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Teacher found dead in Johor—Malaysian authorities seek her aunt in Singapore to be notified
SINGAPORE: The colleagues of a 39-year-old teacher who was recently found dead in Johor are hoping to find her elderly relative to notify...
Authorities prevent $149,000 loss in impersonation scam targeting 55-year-old woman
SINGAPORE: A 55-year-old woman in Singapore narrowly avoided losing $149,000 after falling victim to a scam involving fraudsters posing as government officials.
The ruse...
Authorities to criminalise firms soliciting bankruptcy filings to exploit debt relief scheme
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Law (MinLaw) has proposed legal amendments to prevent abuse of the Debt Repayment Scheme (DRS), a bankruptcy alternative for...
IMDA blocks Facebook posts as authorities warn against politicising religion amid rising tensions
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has directed Meta to block access to several Facebook posts, allegedly published by foreigners, that Singaporean authorities...
Sixty-one people rescued from Myanmar scam centres handed over to Thai authorities
Thailand has escalated efforts to curtail transnational crime networks by cutting electricity and planning resource suspensions to Myanmar’s border areas, where scam centres...
