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Straits Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Back to the drawing board for Terry Hee and Jin Yujia after first-round exit at S'pore Badminton Open
National mixed doubles Terry Hee (top) and Jin Yujia lost 21-14, 21-9 to Indonesians Rehan Kusharjanto and Gloria Widjaja in the KFF Singapore Badminton Open round of 32. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO Back to the drawing board for Terry Hee and Jin Yujia after first-round exit at S'pore Badminton Open SINGAPORE – It is back to the drawing board for national mixed doubles badminton pair Terry Hee and Jin Yujia, as they suffered a first-round exit at the KFF Singapore Open following a 21-14, 21-9 loss to Indonesians Rehan Kusharjanto and Gloria Widjaja on May 28. This is the seventh consecutive tournament in which the world No. 27 duo, who started playing together only in November 2024, have been knocked out in the opening round of 32. Despite the support of the home crowd at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Hee and Jin were unable to end the streak against their 26th-ranked Indonesian opponents, also a newly formed pair who made their competition debut at the Jan 28-Feb 2 Super 300 Thailand Masters. Jin, 28, said: 'This was definitely not our best performance. We were hoping to put up a better performance for all the Singaporeans. Unfortunately today, the win was not on our side and we have to reflect on what went wrong.' The match started on an even footing, but with the scores level at 4-4, the Indonesians began to pull ahead, going up 11-5 at the interval. Returning to the court, Hee and Jin narrowed the deficit briefly to 12-8, but the Indonesians regained the momentum to close out the first game 21-14. In the second game, Rehan and Gloria led throughout after building a 4-0 advantage. Quicker and sharper, the Indonesians closed out the match in 31 minutes, condemning the Singaporeans to another defeat. Reflecting on the Super 750 home event, Hee said: 'It's a very good platform and a very high-level tournament for us to gauge where we really are. Obviously we're not there yet, so we will need to work a lot harder.' The duo were paired together in late November as Hee's long-time playing partner and wife Jessica Tan was recovering from injuries. In April, Tan called time on a 14-year career to pursue further education. In their first outing, Hee and Jin had reached the semi-finals of the Guwahati Masters, before making it to the Odisha Masters final. Both are Super 100 tournaments. They won the Bangladesh International Challenge title in December 2024, their third competition together. But they have struggled in higher-level tournaments in 2025, with their best performance coming in January's India Open, where they made it to the round of 16. Hee, 29, said: 'The results have not been very good. For me, I will doubt myself and wonder what's going on. But that's an athlete's life, we have to push through and keep working hard for the day that may never come.' Jin also admitted that her morale has been affected, but noted that they are working with their coaches to improve, adding: 'But for us and our coaches, we try to focus on the process and dig deep into the problem instead of (focusing on) the win or loss.' Loh Kean Yew and Yeo Jia Min are now Singapore's remaining representatives in the US$1 million (S$1.29 million) tournament. Loh's campaign resumes on May 29, with the world No. 10 coming up against 16th-ranked Frenchman Toma Junior Popov in the round of 16 of the men's singles. World No. 11 Yeo will meet top-ranked An Se-young, the women's singles defending champion, in the last 16 on the same day. In other round-of-16 matches, Chinese world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi will meet American Zhang Beiwen after coming from behind to beat Indian teenager Unnati Hooda 13-21, 21-9, 21-15 on May 28. Akane Yamaguchi, Japan's world No. 3 and two-time world champion who beat Ukraine's Polina Buhrova 21-15, 21-13 in the first round, will face Chinese Taipei's Sung Shuo-yun next. In the men's singles, Thailand's world No. 2 and world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn will face China's Wang Zhengxing in the last 16 after defeating Japan's Kenta Nishimoto 21-13, 21-15. Former All England champions Li Shifeng from China and Indonesia's Jonatan Christie also advanced to the last 16 after winning their respective matches on May 28. World No. 4 Li beat Japan's Koki Watanabe 21-12, 21-14 to set up a meeting with Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-yi, while world No. 5 Jonatan will come up against Malaysia's Leong Jun Hao after overcoming Ireland's Nhat Nguyen 23-21, 21-16. Kimberly Kwek joined The Straits Times in 2019 as a sports journalist and has since covered a wide array of sports, including golf and sailing. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Business Wire
07-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Lynch Regenerative Medicine Hires Hee as Chief Scientific Officer
FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lynch Regenerative Medicine, LLC., (LRM) and its wholly owned subsidiaries LRM Aesthetics, Inc. (LRMA), and LRM WoundCare, Inc. (LRMW), announced today that Charlie Hee, Ph.D., will join its team as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) across all companies, effective immediately. Dr. Hee is an experienced translational scientist and strategic leader, with more than 20 years of industry and research experience. Trained in tissue engineering, with a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Hee has a keen interest in novel product applications incorporating growth factors, stem cells and biologic scaffolds to drive regenerative healing. With experience in developing products for use in aesthetic medicine and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Hee was identified as an ideal fit for LRM's focus areas in aesthetics and wound care. 'As CSO, Dr. Hee will have responsibility for leading all our teams in Phase I through IV clinical trials, non-clinical research, new product development, quality control, and manufacturing for LRM, LRMA and LRMW. His previous experience with recombinant pure PDGF, and the aesthetic and regenerative medicine fields, make him ideal to work with our current team members to drive further success in these areas,' stated Dr. Samuel Lynch, founder and CEO of LRM. Most recently, Dr. Hee served as vice president of Device R&D at Allergan Aesthetics, an Abbvie company, with responsibility for device product development, biological research, and biomaterials and drug delivery in support of Allergan Aesthetic's Fillers, Plastic and Regenerative Medicine, and Body Contouring franchises. Prior to that, Dr. Hee served as an associate director of research at BioMimetic Therapeutics, leading the scientific research evaluating recombinant pure platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) for sports medicine and orthopedic applications. About Lynch Regenerative Medicine, LLC Lynch Regenerative Medicine, LLC., is pioneering innovative treatments that aim to revolutionize the $100 billion aesthetics and wound-care markets. Our mission is to leverage our regenerative medicine heritage, and our decades-long commitment to safe and effective regenerative products of the highest quality, to deliver exceptional results for our customers and their patients and thereby redefine the future of aesthetic regenerative medicine. The company was founded in 2023 by Dr. Lynch and is based in Franklin, Tennessee.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Yahoo
Singaporean bank analyst jailed, caned for exploiting 31 girls as young as 13 in ‘sugar baby' scheme
SINGAPORE, April 16 — A 32-year-old Singaporean business analyst at a bank manipulated 31 girls and young women into sexually exposing themselves over three years, offering money in exchange for explicit content. Hee Lic Yuan committed the offences between 2019 and 2021, targeting victims aged 13 to 22, according to a report published today in The Straits Times. On April 16, he was sentenced to six years and nine months in jail and six strokes of the cane. Hee pleaded guilty to 15 charges, including sexually penetrating an underage girl and producing explicit material involving a minor. The charges involved 11 victims, most of whom he had approached with offers to become his 'sugar baby.' The phrase refers to a younger individual who agrees to spend time with a wealthier, typically older man, often referred to as a 'sugar daddy', in return for monetary compensation or presents. Another 44 charges, involving additional victims, were considered during sentencing. Hee's crimes began around 2017 or 2018 when he followed a 15-year-old girl, identified as V2, on Instagram. Knowing her age, he asked for nude photos, offering 150 per video and 50 per photo. She complied, sending one of each, and received S$200 (about RM670 today) via PayPal. Days later, Hee asked to meet in person, but V2 refused, suspecting his intentions. In May 2019, he offered S$350 for sex, which she accepted. The following month, he recorded her without consent during another encounter and paid her less than agreed. After V2 blocked him, Hee harassed her via PayLah, demanding S$100 and threatening to leak her topless photo. When she resisted, he hurled vulgarities before she blocked him again. Hee also targeted a 13-year-old, V7, in early 2021, proposing a 'sugar baby arrangement' despite knowing her age. She sent around 20 nude photos after he promised thousands of dollars but later refused to continue. Hee then threatened to distribute her photos unless she sent more. Though frightened, V7 stood her ground. When she questioned his intent, he claimed he wouldn't follow through and ended the conversation. In March 2021, other victims reported Hee to the police, leading to his arrest and subsequent charges.
South China Morning Post
17-04-2025
- South China Morning Post
Singapore's ‘sugar daddy' scammer jailed for exploiting ‘large number' of underage victims
Singaporean man was sentenced to six years and nine months' jail and six strokes of the cane, for manipulating 31 victims, including underaged girls as young as 13, into sexually exposing themselves under the ploy of being their 'sugar daddy' over three years, local media reported on Wednesday. Advertisement Hee Lic Yuan, 32, worked as a business analyst at a bank from 2019 to 2021 when he committed his offences. His victims were aged between 13 and 22 years old. Hee would approach young women and girls through social media , posing as a wealthy man seeking sugar babies, CNA reported. He offered payments in exchange for explicit photos, videos, or sexual services. His requests sometimes began more innocuously, such as asking victims for photos of their armpits, according to Mothership. But they quickly progressed to include fully nude photos and videos. In some instances, he would send sexually explicit images or videos of other women, asking the victim to imitate them. Advertisement While he initially made the payments as promised, he later threatened his victims into sexually exposing themselves without paying.
