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Court rules on ownership of PKMS
building but party feud unresolved
SINGAPORE — The two factions vying for The judge made the right
control of Singapore’s only Malay-based
political party have met in court but a reso-
decision and it is quite clear
lution of their four-year-old feud is still Mr Borhan’s faction has chal-
nowhere in sight. lenged Mr Osman’s authority
On Tuesday, council adviser Osman
Hassan and three other leaders of the
as PKMS leader and failed.
Singapore Malay National Organisation Mr PE Ashokan, lawyer of PKMS
(PKMS) sought a High Court order for rival council adviser Osman Hassan
faction president Borhan Ariffin and two
other trustees to cede control of the PKMS After the hearing, Mr Osman’s lawyer,
Building in Changi Road. Mr PE Ashokan, said his clients — who
In what is seen as a setback to include current president Ali Asjadi and
Mr Borhan’s bid for party control, Justice former secretary-general Malik bin Ismail
Lai Siu Chiu ordered him to sign over the — were happy with the outcome.
trust deed, thereby handing over control He said: “The judge made the right
of the PKMS Building to Mr Osman and decision and it is quite clear Mr Borhan’s
his committee. faction has challenged Mr Osman’s author- Above: The team at Techsailor —
They were given 15 days to so, failing ity as PKMS leader and failed. Therefore, I (clockwise from centre) Nanyang
don’t see any merit in any intended appeal”. Polytechnic graduate Cheng Shun Ling
which the Registrar of the Supreme Court
(Singaporean), NUS graduates Wayne
will sign the deed on their behalf. Mr Borhan Mr Osman stepped down from the pres- Chia (Malaysian), Rex Huang (Chinese
and his team were also ordered to pay costs ident’s post last week to become council national), Leon Leong (Singaporean) and
and disbursements amounting to $2,500. adviser. Mr Ali was elected to replace him. Nguyen Khanh An (Vietnamese).
PHOTO COURTESY NUS ENTERPRISE
When contacted, a representative from That same week, Mr Borhan’s faction also
Right: Socialico founders and SMU
Mr Borhan’s team said they are appealing. held its own extraordinary general meeting. graduates Keith Ng (left) from Singapore
MediaCorp understands that Mr Borhan, Last September, the feud took a turn for and Damon Widjaja from Indonesia.
PHOTO COURTESY KEITH NG
as well as council members Muhamad Ali the worse when a group from Mr Borhan’s