In Memoriam: James Barnes
The trade world was saddened by the news of the loss of one of our own: Jim Barnes. Below are
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Following his May 2024 conviction on two cheating charges and one count of instigating forgery for the purpose of cheating, Lim Oon Kuin (O.K. Lim), the 82-year old founder of collapsed oil trading firm Hin Leong Trading, was sentenced to 17 years and six months in jail on 18 November 2024.
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