By Khushwant Singh

THE trio in the multi-level marketing company Sunshine Empire which collected more than $180 million from tens of thousands of customers sold on the generous rebates on its lifestyle packages, has a case to answer, a District court ruled on Tuesday.

The firm's founder James Phang Wah, his wife, Neo Kuon Huay, and ex-director Jackie Hoo Choon Cheat were asked to enter their defence after the prosecution closed its case on Tuesday.

Their lawyer Subhas Anandan said that the defence would be calling about 10 witnesses, including accountancy expert Wilfred Wu from Hong Kong to show that the Sunshine Empire's business operation was a viable one.

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