Charles Goh

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Charles Goh aka abductboy

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

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 investigative techniques was also featured in local movies like 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 of the popular Singapore urban legends in the Sunday Times Urban Legends Exclusives, which later was complied into a book and became a nation bestseller known as Singapore Urban Legends - Myths & Mysteries (Straits Times Life! 2005, ISBN 981-05-4731-5)

[edit] Urban Legend Tours

In 2002, public interest in lost and abandoned places in Singapore discovered by Charles and his team led to creation of the 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 like British Club and Warren Country Club.

[edit] Malaysia Bigfoot Enigma

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

Charles and his team then went over the Causeway and together with his 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 knowned as The Malaysian Bigfoot Enigma, the purpose of writing the report which was to stem the increasingly erroneous media reports surfacing as a result of lack of information available, and especially to create a clearer understanding for overseas readers who may be reading about the Malaysian Bigfoot without knowing the geographical and cultural aspect of the case.

[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]