David Yong

Yong Khung Lin (, born 1987), more commonly known as David Yong is a Singaporean businessman and singer. He is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Evergreen Group Holdings of Singapore, a company with interests in timber trading, real estate, lifestyle and entertainment. In 2024, he was charged with falsification of accounts.

Early life and education

Yong was born into a family with a timber trading business. His interest in K-pop was sparked in 2017 when he took his younger brother to a concert by the K-pop girl group Twice in Singapore.

He studied law at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom in 2013. Initially working as a lawyer, he soon joined his family's timber business, Evergreen Teak Trading, founded by his father Yong Ing Fatt in 1990. Yong made his music career on 5 July 2022, releasing a hip-hop track, "In My Pocket", featuring Kid Milli, and produced by Jeon Ji-yoon. Evergreen GH diversified its business portfolio to include real estate, lifestyle and entertainment. The company partnered with RBW to distribute content across Southeast Asia, co-produce artists and establish training schools for K-pop aspirants in the region.

In August 2024, after the news broke of Yong being charged in Singaporean court for falsifying tax invoices for Evergreen GH,

Personal life Yong previously resided in the tallest tower in Seoul, the Lotte World Tower. In 2023, he gained Cambodian citizenship through naturalisation despite Singapore not allowing adults to hold dual citizenship, and renamed himself to Duong Dara.

Legal issues In August 2024, he was arrested and charged with four counts of falsification of accounts.He allegedly instigated a Jolene Low Mong Han in December 2021 to falsify a tax invoice dated 1 September 2021, from Evergreen Assets Management for purported bulk sales of household fittings and appliances to a person named Mr Roy Teo. He had surrendered his Cambodian passport to Cambodian authorities in June 2024. He was given a bail of $1 million.

On 30 August 2024, his application to travel to Japan was denied. His second and third applications to travel overseas were also denied on 19 February 2025 and 20 March 2025 respectively. On 20 March 2025, it was also revealed that he had attempted to obtain a Grenadian passport in March 2024 and January 2025.

In June 2025, he was charged with another count of falsification of accounts. He was also permitted to travel to Seoul and Kuala Lumpur on business in July and August.

In September 2025, his application to travel to Japan and China was approved. His bail was also increased by $500,000 to $1.5 million.

In March 2026, he was charged with a further twelve counts for conspiring to make false entries in accounts and issuing illegal loans. The new charges are mainly for abetting by conspiring with a Thung Sai Fun with the intent to defraud. False entries were allegedly made in accounts belonging to Evergreen Assets Management from 2019 to 2023.