3 11 月, 2022

Kitchen Culture Seeking Legal Advice on Validity of New Purported Notice to Remove 5 Directors; Urges Shareholders Not to Accept Notices or Proxy Forms Unquestioningly

SINGAPORE, Nov 3, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Kitchen Culture Holdings Ltd. ("Kitchen Culture" or the "Company") said today it will seek fresh legal advice on the validity of a letter from a law firm and fresh notice received by a group of 8 shareholders ("requisitioners") seeking to remove 5 of 6 directors via an Extraordinary General Meeting ("Second Intended EGM") proposed for 25 November 2022.The directors of SGX Catalist-listed provider of solutions and products for kitchens and wardrobes received the new notice ("Second Concatenation Purported Notice") as well as a lawyer's letter yesterday. The requisitioners also published an advertisement for the Second Concatenation Purported Notice in The Business Times today.OOWAY Group Ltd. ("OOWAY") - the Company's largest shareholder - and 7 individuals who own an aggregate of 21.71% of the Company's shares had issued Purported Notices under Section 177 of the Companies Act 1967 - on 30 September 2022 and 14 October 2022 - to remove the 5 directors. Kitchen Culture responded that the Purported Notices were defective and that any resolution passed on 1 November 2022 would be invalid.Kitchen Culture's Board, with the exception of Madam Hao Dongting, has said that there are no grounds to justify the resignations of the 5 directors - Mr Lim Wee Li (Executive Director), Mr Lau Kay Heng (Non-Executive Director and Vice-Chairman), and 3 Independent Directors, Mr Ang Lian Kiat, Mr William Teo Choon Kow and Mr Peter Lim King Soon.Mr Lau Kay Heng and Mr Peter Lim King Soon were named as new directors to on 15 July 2022, the same day that Mr Lincoln Teo, an OOWAY representative and former Interim CEO of Kitchen Culture, ceased to be Executive Director. The Company stressed that OOWAY had in fact supported the re-appointments of Mr William Teo Choon Kow and Mr Ang Lian Kiat at the Annual General Meeting held on 18 March 2022.Addressing the letter and notices received yesterday from a law firm, which did not confirm for whom they were acting, Kitchen Culture said:- The undated Second Concatenation Purported Notice contained resolutions for the proposed for Second Intended EGM scheduled for 25 November 2022 that were substantially similar to those proposed for the 1 November 2022 EGM that was 'postponed'. Yet it made no mention nor explained the so-called 'postponement' advertised by requisitioners on 29 October 2022 in The Business Times despite having issued a press release on 24 October 2022 urging shareholders to attend;- As the above documents gave notice of the "Second Intended EGM" "to be convened and held only be electronic means" on 25 November 2022, it remains unclear if requisitioners have detracted from the "postponed" 1 November 2022 EGM which they had earlier urged shareholders to attend;- The letter received from the law firm failed to explain how 2 earlier notices filed by requisitioners ahead of the earlier EGM (1 November 2022) can be "reissued" as a "composite" in the form of the Second Concatenation Purported Notice to call for the Second Intended EGM; and- The requisitioners did not confirm whether the requisitioners regard the Second Intended EGM to be in anyway connected with the 1 November 2022 EGM that was called off.The Company will seek to communicate with the requisitioners to minimise, if not to clear up, the confusion among shareholders which might have been caused by the requisitioners' actions or by the documents or omissions contained in the documents received yesterday.Kitchen Culture urged shareholders in the meantime "NOT to accept unquestioningly the Second Concatenation Purported Notice of EGM or its related Proxy Form, or the validity the Second Intended EGM. Instead, they should await further announcements of the Company to give updates on this subject." Kitchen Culture shares have been suspended from trading since July 2021. Its Board has seen several changes since the involvement of OOWAY in October 2020.Issued by:Kitchen Culture Holdings Ltd.9 Raffles Place, #52-02, Republic PlazaSingapore 048619 Tel: +65 6471 6776, Fax: +65 6472 6776Media & Investor Contact Whatsapp (Text): +65 9748 0688 kitchenculture@wer1.netThis press release has been reviewed by the Company's sponsor, SAC Capital Private Limited (the "Sponsor"). It has not been examined or approved by the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the "SGX-ST") and the SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the contents of this press release, including the correctness of any of the statements or opinions made or reports contained in this press release.The contact person for the Sponsor is Ms. Lee Khai Yinn (Tel +65 6232 3210), at 1 Robinson Road, #21-00 AIA Tower, Singapore 048542.Kitchen Culture Holdings Ltd. [SGX: 5TI] [BBG: KCH:SP] [RIC: KCHL.SI] https://kcholdings.com.sg Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

