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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...
Thai authorities deny plans to deport 48 Uyghurs to China amid international outcry
BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai authorities have denied reports that the government is preparing to deport 48 Uyghur men, who have been held in detention...
