Jairus’ education is listed on their profile. Frederick has 1 job listed on their profile. Password must be at least 8 characters. Until we resolve the issues, subscribers need not log in to access ST Digital articles. Besides recruiting people online, he attended multiple events and speaking engagements at DC-area think tanks, making contact with several individuals from lobbying firms to defence contracting firms.Yeo was told not to communicate with Chinese intelligence operatives when he travelled to the US over concerns their communications would be intercepted.He was instructed to email operatives from a local coffee shop, if he needed to do so. "At Crest, we want to enable students who are disadvantaged in terms of their studies or personal family situations to find confidence and rediscover an interest in learning," he said. Mr Frederick Yeo, who has been in the education service for 20 years, said a priority when he becomes RI principal will be to "expand the common space for … "But we want them to not just excel in their own right, but be more community-oriented... to connect with people from all walks of life," said Mr Yeo, who has been in the education service for 20 years.A priority in his new role will be to "expand the common space for interaction and understanding between RI students and people from more diverse backgrounds", he said.He is not completely new to RI, having been its deputy headmaster (development) in 2006, before serving as principal of Bowen Secondary School from 2008 to 2011.He first taught geography in Jurong Junior College in 1998, and also had a stint in the Ministry of Education, reviewing the A-level curriculum. He is an alumnus of Victoria School and Jurong Junior College.In a statement yesterday, the RI board of governors said it is confident that "given Mr Yeo's disposition, wealth of experience, extensive networks and leadership in education, he will be able to build upon the legacies of his predecessors and lead RI to serve the needs of society and Singapore".It also thanked the current RI principal, Mr Chan Poh Meng, who is retiring after 35 years in the education service. View Frederic Yeo’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. They offered Yeo money in exchange for political reports.“Yeo came to understand that at least four of these individuals were intelligence operatives for the PRC (People’s Republic of China) government. Yeo Jun Wei Dickson targeted US citizens with valuable "non-public information", including an Army officer in the Pentagon, a civilian who worked with the US Air Force, and a person in the State Department.SINGAPORE: A National University of Singapore (NUS) PhD student who went to Beijing to give a presentation on politics was recruited by Chinese intelligence operatives and went on to work for them, collecting sensitive information about the US military and government.In his plea, Yeo admitted to working between 2015 and 2019 for Chinese intelligence, spotting and assessing Americans with access to “valuable non-public information”.This included information from a civilian working with the US Air Force on the F-35B aircraft programme, another from a US officer working in the Pentagon about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, and a report about a person in the State Department about a US Cabinet member.He recruited these people on social media under orders from the Chinese intelligence service, meeting operatives on more than 20 occasions.Yeo’s work with Chinese intelligence operatives began as early as 2015, when he travelled to Beijing to give a presentation on the political situation in Southeast Asia, court documents show.At the time, he was studying to receive his Doctorate of Philosophy in Public Policy from NUS.After his presentation, he was recruited by individuals who claimed to be China-based think tanks. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Frederic’s connections and jobs at similar companies. Since 2012, Mr Frederick Yeo has been the principal of Crest Secondary School, a specialised school for Normal (Technical) students who do not do as well academically.Next year, the 46-year-old will be at the helm of Raffles Institution (RI).Mr Yeo, a former Public Service Commission teaching scholarship holder, said both schools serve students with different profiles, but they have the same goal of developing the young to be better people. "In RI's case, students are high achievers, they have done very well. A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 14, 2017, with the headline 'Crest Secondary principal to head RI'. By clicking subscribe, I agree to receive news updates and promotional material from Mediacorp and Mediacorp's partners.