estate. They were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment.
How did matters come to such a head in 1974? PIEU was affiliated to NTUC and its leader, Phey Yew Kok. He held the position of President of NTUC as well as General Secretary of three other affiliated unions – PIEU, Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation (SILO) and Singapore Air Transport Workers’ Union. Did the union help the workers when it was approached? According to the accounts of the students in the book ‘Escape from the Lion’s Paw’, it not only failed to help, the union leaders allegedly fabricated the riot within PIEU premises.
Everyday throughout the trial of Wah Piow, the court was packed with students and workers. Police were seen around the court vicinity. The trade unions sent their members to pack the court. They were there to support its union chief, Phey Yew Kok and not the two workers who were on trial together with Wah Piow. How strange that a union should act in that way, recounted Ms Teo.
So who was Phey Yew Kok? Ms Teo said that in the 70s, one would be able to read Phey’s name constantly on newspapers – at football tournaments, talks and public events.
“With his wearing so many hats and being a MP, I don’t know how much time he had for the welfare of the workers,” Ms Teo said. “The 1974 American Marine episode and the inability and reluctance of the trade union to obtain reasonable compensation from the employer showed the complete failure of purpose for the existence of trade unions.”
http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/06/24/ex-ntuc-chairman-and-pap-mp-charged-in-court/
He waited for 35 years for the traitor to die.
Thereupon, he quickly activated his action plan.
His return to Sinkapore was almost immediate. And as planned.
Whatever crimes (if any) Mr. Phey was accused of, the only source was from the controlled media then.
Now the picture is different..... there's the internet.
Thereupon, he quickly activated his action plan.
His return to Sinkapore was almost immediate. And as planned.
Whatever crimes (if any) Mr. Phey was accused of, the only source was from the controlled media then.
Now the picture is different..... there's the internet.
John Tan, fellow grassloot leeder of Yang Yin, we notice that you have always called that dead traitor your Ah Gong. Is it something that your grandma shared with you ... those days she spent servicing your Ah Gong.
You should return to be the star witness in the trial.
No point because I have no mobile phone video recording of what transpired.
Ah Teh already having a tea party with Old Fart
who you think told old fart how to rise from the deathbed? you think being a japanese translator can beam message from the underworld?
FAP has failed to draw in new blood to fill her ranks... it is natural they turn to bad blood.
Seems like there is gag order not to have his latest photo published :( 
All photos published are those from old file photos.
Source: Straits Times
Ex-NTUC president and MP Phey Yew Kok's return may solve political mystery
Answers sought to questions of why he fled and how he evaded capture
Published on Jun 25, 2015 5:55 AM
File photo of Mr Phey Yew Kok, speaking at the launching of the second NTUC mass membership campaign drive
and rally at the Trade Union House carpark in Shenton Way. -- PHOTO: ST FILE
DEC 3, 1979: Phey Yew Kok (far left) and NTUC president Devan Nair at the press conference where the NTUC
announced that Phey had resigned as secretary- general of the Pioneer Industries Employees Union and the
Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation, two of the most influential unions here at the time.
- Then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (far left, with Phey in 1976) at a March 3, 1982 parliamentary session where
opposition MP J.B. Jeyaretnam called for the charges against Phey to be withdrawn and a commission of inquiry to
investigate the matter instead.
By Toh Yong Chuan Manpower Correspondent
WHEN Phey Yew Kok fled Singapore to escape prosecution in 1979, he was aged 45, a second- term MP and one of the three most powerful union leaders in the country.
Yesterday, at age 81, the man infamous as the fugitive who stayed on the run from the Singapore authorities longer than anyone else looked almost nondescript as he stood in the dock listening to the charges he faced in 1979 being read out to him again.
His unexpected return to Singapore took many veteran union leaders and retired MPs by surprise yesterday and brought back questions they had long wondered about.
Topping their list is: Why did he flee the country? One more question has been added to that list: Why has he returned now?
"His arrest and disappearance created a big buzz at that time," said retired National Trades Union Congress president John De Payva, 66, last night.
Added retired NTUC vice-president Cyrille Tan, 65: "Many people wondered what happened and why he absconded."
Retired journalist George Joseph, 65, who covered the labour beat for The Straits Times, recalled the shock across the country because Phey was a rising star in the People's Action Party (PAP) and a top union leader trusted by the political leadership.
