Wife of ex-SSC president ordered to sell co-owned house to pay his debts of $3.2m

Former Singapore Swimming Club president Freddie Koh owes $1.8 million to the club and $1.4 million to mortgagee DBS, but he and his wife, Madam Ooi Chhooi Ngoh, have refused to sell their house following his bankruptcy.
Former Singapore Swimming Club president Freddie Koh owes $1.8 million to the club and $1.4 million to mortgagee DBS, but he and his wife, Madam Ooi Chhooi Ngoh, have refused to sell their house following his bankruptcy. ST PHOTO: KELLY HUI
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SINGAPORE - The wife of former Singapore Swimming Club (SSC) president Freddie Koh, a bankrupt, has been ordered by the High Court to sell their house to pay his creditors.

This is believed to be the first time that an application has been made on behalf of a bankrupt to force the co-owner of his property to sell it to settle his debts.

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