23 6 月, 2021

Stay-home notice cut to 14 days for travellers from high-risk areas, but additional Covid-19 rapid tests a must

SINGAPORE - All new travellers arriving from high-risk countries and regions must be placed on a 14-day stay-home notice (SHN) from Wednesday (June 23), instead of 21 days, at dedicated facilities. However, they must take an antigen rapid test using self-test kits on the third, seventh and eleventh day after arriving in Singapore. The Ministry of Health said in a statement on Wednesday that while there is increased transmissibility with the new variants of concern, it found no evidence - from both overseas and local data - that these variants come with longer incubation periods. It added that since the 21-day SHN for all travellers with recent travel history to higher-risk countries or regions was implemented from May 8, there were 270 imported cases among such travellers as at Tuesday. "All of them had incubation periods well within the 14-day window. As such, we will reduce the SHN period from 21 days back to 14 days," said MOH. However, to identify potential infection cases early and provide infected travellers with appropriate medical care as soon as possible, travellers will be required to test themselves regularly with antigen rapid test kits on days three, seven and 11 of their arrival in Singapore, while serving their SHN. This is on top of the Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests they have to take on arrival in Singapore, and on day 14 of their arrival, before they finish their SHN. More on this topic Related Story Changes to stay-home notice requirements for travellers to S'pore from Fiji and Israel Related Story What is a stay-home notice and how is it enforced?

18 6 月, 2021

20-year-old charged with abetting breach of stay-home notice, trespassing into SHN facility

SINGAPORE - A 20-year-old Singaporean man was charged in court on Friday (June 18) for abetting the breach of stay-home notice (SHN) requirements by a person on SHN and trespassing into the premises of an SHN dedicated facility. The court heard that he intends to admit to the charges. He will be back in court on July 29. On Nov 28 last year at about 3pm, Sow Kaiser visited his friend who was serving the notice at a hotel and spent about an hour in the room before leaving. Sow allegedly took a lift and entered the hotel's restricted area, where he then used a service lift to get to the room. He was subsequently spotted by the hotel's security guard but left the hotel before he could be apprehended. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said on Friday that those who fail to comply with SHN requirements will be liable to prosecution under the Infectious Diseases (Covid-19 - Stay Orders) Regulations 2020. The penalty may be a fine of up to $10,000, or a jail term of up to six months, or both. In addition, those found guilty of trespassing will receive a jail term of up to three months, or a fine of up to $1,500, or both. Members of the public can provide information about anyone who fails to comply with SHN requirements to ICA at this link or call 6812 5555. More information on the prevailing SHN and swab requirements for travellers can be found on the SafeTravel website. More on this topic Related Story Man breached SHN and left home because he wanted to travel to China to get married Related Story Woman who allegedly breached SHN to buy bubble tea among 2 S'poreans charged

15 1 月, 2021

British man under SHN who left hotel room without mask to meet fiancee among 3 people to be charged

SINGAPORE - One man chose to spend time with his fiancee, another wandered around Geylang and went to work. Both were supposed to be isolated and completing stay-home notices, and are set to charged on Friday (Jan 15) with allegedly breaching the requirements. In one case, a Singaporean man returning from Batam took public transport, spent time at various public places and went back to work during his stay-home notice, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Friday. In another, a British man serving his stay-home notice at a hotel left his room without wearing a mask on three occasions on Sept 21 last year. On the last occasion, his fiancee was with him. While she was not subject to a stay-home notice, she had booked a different room in the same hotel. She will be charged with abetting the British man's breach of his stay-home notice requirements. Meanwhile, the Singaporean man, who returned to the Republic on March 17, did not go to the address where he was supposed to serve his stay-home notice. Instead, he took a bus and wandered around Geylang Serai before spending the night in a Bedok housing estate. The next day, he went back to work as a security officer and continued doing so until March 24. He had not informed his company or manager of his stay-home notice requirement. The ICA reminded members of the public to comply with the stay-home notice requirements to safeguard the community's health and safety. "All travellers are to comply with the prevailing public health regulations and requirements in Singapore," said the ICA. Those who fail to comply, including people who tamper with or remove the electronic monitoring device, or both, during the stay-home notice period, will be liable to prosecution. More on this topic Related Story Woman who allegedly breached stay-home notice to buy bubble tea among two Singaporeans charged on Friday Related Story 4 who breached stay-home notice requirements have work passes revoked Violators can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for six months, or both. Foreigners who do so may face further administrative action by the ICA or the Ministry of Manpower, and may have their permits and work passes cut short or revoked. Members of the public can report information about those who fail to comply with stay-home notice requirements to the ICA at this website or call the ICA hotline on 6812-5555. Related Stories: Related Story Over 6,200 in S'pore received Covid-19 vaccine so far; 4 vaccination centres by end-Jan Related Story Elderly to start getting Covid-19 vaccine earlier, from end-Jan: Lawrence Wong Related Story Japan expands Covid-19 emergency beyond Tokyo to cover Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka Related Story Worker from India found to have Covid-19 during routine testing, first dorm case in S'pore since Dec 15 Related Story No Covid-19 herd immunity in 2021 despite vaccines: WHO Related Story Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine appears effective against mutation in new coronavirus variants: Study Related Story askST: What do we know so far about children who are infected with Covid-19? Related Story Global coronavirus cases surpass 90 million in battle on new variant Related Story What we do and don't know about new Covid-19 mutations

