Veteran educationist quits over sexual harassment claims, the Chinese press reported. Loot, 78, was adviser to both the education movement and the foundation. He said he would not make any more public appearance and would instead spend his remaining years quietly.
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Veteran educationist quits over sexual harassment claims, the Chinese press reported. Loot, 78, was adviser to both the education movement and the foundation. He said he would not make any more public appearance and would instead spend his remaining years quietly.
Veteran educationist quits over sexual harassment claims, the Chinese press reported. Loot, 78, was adviser to both the education movement and the foundation. He said he would not make any more public appearance and would instead spend his remaining years quietly.
harassment claims VETERAN Chinese educationist Telco probes millions Press Digest in kickbacks to staff Loot Ting Yee quit all posts on Sunday following claims of sexual harassment against him, the Chi- by Kong See Hoh newsdesk@thesundaily.com nese press reported yesterday. Loot, 78, former Jiao Zong (United Chinese School Teachers resignation shocked and saddened Association) deputy president, many Chinese educationists. was adviser to both the education movement and Lim Lean Geok Many who were contacted by the Chinese press declined to COMPANY EXPECTED TO LODGE REPORT WITH ACA Foundation before he announced comment but felt that the personal his resignation from the posts in a misconduct of an individual would by Tim Leonard It is learnt that the contracts Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) three-paragraph statement to the not affect the public’s perception of newsdesk@thesundaily.com were for the supply of once its internal probe is press on Sunday. Chinese education. materials, maintenance parts completed. A Chinese daily on Sunday re- Chinese education activist PETALING JAYA: A and other equipment required A spokesperson for the ported his inappropriate behaviour Datuk Sim Mow Yu said Loot’s telecommunications company by the telco, which had been telco, when contacted by towards female reporters after one decision to resign from his posts is is conducting an internal aggressively expanding its theSun yesterday, confirmed of his victims posted her complaints a loss to the Chinese education and probe into “kickbacks” network in the country. the investigations and said a in her blog. urged the younger generation not amounting to millions of Sources said that the report will be lodged with the The blog posting attracted com- to overlook his lifetime contribu- Obama ringgit received by its staff management has recorded ACA. ments from those who had similar tions to the community but instead over the past few years. statements from one of the “We are looking at all experience with the well-respected emulate and carry on with his fight- raises The company, with executives on three occasions. angles to find out if other staff Chinese education activist. ing spirit. goal to international links, is He was found to have several were also involved. In the statement to express Dong Dong (United Chinese 3m jobs investigating its staff, hundred thousand ringgit in “This is a serious issue his unreserved apology to those School Committees Association) including a senior executive, a bank account. It is believed and we will leave no stone who felt offended and hurt by his president Dr Yap Sin Tian said he pg 12 for allegedly accepting that the amount in his other unturned in our investigations. gestures, Loot said he had seriously was not aware of Loot’s resigna- kickbacks over procurement bank accounts totalled more Once our own findings are considered the complaints against tion until he was contacted by the contracts. than a million ringgit. completed, we will pass the him, and decided to quit all posts so press. theSun learnt that the The executive had also information to the authorities,” as not to tarnish the image of the He said it was not appropriate contracts were awarded to travelled extensively to the spokesperson added. two organisations. for him to comment as he did not local contractors and vendors various parts of the world. theSun learnt that several He said he would not make any know what really happened. by the telco’s officials who It is learnt that the representatives of prominent more public appearance and would Meanwhile, Lim Lean Geok are believed to have received management, which is local companies which instead spend his remaining years Foundation president Zhou Sou Han the money for facilitating the interviewing several other supplied materials to the telco quietly. said the foundation would meet to deal over the past two to three employees and witnesses, and had dealt with the staff, News of Loot’s “scandal” and his discuss Loot’s resignation. years. is expected to report to the are also under investigation.
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