Noble accounting saga: It's the message that counts, not the messenger

MS Christie Loh ("Iceberg does not deserve the legitimacy it is being given", BT, July 23) displays an unhealthy trait of shooting the messenger. In criticising all and sundry for writing about the accounting and corporate governance issues in Noble Group, she did not offer any evidence to refute what has been said about Noble. One may question her motivation for her missive against Noble's critics.

Let me now address the writer's specific comments about why I have chosen to write about Noble only now when the problems have existed for many years. Frankly, it's an odd question to ask. Does it mean that if one suddenly knows about corporate governance or accounting shenanigans that have been hidden for a long time that one should no longer comment about it? I do not look at the corporate governance of every single company, and sometimes, corporate governance issues have exist…