SINGAPORE: A businessman married to the founder of Healing the Divide, a group known for its stance against vaccination, went on trial on Monday (Jul 6) on charges of cheating.Raymond Ng Kai Hoe, a 53-year-old Singaporean man, is contesting six charges of cheating six people into paying more than S$25,000 (US$19,326) in total to his company, Candle Consulting, between August 2019 and October 2020.The four men and two women were allegedly deceived into believing they would be acquiring co-ownership of coffee vending machines and dishonestly induced into making payments ranging from amounts of S$2,500 to S$7,700 to Candle Consulting.The prosecution proceeded with these six charges and asked that the remaining six be stood down temporarily while the trial proceeds.Before beginning, District Judge Lim Tse Haw asked Ng why he was late. Ng apologised and said had been delayed as his wife was unwell.Ng's wife, Iris Koh, has been on trial for separate charges linked to COVID-19 vaccines for several months. The case was most recently heard earlier this month and has been adjourned to a pre-trial conference on Jul 27.
Raymond Ng Kai Hoe (right) arriving at the State Courts with his wife Iris Koh on Jul 6, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Raydza Rahman)
