NTU prof Chan Kap Luk still recovering

NTU prof Chan Kap Luk still recovering

It appears that the mainstream media is back on a publicity campaign to salvage the battered image of NTU. While previously it has used “allegedly” to describe the incident, it has now conveniently omitted it altogether and reach a verdict on its own without revealing the autopsy report and the police’s investigations.

After a few more rounds of spins and propaganda, the version of “truth” which will remain imprinted in the minds of the public is: Widjaja knifed Prof Chan in his back and later fell to his death while it should be written like this:

“Widjaja allegedly knifed Prof Chan in his back and later fell to his death. However, no witnesses were present and Prof Chan’s claims cannot be independently verified as for now till the police complete their investigations.

It’s a shame that our most unprofessional journalists do not have the basic sense of human decency to show some respect for the deceased. In its desperate attempts to protect the establishment, they will go to any lengths to smear the names of the innocent, including the dead who cannot speak up in defence for themselves.

Article:

THE Nanyang Technological University professor who was stabbed by his final-year project student last month, is still on medical leave but is in contact with his students.

Professor Chan Kap Luk, 45, from the NTU’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), is still recovering and has yet to resume full teaching responsibilities, said NTU on Monday in response to queries from straitstimes.com.

Prof Chan continues ‘to maintain contact with some of his students via email and phone calls,’ NTU said.

The professor was knifed in the back during a final-year project discussion with Indonesian student David Hartanto Widjaja on the morning of March 2.

Widjaja, 21, a fourth-year engineering student at NTU, later fell to his death after the attack.

Prof Chan, who suffered injuries to his back and right hand, was discharged from National University Hospital three days after the attack. He had earlier said he would be taking a break before returning to work.

Prof Chan’s workload has since been delegated to other faculty members.

‘Since the incident, a co-supervised final year project (FYP) has been taken over by the co-supervisor, while the remaining projects have been re-allocated to other faculty members within the same division’, NTU said.

Asked if NTU was reviewing its policies on FYP meetings between students and professors, an NTU spokesman said the School of EEE is looking into whether more effective means can be developed to support its students and staff.

NTU also said it continues to provide support for foreign students ease into a new environment through its International Students Centre and the Student Affairs Office.

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