SINGAPORE, Feb. 28 -- The ongoing legal and public dispute between property tycoon Kwek Leng Beng and his son, Sherman Kwek, took another turn on Thursday (February 27), with the younger Kwek pointing to his father's associate as the root of the conflict within City Developments Limited (CDL).

Dr Catherine Wu, 65, an adviser to the board of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (M&C), a subsidiary of CDL, was singled out by Sherman Kwek, who accused her of "interfering in matters going well beyond her scope" and exerting "enormous influence," according to a report published in Channel News Asia.

"These matters have troubled us as directors. Due to her long relationship with the chairman, efforts that were made to manage the situation were done ...