Charles Goh

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Charles Goh is the founder of a Singapore-based Paranormal Research Institute known as the Asia Paranormal Investigators. Charles Goh first came to public attention when he appeared in a local main newspaper, The Straits Times, on 9 September 2001 in an article entitled: "Something strange in your neighbourhood? Who you gonna call?" From then on, the term Singapore's own Ghost Busters was coined.

Contents 1 Media Exposure 2 Urban Legend Tours 3 Malaysia Bigfoot Enigma 4 API in media 5 Publications 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Media Exposure

• Maxim Aug 2005 issue : Haunted Singapore
• NTUC Lifestyle Magazine Sep 2005 issue : Regular Haunts
• NTUC Lifestyle Magazine (Chinese) Dec 2005 issue : Haunted Houses
• Singapore Urban Legends - Myths and Mysteries, published by the Straits Times
• MediaCorp Channel U variety show "On The Beat" featuring API Spooky Tours screened on 2 weekly episodes in Mar 2006
• Straits Times article, "Hooked on Spooked" published on May 21, 2006
• Mediacorp Channel 8 "Frontline" documentary on Charles Goh's nomination for Spirit of Enterprise 2006 and API's Spooky Tours
• TTG Asia article Issue 1496 Oct 6 issue - Spirited away in Singapore
• The Sunday Times Oct 15, 2006 - Checking out the stomping ground of ghosts

Charles Goh's investigative techniques was also featured in local movies, such as the last episode of the Incredile Tales Season 1, where he investigated into the haunting of the former Ford Motor Factory, which was the place where the British surrendered to the Japanese Invasion Forces on 15 February 1942, as well as the Discovery Channel where he led the investigations into haunted HDB flats.

Charles Goh also aided in sharing and debunking many popular Singapore urban legends in the Sunday Times Urban Legends Exclusives, which was later complied into a book and became a national bestseller, known as Singapore Urban Legends - Myths & Mysteries (Straits Times Life! 2005, ISBN 981-05-4731-5)

[edit] Urban Legend Tours

In 2002, public interests in lost and abandoned places in Singapore discovered by Charles and his team led to the creation of the infamous Singapore Ghost and Urban Legends Tours. The tours became a hit with public organisations like the Social Development Unit (SDU), National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) Club, Community Clubs/Resident Committees (run by People's Association), as well as private organisations/clubs such as British Club and Warren Country Club.

[edit] Malaysia Bigfoot Enigma

In December 2005, news broke that a Bigfoot was sighted in Johor.

Charles and his team went over the Causeway and, together with their Malaysian counterpart, investigated and tracked down the Orang Asli eye-witnesses who had seen the Bigfoot creature.

In February 2006, Charles released an online research report known as The Malaysian Bigfoot Enigma. The purpose of writing this report, which stemmed from the increasingly erroneous media reports surfacing due to lack of available and reliable information, is to especially create a clearer understanding for overseas readers who may be reading about the Malaysian Bigfoot without knowing the geographical and cultural aspects of the case. Claims and allegations by irresponsible parties without thorough research and investigations on the acclaimed Bigfoot sighting had caused too much excitement in the media, and most false allegations created unnecessary attention to the aborigines in the country.

[edit] API in media

• Maxim Aug 2005 issue : Haunted Singapore ^[1]
• NTUC Lifestyle Magazine Sep 2005 issue : Regular Haunts ^[1]
• Her World Oct 2006 issue : They straddled 2 worlds ^[1]
• NTUC Lifestyle Magazine (Chinese) Dec 2005 issue : Haunted Houses ^[1]
• The Straits Times article, "Hooked on Spooked" published on May 21, 2006 ^[1]
• The Straits Times Oct 15, 2006 - Checking out the stomping ground of ghosts ^[1]
• Singapore Urban Legends - Myths and Mysteries ^[2]
• Singapore MediaCorp TV Channel U Variety show featuring API Spooky Tours screened on 2 weekly episodes in Mar 2006 ^[3]
• Singapore MediaCorp TV Channel 8 Documentary show on API Spooky Tours during the Lunar Ghost Month ^[4]
• TTG Asia Issue No 1498 Oct 6 2006 - Spirited away in Singapore ^[5]
• Singapore The Straits Times Hooked On Spook ^[6]
• Singapore The Straits Times Stomp Ghost Tour ^[7]
• The New Paper (Singapore) Could 'Bigfoot prints be orang utan? ^[8]
• Singapore Spirit of Enterprise 2006 Nominee ^[9]
• The Star (Malaysia) Lifestyle Article ^[10]

[edit] Publications

API has published an online research article The Malaysian Bigfoot Enigma, on the spate of Bigfoot sightings reported in Malaysia recently.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} *API in Media
2. ^ (Straits Times Life! 2005, ISBN 981-05-4731-5)
3. ^ MediaCorp Channel U variety show "On The Beat" Ep 5
4. ^ Mediacorp Channel 8 Frontline Ep 21
5. ^ TTG Asia article Issue Nov 1498 Oct 6 issue
6. ^ The Straits Times 21 May 2006 Hooked On Spook
7. ^ The Straits Times Stomp Ghost Tour - Visiting the Dark Corners of Singapore on Oct 14 2006
8. ^ The New Paper (Singapore) Could 'Bigfoot prints' be orang utan?
9. ^ Singapore Spirit of Enterprise 2006 Nominee
10. ^ The Star Online - Ghost Busters

[edit] External links

• Official API Website