Monday #sgroundup: Sun Ho*s success in Asia a *scam*: City Harvest ex-treasurer

By Jeanette Tan | What's buzzing? – 

Here are the top trending stories from today in case you might have missed them:

Sun Ho's success in Asia a 'scam': City Harvest ex-treasurer

Former City Harvest investment manager Chew Eng Han (left) and church founder Kong Hee (right) arrive in court …

City Harvest's former treasurer Chew Eng Han said that City Harvest's claims of singer Sun Ho's success in Asia were not real.

In court on Monday (18 August), Chew also described one of the achievements as a "scam".

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/sun-ho-s-success-in-asia-a--scam---city-harvest-ex-treasurer-100943832.html

Singapore's non-oil domestic exports slip 3.3 per cent in July

French climber Alain Robert, also known as "Spiderman", scales the 165-metre (541-feet) high Singapore …

Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) continued to contract in July, as the manufacturing sector continues to underform and struggle amidst restructuring and stricter foreign worker policies.

Non-oil re-exports, which is a good gauge of wholesale trade services, also reverted to a contraction.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/no-turnaround-sight-non-oil-041400488.html

OCBC Bank to raise $2.7 billion in rights issue

Office workers walk past an Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) branch in Singapore's financial district August …

Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) said Monday it plans to raise S$3.37 billion ($2.70 billion) in a rights issue to boost its balance sheet following its takeover of Hong Kong's Wing Hang Bank.

OCBC said in a statement it has received in-principle approval from the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Ltd for its plan to issue 440.05 million new ordinary shares priced at S$7.65 each.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/singapores-ocbc-bank-raise-2-7-billion-rights-061653979--finance.html

Ebola health workers battle death, heat, rumours

In this photo taken on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, a family sit near the body of their mother suspected of dying from …

Doctors and nurses fighting Ebola in West Africa are working 14-hour days, seven days a week, wearing head-to-toe gear in the heat of muddy clinics. Agonizing death is the norm. The hellish conditions aren't the only problem: Health workers struggle to convince patients they're trying to help them, not hurt them.

Rumors are rife that Western aid workers are importing Ebola, stealing bodies or even deliberately infecting patients. Winning trust is made harder by a full suit of hood, goggles, mask and gown that hides their faces.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ebola-health-workers-battle-death-heat-rumors-065519140.html

Assange says will leave Ecuador embassy in London 'soon'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (R) speaks as Ecuador's Foreign Affairs Minister Ricardo Patino listens, during …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Monday he would "soon" leave Ecuador's embassy in London, where he has sought asylum for over two years.

He told a press conference he "will be leaving the embassy soon" but not for reasons "reported by the Murdoch press", without elaborating further.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/assange-says-leave-ecuador-embassy-london-soon-090646073.html

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