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Kong decided on 'what money to spend, how much and where it would come from' Published on Aug 20, 2014 2:08 PM City Harvest founder Kong Hee was the key decision-maker behind plans to sink church funds into his wife's Ho Yeow Sun's music career in the United States, the prosecution said in...

Money spent on Sun Ho's American album 'went down the drain', says church founder Published on Aug 14, 2014 1:47 PM City Harvest founder Kong Hee leaving the court on Aug 14, 2014. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW By Feng Zengkun SINGAPORE - Ms Ho Yeow Sun's debut American album was delayed...

Updated: 08/14/2014 13:33 | By Channel NewsAsia City Harvest trial: Sun Ho's US album release scuppered by investigations, says Kong Hee SINGAPORE: Money and effort spent on Sun Ho's debut English album went down the drain after investigations by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD)...

Sun Ho sounded 'too white' so Wyclef Jean suggested an Asian-Reggae fusion: Kong Published on Aug 12, 2014 1:50 PM City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee (right) and his pop singer-wife Sun Ho leaving the State Courts on April 8, 2014. City Harvest founder Kong Hee and his wife Ho Yeow Sun...

City Harvest trial: Founder Kong Hee said he did his part to ensure church funds used properly Published on Aug 11, 2014 7:44 PM Kong Hee leaving State Courts during lunch break on 11 Aug 2014. City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee took the stand for the first time on Monday during the...

City Harvest trial: Kong Hee wanted to recoup church's investment in wife's music career Published on Aug 12, 2014 8:42 PM City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee said in court on Tuesday, Aug 12, 2014, that he had done his best to make sure the church could recover money it had invested in...

Updated: 08/08/2014 23:10 | By Channel NewsAsia Unsold CDs does not mean poor album sales: City Harvest Church member SINGAPORE: Just because City Harvest Church spent some half a million dollars to buy Sun Ho's unsold CDs in 2004, that did not mean her album sales were not doing well, said...

Updated: 08/05/2014 14:54 | By Channel NewsAsia City Harvest trial: Lam explains support for investment in Xtron SINGAPORE: It was his belief in City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee's ability to make the Crossover Project a success that led to his support for the church's investment into...

Updated: 08/05/2014 22:24 | By Channel NewsAsia Nearly S$5m of City Harvest Church funds used for Sun Ho's album-related expenses SINGAPORE: Church monies to the tune of S$4.79 million were used to meet expenses related to Sun Ho's music albums, and this was something the church leaders had...

Online vice ring case: Another man jailed Ian Poh The Straits Times Friday, Aug 01, 2014 The girl operated under the moniker "Chantelle" in an online vice ring run by 41-year-old pimp Tang Boon Thiew (above), who was jailed for four years and 10 months, and fined $90,000 for vice-related...

Updated: 07/17/2014 21:38 | By Channel NewsAsia CHC trial: Claims of risk-taking as accused cross swords SINGAPORE: Former City Harvest Church investment manager Chew Eng Han crossed swords with co-accused John Lam for a second day on Thursday (July 17), pointing to significant parts of...

Updated: 07/15/2014 22:35 | By Channel NewsAsia Ex-City Harvest Church member distances himself from co-accused SINGAPORE: Former City Harvest Church (CHC) board member John Lam, who took the stand for a second day, continued to distance himself from the decisions made by his co-accused...

City Harvest Church trial resumes briefly for defence application Published on May 21, 2014 3:09 PM City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee (right) arriving at court with lawyer Edwin Tong (left) and an unidentified lawyer on May 5, 2014. The City Harvest Church trial resumed briefly on May 21...