Ang Soon Tong

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Ang Soon Tang
Founding locationFederation of Malaya
Years activeAs early as 1950s
TerritoryMalaysia and Singapore
Activities
  • Gun and drugs smuggling and trading
  • Illegal moneylending
  • Illegal gambling
  • Extortion
  • Robbery
Ang Soon Tong
Chinese洪顺堂
Traditional Chinese洪順堂
Simplified Chinese洪顺堂

Ang Soon Tong (Chinese: 洪顺堂; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng sūn tông) is a secret society based in Singapore and Malaysia. According to a former police officer, the society was active as early as the 1950s, mainly in the Sembawang area.[1] In 1998, a 19-year-old youth was arrested for setting up a website dedicated to the society.[2]

As recently as 2020, Ang Soon Tong is still active, with one of its members sentenced to reformative probation that year for clashing with members of another secret society.[3]

The gang gain profits through illegal activities such as smuggling and trading of gun and drugs, illegal moneylending and illegal gambling.[4]

Notable members[]

Tan Chor Jin[]

Tan Chor Jin, nick named One-eye dragon, was a member of Ang Soon Tong. He is known for shooting a nightclub owner, Lim Hock Soon, to death with a Beretta Pistol inside Lim's flat at Serangoon, Singapore. After the shoot out, Tan fled to Malaysia and attempted to travel to Chiang Mai at Thailand, to escape the justice. Tan was arrested by Royal Malaysia Police at a Hotel in Kuala Lumpur and was sentenced to death by Singapore's High Court in year 2007. He was hanged at dawn on 9 January 2009.[4][5]

Incident[]

Leong Fook Weng murder incident[]

Leong Fook Weng, a former Ang Soon Tong gang member went on to quit Ang Soon Tong and joined the Loh Kuan secret society. See Chee Keong and four other gang members decided to punish Leong for quitting the gang and assaulted Leong Fook Weng 4 times in total on 17 May 2000 in Singapore. One of the attacks was at the Upper Boon Keng Road. Another attack happened later at a petrol station near Tanjong Katong Road. The last attack on Leong happened between 4.30 a.m. to 6.30 a.m. at the vacant land. During the attack, See Chee Keong stabbed Leong's heart and neck with a 5 cm long blade hidden in a lighter, which resulted in Leong's death. A few hours later, Leong's body was discovered only in his underwear. See Chee Keong fled to Thailand on 18 May 2000, a day after the assault on Leong. In December 2000, See was arrested at Phnom Penh International Airport in Cambodia while attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to Kuala Lumpur. See was charged in Cambodia court and sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment for drug trafficking. After serving sentence in prison for 13 years, See received a royal pardon and was released on 26 November 2013 and was deported to Singapore.

On 20 April 2016, three Ang Soon Tong gang members involved in the murdering incident, See Chee Keong, Robson Tay Teik Chai, and William Ho Kah Wei were charged in Singapore court and sentenced to imprisonment and caning for murdering Leong Fook Weng. The two other fugitives, Ong Chin Huat, and Lim Hin Teck were still on the run at that time.[6]

Gang member harasses Yishun resident[]

An Ang Soon Tong gang member, known as Tiger Boy, ransomed $100 Singapore Dollars from Julius Chen, a resident living at Yishun Singapore, because Tiger Boy "dislike Chen's face". Chen later saw Tiger Boy again at a coffee shop at Block 414 on 30 March 2019. Chen attempt to take back his $100 and confronted Tiger Boy. Tiger Boy respond by claiming that he is Ang Soon Tong gang member and made a phone call for backup, six Indian men later arrived at coffee shop. One of the Indian man called Chen crazy and threatened to punch Chen when he called the police. The police later arrived and separated Chen and the gang, and give a warning to the gang.[7][8]

Gang fight over funeral banner[]

In December 1995, the Ang Soon Tong gang clashes with the See Tong gang over a funeral banner. The gang members were arrested and charged with imprisonment.[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gangland Singapore". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 28 April 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2007.
  2. ^ Mike Magee (31 December 1998). "Triads reach cyberspace". The Register. Retrieved 10 May 2007.
  3. ^ Public Prosecutor v Mohammad Sheikh Ismail bin Abdullah (Singapore District Court 23 August 2004).Text
  4. ^ a b Guilty As Charged: 25 Crimes That Have Shaken Singapore Since 1965. Singapore: The Straits Times. July 2017. pp. 256–275. ISBN 9789814642996.
  5. ^ Hoe, Pei Shan (17 May 2016). "Guilty As Charged: 'One-eyed Dragon' Tan Chor Jin shot nightclub owner". The Straits Times. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. ^ Yusof, Zaihan Mohamed (21 April 2016). "10 years' jail for man who fled to Thailand after stabbing". The New Paper. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. ^ Zainalabiden, Fayyadhah (2 April 2019). "Yishun Resident Allegedly Harassed By Gang; Shares Report Without Hiding Personal Info". Must Share News - Independent News For Singaporeans. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Yishun resident alleges harassment by gang, posts police report online with personal details uncensored". mothership.sg. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Gang fight over funeral banner". The New Paper. Singapore. 8 December 1997. p. 29.
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