Vivian Ng Xin Ying, a 29-year-old Malaysian sales and marketing executive at Hi-Power Industries Pte Ltd, is one of four people charged in Singapore on February 7, 2025 in a bribery case investigated by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB). She faces six charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly accepting bribes herself and conspiring with the director of Cheng Qing Engineering Pte Ltd (CQPL) to pay off employees at two other companies.
The Six Charges Against Her
Ng’s six charges split into two groups. Two are under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly accepting bribes. The other four are under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) for allegedly conspiring to give bribes, and one of those four is an amalgamated charge under Section 124(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Bribes She Allegedly Accepted
The CPIB alleges two payments from Antuny Chua Yun Yuan, the director of CQPL, to Ng in exchange for discounted battery pricing routed through her employer and its sister company.
In September 2021, Ng allegedly accepted S$4,491 from Chua for helping CQPL obtain discounted rates on 162 Vision Lead batteries from a Hi-Power Industries supplier. In March 2022, she allegedly accepted a further S$1,300 for securing discounted pricing on two sets of Nickel Cadmium batteries from a supplier associated with Hi-Power’s sister company.
The Alleged Conspiracy to Bribe Others
Beyond the payments she is said to have received, Ng is accused of working with Chua to corrupt employees at two separate companies.
Between March and June 2022, she allegedly conspired with Chua to offer bribe money on eight occasions to Edmund Wong Zhao Hui, a senior technician at Resorts World at Sentosa, to advance CQPL’s business at the resort.
Between May and September 2022, she allegedly conspired with Chua to bribe Victor Yong Zhaoyi, a facility engineer at Digital Singapore Jurong East Pte Ltd. The alleged bribes targeted specific pieces of work: a Battery Monitoring System job, a supply contract for Siemens Battery Fuse Links at S$70 per unit, and a genset battery replacement job valued at S$3,000.
The Co-Defendants
Three others were charged alongside Ng on the same day. Chua, described by prosecutors as the central figure, faces nine charges. Yong faces eight charges, including one for allegedly bribing a colleague at Digital Singapore with S$100 to conceal his receipt of money from Chua. Wong faces a single amalgamated charge tied to the alleged bribery at Resorts World at Sentosa.
Penalties She Could Face
Singapore’s Prevention of Corruption Act is enforced by the CPIB and covers corruption in both the public and private sectors. The statute defines “gratification” broadly, reaching money, gifts, loans, commissions, contracts, and any other favor or advantage. A conviction under Section 5 or Section 6 carries a maximum fine of S$100,000, up to five years in prison, or both, per charge. Courts can also order a convicted offender to repay the full value of bribes received under Section 13.
Sentencing in private-sector cases turns on factors such as culpability and whether public funds or public interest were involved. Lower-culpability commercial corruption can draw fines rather than imprisonment, though custodial sentences remain available to the court.
Where the Case Stands
As of the February 7, 2025 charging date, no trial dates, pleas, or verdicts have been reported for Ng or any of the three co-defendants. The matter remains at the initial charging stage.