"There was a sense of disbelief that it could happen to a PAP MP like him," said Mr Joseph.
Even Phey's former parliamentary colleagues could not fathom why he jumped bail after being charged with criminal breach of trust.
Mr Chan Chee Seng, 83, who was Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social Affairs when Phey absconded, said: "We were very close parliamentary colleagues and, to this day, I feel it was very silly of him to run away. He should have stayed to answer the charges against him. After so many years, he still has to face the consequences of what he did."
Mr Chandra Das, 76, who was chairman of NTUC FairPrice from 1993 to 2005, said Phey's re-arrest was astonishing news. "There was no inkling that it would happen," he said.
Mr Lee Khoon Choy, 91, who was Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office between 1978 and 1984, was equally surprised that Phey surrendered himself after so many years.
"I thought he won't be back after hiding so long in Thailand. I was told he had been in Thailand all these years. I cannot even recall the details of the charges against him now," said Mr Lee.
Mr Joseph feels the authorities may not be "baying for blood" now as Phey's alleged offences took place so long ago. "He has already paid a price in having to be away from his family for 35 years."
What people want to know now is "what happened to him in the past 35 years and what prompted him to return", he added.
Phey's return will solve one of of the most intriguing political mysteries in Singapore, on how such a high-profile figure was able to run away and evade the law for so long, said Mr Joseph.
When The Straits Times visited the homes of Phey's two sons last night, both declined to comment.
Mr David Phey Teck Ann, 52, is the chief operating officer of the Weekender Group, which publishes the weekly lifestyle paper Weekender.
When asked if he had seen his father since his return on Tuesday, he would only say: "I'm not able to have a conversation with you."
His older son, Mr Phey Teck Moh, 53, is listed as the director of investment and advisory company Xpanasia. He was previously Asia-Pacific corporate vice-president for Motorola Solutions, and president and chief executive of Pacific Internet before that.
He, too, would not comment.
Phey's trial will be watched closely by many, especially those seeking the long-awaited answers to their questions.
Said Mr Chan: "I am glad he is back finally to answer the charges against him and bring closure to the case after more than 30 years."
[email protected]
Additional reporting by Leong Weng Kam and Yeo Sam Jo
HE SHOULD HAVE STAYED TO ANSWER CHARGES
'We were very close parliamentary colleagues and, to this day, I feel it was very silly of him to run away. He should have stayed to answer the charges against him. After so many years, he still has to face the consequences of what he did.'
- Mr Chan Chee Seng, 83, who was Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social Affairs when Phey jumped bail in 1980.
NO COMMENT
'I'm not able to have a conversation with you.'
- Mr David Phey Teck Ann, one of Phey's sons, when approached by The Straits Times for a comment last night at his home.
LEAVE IT TO DUE PROCESS
'As long as there are reasonable prospects of bringing Phey Yew Kok to trial, nothing should be done which can be said to jeopardise the process of law.'
- Then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (far left, with Phey in 1976) at a March 3, 1982 parliamentary session where opposition MP J.B. Jeyaretnam called for the charges against Phey to be withdrawn and a commission of inquiry to investigate the matter instead.
The related links below that article is telling.
From the above article, the spin has started and looks like he could be let off with just a "light tap on the wrist".
All photos published are those from old file photos.
Source: Straits Times
Ex-NTUC president and MP Phey Yew Kok's return may solve political mystery
Answers sought to questions of why he fled and how he evaded capture
Published on Jun 25, 2015 5:55 AM
File photo of Mr Phey Yew Kok, speaking at the launching of the second NTUC mass membership campaign drive
and rally at the Trade Union House carpark in Shenton Way. -- PHOTO: ST FILE
DEC 3, 1979: Phey Yew Kok (far left) and NTUC president Devan Nair at the press conference where the NTUC
announced that Phey had resigned as secretary- general of the Pioneer Industries Employees Union and the
Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation, two of the most influential unions here at the time.
- Then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (far left, with Phey in 1976) at a March 3, 1982 parliamentary session where
opposition MP J.B. Jeyaretnam called for the charges against Phey to be withdrawn and a commission of inquiry to
investigate the matter instead.