19 11 月, 2020

8 travellers being investigated for making false stay-home notice declarations to S’pore authorities

SINGAPORE - Eight travellers who arrived from South Korea and Thailand this month are being investigated for making false stay-home notice declarations. Four of them are non-Singaporeans who, if found guilty, may face having their permanent resident status revoked or their re-entry permits and/or passes cancelled. In a statement on Thursday (Nov 19), the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and the police said that four Singaporeans, two permanent residents and two long-term pass holders had made the false declarations to avoid serving their stay-home notices at dedicated facilities. Prior to their arrival here between Nov 5 and Nov 12, the eight had applied to opt out of serving their stay-home notices at dedicated facilities, and to instead serve the notices at their place of residence. In their applications, they had declared that they would be occupying their place of residence alone, or only with household members with the same travel history and serving stay-home notices of the same duration. However, between Nov 6 and 13, enforcement officers conducted checks at their declared place of residence and found them residing with household members who were not serving stay-home notices. The eight travellers were then taken to dedicated stay-home notice facilities. They are currently under investigation by the police, and may face prosecution. If found guilty, the ICA and police said they will review the immigration status of the four non-Singaporeans. The two PRs may have their statuses revoked or re-entry permits cancelled or shortened, while the two long-term pass holders may have their passes cancelled or shortened. ICA and the police said that as a precautionary measure "to safeguard public health", household members who were with the eight, but were not on stay-home notices, have been issued the notices as well. Currently, those arriving from Fiji, Finland, Japan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Turkey are allowed to opt out of serving their 14-day stay-home notices at dedicated facilities, and to instead serve it at a suitable place of residence if they fulfil two criteria. First, they must not have travelled to any other country or region apart from the selected countries or regions in the last 14 days prior to entering Singapore. Second, the traveller must occupy his or her place of residence alone, or only with household members who share the same travel history and are serving stay-home notices of the same duration. Those arriving from Macau, Taiwan and Malaysia, excluding Sabah, are also allowed to serve seven day stay-home notices at their own accommodations instead of dedicated facilities. More on this topic Related Story Travellers from more countries allowed to serve stay-home notices at own place of residence Related Story Chinese couple accused of withholding information from Covid-19 contact tracers must remain in Singapore The ICA has required all travellers serving stay-home notices outside of dedicated facilities to wear an electronic monitoring device throughout their notice period since Aug 11. ICA and the police warned members of the public to take all health, travel and stay-home notice-related declarations seriously, and to submit truthful and accurate information. "Firm enforcement action will be taken against those found to have made false declarations," they added. Those who make false declarations in seeking to opt out of dedicated stay-home notice facilities are liable to be prosecuted for offences under the Penal Code, the Infectious Diseases Act, or both. Their offences may carry jail terms, a fine, or both. Those who fail to comply with stay-home notice requirements, including persons who tamper with and/or remove the electronic monitoring device during their notice period are liable to prosecution under the Infectious Diseases (Covid-19 - Stay Orders) Regulations 2020. The penalty for such an offence is up to six months' jail, a fine of up to $10,000, or both. For foreigners, ICA or the Ministry of Manpower may take further administrative action, such as revoking or shortening the validity of their permits or passes to remain in or work in Singapore. Members of the public can give information about anyone who fails to comply with stay-home notice requirements to ICA at the website or on 6812-5555. 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