Singaporean Poh Po Lian: There Is An Orchestrated Campaign To Oust Me As The Executor Of Tan Sri Ta Kin Yans Will

• The businessman and co-founder of the Waz Lian Group is in Malaysia ahead of a MACC meeting on 19 Oct at 10AM
• This marks the third time that Poh Po Lian has met with MACC investigators
• He will meet his obligations to his late co-founder despite the obstacles, he asserts

KUALA LUMPUR, 18 OCTOBER 2026 – Singaporean businessman and co-founder of the Waz Lian Group Poh Po Lian has entered Malaysia to voluntarily assist the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) with their investigations. A meeting with MACC investigators is scheduled for Monday, 19 October 2026, at 10:00 AM.

This marks the third time Poh Po Lian is meeting and cooperating directly with MACC officials:

• On 5 March 2026, he attended the MACC office in Johor Bahru in person to provide a comprehensive statement.
• On 15 September 2026, he attended an official session alongside his legal counsel with an MACC official at the Consulate General of Malaysia in Hong Kong.
• On 19 October 2026, he will present himself in Kuala Lumpur at the MACC to provide his full cooperation once again.

Mr Poh has consistently cooperated with the MACC at every stage when requested.

“I will fulfill and honour the wishes of my late business partner Tan Sri Ta Kin Yan to be the executor of his will, regardless of the many obstacles being placed in my way. I will stick to the task which he asked of me in his will, even though there are many moves being made to make it very difficult for me to ensure his final wishes are met,” said Mr Poh.

AN ORCHESTRATED CAMPAIGN TO OUST THE EXECUTOR

In Mr Poh’s formal Statement of Defence to Counterclaim filed in the Kuala Lumpur High Court on 9 October 2026 (Suit No. WA-22NCC-111-02/2026), he has categorically denied any involvement in any allegations of criminal breach of trust, conspiracy, or wrongdoing.

He affirmed before the court that the multifaceted allegations, MACC reports, and recent arrest warrants he faces are part of a calculated campaign by his late partner’s second family to fabricate grounds for his removal as executor and trustee of the late Tan Sri Ta Kin Yan’s estate:

“All the issues and pressures I am currently facing are directly linked to my role as the court-appointed sole executor and trustee of my late partner and close friend of nearly 40 years, Tan Sri Ta Kin Yan.

As set out in our High Court pleadings, attempts were made as early as November 2024 to sideline me so that the willed terms of equal distribution could be circumvented. When those attempts failed, complaints were orchestrated to enforcement bodies to generate sensational headlines, tarnish my reputation, and manufacture an excuse to displace me as executor.

I am returning to Malaysia voluntarily to clear my name against these baseless accusations. Notwithstanding these continuous attempts to intimidate and remove me, I will not waver in my legal and moral duty to ensure Tan Sri Ta’s final wishes are fulfilled faithfully, transparently, and equally for all seven of his children.”

The High Court of Malaya officially granted Probate to Mr Poh on 11 March 2026, confirming his sole legal mandate to administer the estate. Mr Poh remains steadfast in executing his fiduciary obligations despite ongoing civil litigation and external pressures from various parties.

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NOTE TO EDITORS: EXTRACT FROM HIGH COURT PLEADING

Source: Statement of Defence to Counterclaim of the 4th Defendant (Poh Po Lian), High Court of Malaya at Kuala Lumpur (Commercial Division), Suit No. WA-22NCC-111-02/2026, filed 9 October 2026 by Messrs Jerald Gomez & Associates.

Paragraph 20:

“Paragraphs 74 to 85 of the Counterclaim are denied… PPL denies any involvement in any breach of trust or conspiracy, and wishes to state as follows:

• i) It was TWD, TSD, THM and THH together with their mother, Lim Chai Yin (LCY), who plan and conspire to remove PPL as executor from the very beginning;
• ii) This came to PPL’s knowledge when he discovered a draft agreement prepared as early as November 2024 by Hazel Siau of Messrs Elizabeth Lau, which states categorically the intention to pursue all available avenues to exclude PPL from being the executor and trustee of the Will, having Mr Ranjit Singh of Messrs Ranjit Singh & Yeoh acting as counsel;
• iii) The draft agreement contemplated the appointment of TSD as one of the persons responsible for liaising with the lawyers. PPL accordingly avers that the plan to secure his removal was devised by TWD, TSD, THM, THH and LCY;
• iv) On 14.01.2025, PPL’s solicitors received a letter from Elizabeth Lau confirming that they act for TWD, TSD, THM and THH;
• v) The attempt stated at paragraphs (ii) and (iii) failed, but it did not deter TWD, TSD, THM, THH and LCY from pursuing other means to remove PPL as executor;
• vi) They caused various reports to be lodged with MACC against PPL and used the influence and cooperation of MACC officers in particular Wong Yun Fui, Stefan Lue Hsien Yang and others to achieve their ulterior purpose of removing PPL as executor;
• vii) Some of these facts have been widely published in our newspapers and social media, some of which even revealed police reports lodged by TJK and other parties with regards to the MACC personnel who worked hand in glove with individuals to achieve their respective objectives;
• viii) To this end, a warrant of arrest was secured to implicate PPL and discredit him, in the eyes of the public and to use it as a means or pretext of a plan to procure, justify and/or facilitate his removal, displacement and/or prevention from continuing to act as the executor and trustee pursuant to the Will;
• ix) PPL has cooperated with MACC on 05.03.2026 and 15.09.2026, has given whatever statements they required repeatedly and is prepared to face any baseless charge that may be proffered against him; and
• x) It is TWD, TSD, THM, THH and LCY’s plan to use these Court proceedings, criminal cases and investigations against PPL to file an application to remove him as the executor and trustee of the Will.”