By Toh Yong Chuan Manpower Correspondent
WHEN Phey Yew Kok fled Singapore to escape prosecution in 1979, he was aged 45, a second- term MP and one of the three most powerful union leaders in the country.
Yesterday, at age 81, the man infamous as the fugitive who stayed on the run from the Singapore authorities longer than anyone else looked almost nondescript as he stood in the dock listening to the charges he faced in 1979 being read out to him again.
His unexpected return to Singapore took many veteran union leaders and retired MPs by surprise yesterday and brought back questions they had long wondered about.
Topping their list is: Why did he flee the country? One more question has been added to that list: Why has he returned now?
"His arrest and disappearance created a big buzz at that time," said retired National Trades Union Congress president John De Payva, 66, last night.
Added retired NTUC vice-president Cyrille Tan, 65: "Many people wondered what happened and why he absconded."
Retired journalist George Joseph, 65, who covered the labour beat for The Straits Times, recalled the shock across the country because Phey was a rising star in the People's Action Party (PAP) and a top union leader trusted by the political leadership.
"There was a sense of disbelief that it could happen to a PAP MP like him," said Mr Joseph.
Even Phey's former parliamentary colleagues could not fathom why he jumped bail after being charged with criminal breach of trust.
Mr Chan Chee Seng, 83, who was Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social Affairs when Phey absconded, said: "We were very close parliamentary colleagues and, to this day, I feel it was very silly of him to run away. He should have stayed to answer the charges against him. After so many years, he still has to face the consequences of what he did."
Mr Chandra Das, 76, who was chairman of NTUC FairPrice from 1993 to 2005, said Phey's re-arrest was astonishing news. "There was no inkling that it would happen," he said.
Mr Lee Khoon Choy, 91, who was Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office between 1978 and 1984, was equally surprised that Phey surrendered himself after so many years.
"I thought he won't be back after hiding so long in Thailand. I was told he had been in Thailand all these years. I cannot even recall the details of the charges against him now," said Mr Lee.
Mr Joseph feels the authorities may not be "baying for blood" now as Phey's alleged offences took place so long ago. "He has already paid a price in having to be away from his family for 35 years."
What people want to know now is "what happened to him in the past 35 years and what prompted him to return", he added.
Phey's return will solve one of of the most intriguing political mysteries in Singapore, on how such a high-profile figure was able to run away and evade the law for so long, said Mr Joseph.
When The Straits Times visited the homes of Phey's two sons last night, both declined to comment.
Mr David Phey Teck Ann, 52, is the chief operating officer of the Weekender Group, which publishes the weekly lifestyle paper Weekender.
When asked if he had seen his father since his return on Tuesday, he would only say: "I'm not able to have a conversation with you."
His older son, Mr Phey Teck Moh, 53, is listed as the director of investment and advisory company Xpanasia. He was previously Asia-Pacific corporate vice-president for Motorola Solutions, and president and chief executive of Pacific Internet before that.
He, too, would not comment.
Phey's trial will be watched closely by many, especially those seeking the long-awaited answers to their questions.
Said Mr Chan: "I am glad he is back finally to answer the charges against him and bring closure to the case after more than 30 years."
[email protected]
Additional reporting by Leong Weng Kam and Yeo Sam Jo
Background story
HE SHOULD HAVE STAYED TO ANSWER CHARGES
'We were very close parliamentary colleagues and, to this day, I feel it was very silly of him to run away. He should have stayed to answer the charges against him. After so many years, he still has to face the consequences of what he did.'
- Mr Chan Chee Seng, 83, who was Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social Affairs when Phey jumped bail in 1980.
NO COMMENT
'I'm not able to have a conversation with you.'
- Mr David Phey Teck Ann, one of Phey's sons, when approached by The Straits Times for a comment last night at his home.
LEAVE IT TO DUE PROCESS
'As long as there are reasonable prospects of bringing Phey Yew Kok to trial, nothing should be done which can be said to jeopardise the process of law.'
- Then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (far left, with Phey in 1976) at a March 3, 1982 parliamentary session where opposition MP J.B. Jeyaretnam called for the charges against Phey to be withdrawn and a commission of inquiry to investigate the matter instead.
End of Article
The related links below that article is telling.
From the above article, the spin has started and looks like he could be let off with just a "light tap on the wrist".
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